KHIRI Travel will kick-start Myanmar operations by opening an office in Yangon next month.
Willem Niemeijer, Khiri Travel Group CEO and co-founder, said the timing was perfect for the expansion. “People around the world are starting to look at Myanmar with fresh eyes. The time is right,” he said.
Edwin Briels has been appointed as general manager of Khiri Myanmar.
He joins Khiri Travel from Air Mandalay, and previously worked for Exotissimo Travel in Myanmar as well as Balloons over Bagan. Between 2007 and 2010, Briels was general manager of Exotissimo Thailand.
Briels said: “Khiri Myanmar will open with many innovative travel offerings from around the fringes of the country. Being Khiri, our approach will be to deliver an innovative and responsible take on each place.”
Khiri Travel currently has seven offices in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.
