Germany is interested in expanding its tourism businesses in Myanmar, and urged the country to preserve its historical heritage, according to German Minister of State at the Foreign Office.
"German companies have been operating in
Myanmar tourism industry. As Germans love to travel a lot, Germany is
really interested in expanding the tourism business in Myanmar. However,
it would be a lot better if more chances are given to medium-level
tourism services and programmes," said Cornelia Pieper, German Minister
of State at the Foreign Office.
According to her, German tourists who
have made prior arrangements to visit Myanmar have been facing
difficulties due to sudden rising prices so it would be better for the
tourists if the prices are stable.
As Myanmar has unique cultural
heritages, she urged Myanmar to pay attentive care to conserving and
restoring its heritages by cooperating with Unesco or other
international organisations.
"[Tourists] come to Myanmar because they
cherish the unique cultural heritages in Myanmar. I want them to be
protected systematically. I'm saying this on behalf of international
community," she added.
"Myanmar tourism sector has many
potential. Now, more airlines have been operating flights to Myanmar.
There is also a direct flight between Myanmar and Germany," said
Hans-Michael Linnekuhl, director of TSA-Travel Service Asia.
"There are many advantages as well as
weaknesses for tourism development. For example, most hotels often reply
that there aren't any vacant rooms when making hotel bookings but we
saw vacant rooms when we come and look at them. I believe that there is
bad hotel management. Another difficulty is that prices have jumped
significantly between last year and this year. Sometimes they jumped by
200 to 300 per cent," he added.
source: Eleven Myanmar
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