Domestic tourism to rise this Thingyan, surpassing 2024 levels

DOMESTIC tourism is expected to increase this year during Thing­yan compared to last year, according to interviews with local tour industry players.During Thingyan, one of Myanmar’s most sacred festivals, domestic tourists will visit destinations such as Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay and Inlay Lake in Shan State.

 

“Domestic travellers are expected to increase slightly compared to last year. I think they will go to Mandalay, Taunggyi, Inlay Lake, Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw. Most of them are from Yangon,” said a tour operator. The tourism sector is forecast to receive more travellers this year than last year, with more connecting trips.

 

“It’s not a huge increase, but there are more people who will go after arranging with travel companies than last year,” he said.

 

The Myanmar traditional New Year festival, Ata Thingyan, was inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on 5 December at UNESCO’s 19th World Conference held in Asunción, Paraguay.— Htet Oo Maung/ZN