MYANMAR operators report a busier January compared to the same period last year, although the prospects for March onwards are less certain, with differing forecasts from industry players.
Hla Aye, managing director of Shan Yoma Travel and Tours, said January had been a hectic month. “We’ve already received bookings for February and March,” he said.
All Asia Exclusive Travel managing director Phyoe Wai Yar Zar said the company had registered a slight growth in business in January and February, but bookings started to wane in March.
Hotel Yangon sales and marketing director Thet Ko Ko Htaik said the property ran at about 85 per cent occupancy in January, a 20 per cent year-on-year increase, while forward bookings for February and March indicated a full-house situation on most days.
Chatrium Hotel sales and marketing director May Myat Mon said although the hotel’s occupancy in February was better than in January, forward bookings were pointing to a quieter March.
