Domestic airline Air KBZ has added a new aircraft to its fleet with financing from a Danish firm.
National carrier Myanmar Airways International will launch daily flights between Mandalay and Bangkok from the end of March and plans to add further services out of Mandalay, a spokesperson said last week.
President U Thein Sein is expected to travel to Norway in late February, with cooperation on Inle Lake conservation one of the major topics to be discussed, Norway’s charge d’affaires to Myanmar said last week.
A record-breaking surge in tourism brought one million foreign visitors to Myanmar last year, the highest figure recorded.
New low-cost carrier Golden Myanmar Airlines is expected to begin flights between Yangon and Mandalay following a recent test flight.
Budget carrier Dragonair will begin offering four flights a week between Hong Kong and Yangon on January 9.
Hotel booking site Agoda has recognised four Myanmar hotels “for their commitment to online revenue management”.
The Ministry of Immigration plans to expand a visa-on-arrival program to citizens of 22 European countries.
The domestic air market is set for a dramatic shakeup, with a new entrant planning to offer one-way fares to Mandalay for as little as K27,000.
I still have vivid memories of the moments during which I stood gazing at the beautiful Himalayan mountain scenery.
