LAUNCHING MORE HOTELS, HOTEL ZONES FOR WELCOMING SEA Games

Myanmar is projecting to launch over 50 hotels across the nation ahead of 2013 in preparation for accommodating foreign guests arriving for the 27th Southeast Asian Games hosted by Myanmar.

Myanmar owns 22 foreign-invested hotels, 9 government and 678 private hotels, having 11 hotel zones at regions where visitors mainly travel.

More hotel zones will also be extended to meet travelers demand ahead of the occasion.

So far, 11 hotel zones have been established in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan, Chaungtha, Ngwehsaung, Taunggyi (Inlay), Mawlamyine, Bago, Rakhine and Golden Triangle regions.

Singapore has topped foreign investment in Myanmar's hotel sector, followed by Thailand and Japan.

LAUNCHING FIRST-EVER TRAVEL FAIRS IN SECOND LARGEST CITY

Myanmar is making preparations to hold the first-ever Maha Mekong travel fair in the Bagan cultural site in Mandalay in November this year aimed at promoting tourism industry in the region.

Myanmar will display with booths featuring some sectors in the fair with a total of 11 associations under the umbrella of Myanmar Tourism Board (MTB) showing distinctive places, international standard hotels, restaurants and region-wise souvenir shops in the country.

Countries from Maha Mekong region -- China, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia will also display their tourism sites during the show.