Interest in Myanmar on the rise
01/06/2012 by WiT


TripAdvisor
 revealed that travellers have shown significantly more interest in Myanmar as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi won a parliamentary seat in the country’s by-elections in April.

There was a sharp rise in travellers’ searches on Myanmar by 70% across TripAdvisor branded sites globally. In the U.S, U.K. and Australia, traffic grew by 34%, 133% and 176%  respectively.

“The positive spike in traffic for Myanmar across the sites clearly shows that there is growing global attention in Myanmar as a travel destination, which may be attributed to the country’s gradual opening up to the rest of the world,” said Jean Ow-Yeong, TripAdvisor spokesperson.

The top hotels in the major travel destinations of Yangon, Mandalay and Bagan, according to TripAdvisor’s Popularity Index, are listed below:

Yangon

1.  The Governor’s Residence by Orient-Express
2.  The Strand
3.  Traders Hotel Yangon
4.   Malikha Lodge
5.   The Kandawgyi Palace Hotel
6.   MiCasa Hotel Apartments
7.   PARKROYAL Yangon
8.   Savoy Hotel Yangon
9.   East Hotel
10. Sedona Hotel Yangon

Mandalay

1.   Hotel by the Red Canal, Mandalay
2.   Rupar Mandalar Resort
3.   Mandalay Hill Resort
4.   Mandalay City Hotel
5.   Sedona Hotel Mandalay
6.   Royal City Hotel
7.   Ayarwaddy River View Hotel
8.   Amara Resort
9.   Royal Guest House
10. Kandawgyi Hill Resort

Bagan

1.   Thiri Marlar Hotel Bagan
2.   The Hotel at Tharabar Gate
3.   Amazing Bagan Resort
4.   Aureum Palace Hotel – Resort
5.   Kumudara Hotel
6.   Bagan Thiripyitsaya Sanctuary Resort
7.   Thande Hotel Bagan
8.   Myanmar Treasure Resort Bagan
9.   Popa Mountain Resort
10. Thazin Garden Hotel
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