Myanmar welcomed 4.68 million tourists in 2015, according to figures from the Hotels and Tourism Ministry, another sizeable annual uptick representing a 52% increase on the previous year.
Tourist arrivals have surged since a quasi-civilian government took power under President Thein Sein, with the number of arrivals climbing from 800,000 in 2011 to 3.08 million in 2014, the Irrawaddy reported on Wednesday, citing official statistics.
The ministry had previously stated a goal of between 4.5 to 5 million tourists in 2015.
However, industry observers have routinely questioned the government’s figures, which tally arrivals of all foreign passport holders at land and air entry points. The majority of travellers to Myanmar cross overland from Thailand through checkpoints in Tachileik, Shan state and Karen state’s Myawaddy, many on business. (Courtesy of Bangkok Post: News)
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