654,602 tourists visit Myanmar in 2006-07
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
YANGON, June 26 (Xinhua): A total of 654,602 foreign tourists visited Myanmar in the fiscal year 2006-07 which ended in March, bringing about an increase of 11.4 per cent of the country's foreign exchange earning compared with the previous year, a local news journal reported today.
The earning through tourism during the year hit 198.48 million US dollars, up from 178.17 million dollars in 2005-06, said the Weekly Eleven News.
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 report said.
The earning through tourism during the year hit 198.48 million US dollars, up from 178.17 million dollars in 2005-06, said the Weekly Eleven News.
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 report said.