Featured, Myanmar, News, People, Tourism

Tourism guru detained in Myanmar

September 29, 2021

Myanmar’s military junta arrested prominent travel executive and champion of responsible tourism, Myo Min Daw, in the early hours of 23 September. Reports suggest he was charged under the penal…

2019, 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth, Case Study, Experience Mekong Collection, Lifestyle, Myanmar, Resource Library, Retail, SDG 1: No Poverty, SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities, SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 5: Gender Equality, Tourism

Hla Day

April 1, 2021

Hla Day collaborates with Myanmar artisans, disadvantaged groups and small businesses to design, develop and sell handmade- Myanmar products. Hla Day aims to capture unique flavors of the Myanmar design…

COVID-19 Innovations, Myanmar, News, Technology, Tourism, Tours, Travel

Zoom enables virtual guided tours

January 21, 2021

Exploration Travel Myanmar has announced a new tour that visits the Unesco World heritage temples of Bagan virtually of course. In the first week of operation, the company says it…

2019, Aviation, Government, Hospitality, Myanmar, Resource Library, Study, Tourism

COVID-19 Myanmar Tourism Impact Survey

May 31, 2020

In light of the serious situation in Myanmar, the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, with the support of Lux-Development, prepared a survey instrument to try to identify the key issues…

Cambodia, COVID-19 Innovations, Laos, Myanmar, Non-profit, Thailand, Wildlife

Feeding Asia’s elephants in a Covid-19 era

May 15, 2020

Elephants are the biggest victims of the Covid-19 pandemic, literally. There is a danger that many elephants may starve to death with no tourists visiting camps and sanctuaries across South…

Company, COVID-19 Innovations, Laos, Myanmar, Outside LMR, Thailand, Tourism, Tours, Vietnam

Covid-19: Khiri Reach Helps Communities Across Southeast Asia

May 14, 2020

Khiri Reach, the charitable arm of Khiri Travel, has been active helping communities in Asia impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. Its focus has been on marginalized communities, many of them…

Cambodia, China PR, Experience Mekong Collection, Laos, Myanmar, Sustainability, Thailand, Tourism, Travel, Vietnam

SHORTLIST FOR THE 2020 EXPERIENCE MEKONG SHOWCASES ANNOUNCED

May 1, 2020

Public Voting open to support small responsible businesses during these challenging times

Cambodia, China PR, Laos, Mekong Heroes, Myanmar, People, Thailand, Tourism, Travel, Vietnam

SEARCH FOR MEKONG HEROES BEGINS

April 15, 2020

Seeking nominations of inspiring, dedicated and innovative leaders in travel and tourism in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Myanmar, Tourism, Travel

The Journey Begins in Mystical Myanmar

May 24, 2019

A golden mystery up heaved itself on the horizon – a beautiful, winking wonder that blazed in the sun, of a shape that was neither Muslim dome nor Hindu temple…