Ayeyawady Beaches Beckon 96,000 During Thingyan Festivities
During the Myanmar New Year holiday period of the year 1387 ME, more than 96,000 domestic and foreign travellers visited Ngwehsaung, Chaungtha, Shwethaungyan, Gawringyi beaches and Pathein township in Ayeyawady Region, according to the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism of Ayeyawady Region.
More than 37,000 visitors travelled to Ngwehsaung beach, around 40,000 to Chaungtha beach, more than 12,000 to Shwethaungyan beach, and 158 visitors to Gawringyi beach, totalling over 89,000 individuals within the nine-day holiday from 11 to 19 April. Moreover, more than 7,400 domestic and international tourists visited Pathein, bringing the total number of visitors to Ayeyawady Region to over 96,000 during the holiday period.
During the five-day Thingyan festival period from 13 to 17 April, including Myanmar New Year Day, over 4,000 tourists visited Pathein, more than 24,000 to Ngwehsaung, over 25,000 to Chaungtha, around 800 to Shwethaungyan, and 94 to Gawringyi, totalling more than 53,000 visitors.
“This year’s visitor numbers during the New Year holidays and Thingyan festival have increased by nearly 50 per cent compared to last year. The rise in tourism has contributed to improving the socioeconomic conditions of the region, and all tourism-related businesses have benefited. We are pleased that visitors were able to relax and enjoy their holidays peacefully at the beaches. As there will be another four-day holiday period at the end of this month, including the Full Moon Day of Kason, we invite travellers to come and relax at the beaches,” said U Aung Thu Oo, director of the directorate.
During the Thingyan holiday period, 24 hotels and guesthouses and 68 municipal guesthouses were opened in Pathein, whereas 38 hotels and guesthouses and 70 municipal guesthouses were opened at Ngwehsaung beach, 32 hotels and guesthouses and 55 municipal guesthouses at Chaungtha beach, one hotel and three municipal guesthouses at Gawringyi Beach, and six hotels and guesthouses and three municipal guesthouses at Shwethaungyan beach.
The hoteliers also expect high arrivals of travellers during the upcoming four-day holiday by the end of April. — Thitsa (MNA)/KTZH
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