YANGON, Aug 28 (Xinhua): Tourist arrivals in Myanmar through Yangon entry checkpoint alone hit over 47,000 in the first four months (April-July) of the fiscal year 2007-08, up 20 per cent from 2006-07 correspondingly, the local Weekly Eleven News reported today.
These tourists came in the form of free independent traveller and package tour, the report quoted the ministry of hotels and tourism as saying.
During the period, visitors with other visas reached over 26,000, up 5 per cent correspondingly, the report said.
According to local statistics, in 2006-07, a total of 654,602 foreign tourists visited Myanmar, gaining 198.48 million US dollars, an increase of 11.4 per cent compared with the previous year.
Of the 654,602 tourists visiting Myanmar in 2006-07, 276,613 entered through Yangon checkpoint, 5,763 through Mandalay and Bagan checkpoints and 372,226 through border checkpoints, the figures show.
Myanmar tourist arrivals up in this fiscal
FE Team | Published: August 29, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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