How does Myanmar’s tourism sector compare to those of other emerging markets?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Frank Janmaat, Group General Manager, Amata Hotels and Resorts from The Report: Myanmar 2014
Articles & Analysis | Golden land: Exploring the country’s many treasures from The Report: Myanmar 2014
Myanmar’s very name is evocative for many, conjuring images of an exotic land of famous golden pagodas, teeming jungles, rolling mountains, pristine tropical beaches, longyi-wearing monks and traditional cities with wooden shophouses and busy markets. Now more and more foreign visitors are able to come and see this storied country for...
Articles & Analysis | Balancing act: Figuring out the best ways to tap into the market’s potential from The Report: Myanmar 2014
While many sectors of Myanmar’s economy have great potential, the tourism sector is already highly profitable and growing rapidly. Flights into Myanmar have dramatically increased in number since 2010 as business visitors and leisure travellers flock to the frontier that until recently was isolated by international sanctions. Given the dearth in...
Articles & Analysis | Back from the past: Unfinished hotels from decades past are fertile ground for development from The Report: Myanmar 2014
As Myanmar’s hotel industry rushes to keep pace with rapidly growing demand, it has a fortunate head start: a large number of projects can be resumed after they were started but became dormant or slow-moving during the country’s long years of isolation. Downtown will be home to the forthcoming Hilton Yangon, a 300-room, five-star hotel set to...
While many sectors of Myanmar’s economy have great potential, the tourism sector is already highly profitable and growing rapidly. Flights to Myanmar have dramatically increased in number since 2010 as business visitors and leisure travellers flock to the frontier that until recently was isolated by international sanctions. In just four years, visitor numbers surged from 20,000 per year in 1992...
Despite emerging from one of its weakest performances in years, the Egyptian tourism sector shows signs that could portend a modest recovery in 2014.