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Myanmar attracts over 2 mln tourists in seven months

By:Xinhua Net   Update:2017-08-17
YANGON, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar attracted over 2 million tourists in the first seven months of this year, increasing by 20 percent compared with the same period of last year, the Myanmar Entrepreneurs Association said on Wednesday.

In accordance with the statistics of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, tourist arrivals in the country reached 2.9 million in 2016, ranking the ninth among ASEAN countries with the highest visitors.

However, tourist arrivals in 2016 dropped 38 percent from 2015, the statistics show.

Myanmar expects a total of 3.5 million tourist arrivals this year.

Visitors from Thailand topped the list of foreign visitors from Asia, followed by those from China, JapanSouth Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. While among Western travelers, those from the United States most visited the country, followed by FranceGermany, Italy and Spain, according to official statistics.

The country targets over 7 million visitors by 2020.

Meanwhile, the country is striving to promote eco-tourism, cultural tourism and community-based tourism in resource-rich areas such as historical landscapes, rivers, lakes, beaches, islands and forests.