ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) will move to Myanmar’s capital city, Naypyidaw, in 2015 and the country is “more than ready” to welcome tourism thought leaders and trade players from the region and beyond, said Tin Aung Lynn, chief executive of Myanmar Tourism Federation.
Describing Myanmar’s capability in hosting events as having improved rapidly since the country opened its doors to the world in recent years, Tin Aung Lynn said: “We have hosted so many events within this short period of time…even large-scale ones like the 27th SEA Games and World Economic Forum on East Asia just last year.”
He believes that ATF 2015, which will be located in a new convention centre, is the “ideal” showcase for the city’s existing tourism and event “hardware and heartware”.
“We have more than 8,000 hotel rooms in Naypyidaw today and the locals are ready to provide friendly service to foreign visitors,” he said, adding that the city had “successfully hosted more than 10,000 guests during the SEA Games (which) shows how capable and ready it is for ATF 2015”.
Naypyidaw’s hotel landscape will continue to evolve, with a count of 12,000 rooms expected by 2015.
He revealed that hotels for the event’s delegate hosting programme are being selected now.
International air links into Naypyidaw have also improved in recent months as airlines anticipate stronger travel demand. Most recently, Bangkok Airways (TTG Asia e-Daily, August 22, 2013) and Thai AirAsia launched direct flights to the city in September and October respectively (TTG Asia e-Daily, June 7, 2013).
Read more in TTG Official Show Daily – ATF 2014
