Yangon

Car rental brand Avis, has announced its latest expansion into Myanmar to support both business and leisure travellers. The new Avis Myanmar head office is located at Inya Lake Hotel,…

Roll up, roll up! Vietnamese low cost carrier (LCC) Vietjet is celebrating two new routes by releasing tickets for one million flights for free.

Yangon gained its first design hotel on 7 September, with the opening of Hotel G Yangon, centrally located at the heart of the city’s vibrant entertainment neighbourhood.  Guests…

Hilton Yantai Location: Within the Shimao Skyscraper, a 323-metre-high building in Yantai, overlooking the Bohai Strait in China's Shandong province Grade: Upper-upscale Keys: 252…

X2 Vibe Bangkok Sukhumvit Hotel Location: In the On Nut district of Bangkok Grade: Upper-midscale Keys: 145 rooms and 121 serviced residences Facilities: Café, bar, saltwater…

FCM Travel Solutions has formed a new partnership with Oway Travels & Tours, marking the company's entry into Myanmar. With many of FCM’s clients operating across Asia, Caroline…

AccorHotels has signed a major new agreement for three properties in Myanmar. The partnership with LP Holding will kick off with the opening of the Mercure Mandalay Hill Resort in the…

Emirates has expanded its presence in Southeast Asia with the launch its first ever flights to Cambodia. The new daily service kicked off this month, coinciding with the start of…

The famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon could be inscribed on to the UNESCO World Heritage list. The Irrawaddy news site reports that the ancient golden temple is one of three sites…

Spring adds low-cost link between key Asian cities Where? Shanghai Pudong (China) to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) When? Four times a week, effective immediately Who? Spring Airlines Why?…

Pandaw, the river cruise operator, has unveiled plans for a new voyage around Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta. Scheduled to launch in May 2018, the new cruise is designed to explore the…

Emirates will touch down in Cambodia for the first time this summer, with the launch of services to the capital, Phnom Penh. Commencing on 1 July 2017, the new route will be operated…

Construction work has commenced on the Peninsula Yangon, the luxury brand's first ever hotel in Myanmar. A ground-breaking ceremony was held this week at the site of the former…

The Strand Cruise has announced details of a new voyage along the Irrawaddy (or Ayeyarwady) River between Mandalay and Yangon. The new itinerary will cover 959km over 11 days, leaving…

One of the world's largest hotel groups has opened its first ever property in Myanmar. Wyndham, which has a global network of almost 8,000 hotels, has launched the Tryp Yangon, a…

Himalaya Airlines, the new Nepalese airline, will launch its first flights to Southeast Asia next month. Commencing on 10 February 2017, the Kathmandu-based carrier will operate five…

Thailand's Dusit International has unveiled plans to open multiple hotels across Myanmar, described as the "last frontier market in Asia". The company has signed a management deal for…

Hong Kong residents now have a new low-cost way of travelling to Myanmar, with the launch of two new services by HK Express. The budget airline's inaugural Myanmar flight touched down in…

Emirates has expanded its presence in Southeast Asia with the launch of a new service to two cities: Yangon and Hanoi. The new daily kicked off this month, operating from Dubai to Yangon,…

HK Express has continued to expand its operations with the arrival of its 15th aircraft. The new Airbus A320 aircraft touched down at Hong Kong International Airport this week, and will…

Spain's Melia Hotels International has opened its first ever property in Myanmar. Located close to Inya Lake on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, between the city centre and the airport, the new…

Hotels in Myanmar are suffering from low occupancy and declining rates, as an influx of new room supply impacts the country. According to the latest data from STR, Myanmar's nationwide…

The AirAsia Group will be moving its operations at Yangon International Airport from Terminal 2 to the new Terminal 1 on 28 June 2016. Passengers travelling on all flights operated by…

The Strand Yangon, which was once one of Southeast Asia's most famed hotels, is embarking on a major renovation project aimed at restoring the property to its former glory. Dating…

AirAsia has expanded its network from Penang with the launch of a new direct service to Yangon. Flights commenced on 22 March and will now operate three times a week, every Tuesday,…

Emirates will launch its first ever flights to Myanmar this summer. Commencing on 3 August 2016, the airline will add two new Southeast Asian destinations to its route map, with the…

Emirates will launch a daily service from Dubai to Yangon (RGN) in Myanmar and Hanoi (HAN) in Vietnam, starting 3 August, 2016.  The route will offer a new flight option to passengers…

Best Western has revealed plans to launch its new boutique lifestyle brand, Vib, in Myanmar. Scheduled to open in 2018, the new-build Vib Yangon will offer 110 rooms, all featuring…

VietJet Air has launched its first ever flights to Myanmar. The Vietnamese low-cost carrier touched down at Yangon International Airport for the first time this week, marking the…

The Sedona Hotel Yangon has more than doubled its inventory with the launch of its new Inya Wing. The 29-storey tower soft-opened this week in a ceremony attended by U Htay Aung,…

Wyndham Hotel Group signed a new deal that will see it enter Myanmar for the first time. The company has penned a franchise agreement for the 260-room Wyndham Grand Yangon Royal Lake,…

Myanmar National Airlines has celebrated the launch of flights to Singapore – its first new international route for 22 years. The new Yangon-Singapore service touched down at Changi…

Myanmar National Airlines' new flights to Singapore have gone on sale, ahead of the route's launch next month. The new Yangon-Singapore flights will commence on 17 August, operating…

The Strand, Yangon's luxury colonial era hotel, is moving into the river cruise sector. Commencing in January 2016, Strand Cruise offer luxury voyages along Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has signed its first hotel in Myanmar, and is now planning to seek further opportunities to expand across the country. The US-based hotel group has…

Spain's Melia Hotels International has announced plans to launch its first ever hotel in Myanmar. Scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2015, the Melia Yangon is a new-build…

Keppel Land, which owns the Sedona Hotel Yangon, has unveiled plans for a major extension of the property. The new 29-storey Inya Wing is being built at the hotel, adding another 420…

THAI Smile, the low-cost subsidiary of Thai Airways, will launch its first routes to South Asia in the coming months, it has been reported. Thailand's English language newspaper, The…

Accor has returned to Yangon for the first time in more than a decade with the opening of a new Novotel. The new Novotel Yangon Max offers 366 rooms and suites, plus a range of…

Best Western has launched a new hotel in Yangon’s Chinatown district. The new Best Western Chinatown Hotel is located in the centre of Myanmar's largest city and offers 91 rooms, all…

Dusit International has unveiled plans for its first hotel in Myanmar. Scheduled to open in 2017, the dusitD2 Residence Yangon will form part of the Thai hotel group's contemporary D2…

Khiri Travel has launched its largest tour itinerary to date - a 40-day journey that covers five countries in Indochina. The new 'Epic Multi-Country Program' covers Myanmar, Thailand,…

Air India has added an additional direct flight between Kolkata and Yangon from 17 July. With the addition of this flight, the national carrier now flies three times a week.…

Hilton Worldwide has become the first major international hotel company to announce its entry into Myanmar. The company has signed a management agreement with LP Holding Co Ltd to…

Myanmar is planning to develop a new hotel zone in Yangon, to cope with the expected influx in visitor numbers in the coming years. China’s Xinhua news agency reported that the country is…

Qatar Airways resumed its flights to Yangon after a four-year absence with the launch of scheduled services. This new service which was suspended in January 2008, and is being restored,…

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will launch flights to Myanmar on 28 October 2012. The airline's regional subsidiary SilkAir currently offers 16 weekly flights between Singapore and Yangon, but…

Japan’s All Nippon Airlines (ANA) has announced a new service connecting Tokyo and Delhi later this year. Starting 28 October 2012, the airline will run daily operations from Tokyo’s Narita…