by ethan.crowley

Yangon Hotels Welcome New Flights To Myanmar’s Industrial Capital

Vietnamese airline VietJet announced ideas for a new Ho Chi Minh City-Yangon service to commence two October 2015. It will see VietJet turn out to be Vietnam’s initial personal carrier to hyperlink with Myanmar’s industrial capital.

The new services will link the two cities on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. VietJet vice president Nguyen Thi Thuy Binh was quoted in nearby media as saying the growth was to connect the two countries’ organization, culture and tourism.

On 1 November the airline will also introduce a everyday service in between Hanoi and Yangon.

State-owned Vietnam Airlines also delivers flights amongst Hanoi and Yangon and Ho Chi Minh City and Yangon.

As a reduced-value carrier, VietJet’s network sees it fly above thirty routes within Vietnam and to regional factors such as Bangkok, Seoul and Singapore.

As Myanmar continues to open up to the planet, the location is going through a surge in international tourism. In 2014 it welcomed more than 3 million guests for the 1st time, following a record two million plus arrivals in 2013. The hotel and tourism ministry is aiming for more than 5 million arrivals in 2015.

Yangon, the biggest city and main international gateway to Myanmar, is served by regional air links from cities like Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Naturally, a huge percentage of site visitors to Myanmar contain a stay in Yangon in their travel ideas. The city offers intriguing historical sights and a hectic tempo of lifestyle, and the accommodation sector contains some of the best historic hotels in Southeast Asia. A single of the most iconic 5 star hotels in Yangon is The Strand Yangon which was constructed in 1901 by the founders of Singapore’s Raffles Hotel, Sarkies Brothers.

Alongside these and other luxury hotels in Yangon, there is also a option of price range, three and four star properties which includes brand names like Very best Western, Novotel and Shangri-La.

Incorporating far more selection in air backlinks for people organizing a stay in Yangon and other fascinating locations in Myanmar, nationwide flag carrier Myanmar Nationwide Airlines launched a new Yangon-Singapore day-to-day (except Saturday) services in mid August employing a newly delivered B737-800 aircraft, the initial of 10 aircraft it has ordered in a multi-million dollar deal.

Myanmar National Airlines strategies to broaden its global network to 4 a lot more cities in the Asia Pacific area by early 2016 and will roll out its new brand across the fleet.

The ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Open Skies policy came into effect on one January 2015. Also recognized as the ASEAN Single Aviation Industry (ASEAN-SAM), the Open Skies policy is meant to improve regional and domestic connectivity, integrate manufacturing networks and boost regional trade by making it possible for airlines from ASEAN member states to fly freely throughout the region by means of the liberalization of air providers below a single, unified air transport market place.

Airline industry analysts are usually positive about the new policy, saying it will lead to development and growth as it opens up the market place to more competitors.

The Single Aviation Marketplace comes ahead of the planned introduction of a cost-free-trade era identified as the ASEAN Financial Community, which is due to come into perform at the end of 2015.