Known in ancient times as Dilmun, the inspiration for the Garden of Eden, and more recently as Ard Million Nakhla, or the Land of a Million Date Palms, Bahrain has been welcoming visitors for centuries. In 2014 tourism receipts reached $1.4bn, accounting for 4.2% of the country’s GDP, and they are forecast to grow by 4.9% annually between 2015 and 2025. Under the Bahrain Tourism Strategy 2015-...
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Low oil prices will undoubtedly continue to be a significant challenge for Bahrain in 2016. However the kingdom’s early moves to diversify its economy mean the country is well placed to weather the storm and non-oil segments are expected to continue performing well in 2016.
Interviews & Viewpoints | U Yan Win, Chairman, Myanmar Tourism Federation (MTF): Interview from The Report: Myanmar 2016
Where does investment need to be focused to ensure the sustainable development of Myanmar’s tourism industry in the coming years?
Articles & Analysis | Tourism developers in Myanmar look to the Mergui Archipelago from The Report: Myanmar 2016
Deep in the south of Myanmar, the Mergui Archipelago is almost off the map. Mostly uninhabited, the islands are home to around 2000 people, mostly Moken, known as “sea gypsies”, many of whom are skilled divers and fishermen living a semi-nomadic lifestyle. Some of the roughly 800 limestone and granite islands are just rocks jutting out of the...
Articles & Analysis | Myanmar's rich architectural past seen in Yangon from The Report: Myanmar 2016
As little as five years ago, Yangon was a dark and crumbling city, the roads largely quiet apart from the occasional decrepit taxi. Now the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city are filled with second-hand Japanese saloons, mostly used as taxis, and the sky punctuated by cranes adding high-rise buildings. Despite rapid development, and unlike...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Anders Aeroe, Director of the Division of Market Development, International Trade Centre (ITC): Interview from The Report: Myanmar 2016
How will the ITC’s Inclusive Tourism project enhance the tourism sector in Kayah State?