Although Myanmar received the second lowest share of arrivals in ASEAN during 2012 (1.2%), annual growth was the highest in the region at 29.7%.
Myanmar’s international tourism receipts grew from US$165 million in 2008 to an estimated US$771 million in 2013. International visitor arrivals to Myanmar annual y-o-y increase is 6.6%, with arrivals nearing 2 million in 2013, it is forecast to climb to 7.5 million by 2020.
The Myanmar Tourism Vision states that “We intend to use tourism to provide more employment and greater business opportunities for all our people and to contribute to the conservation of our natural and cultural heritage.”