Burma Tourist Arrivals Are Fastest-Growing in SE Asia

Burma’s tourism sector saw the highest relative growth in Southeast Asia, with the number of foreign arrivals spiking 52 percent last year, according to a report by the UN World Tourism Organization. Despite the surging growth, Burma remains one of the region’s least-visited countries, attracting just over 1 million visitors in 2012. Southeast Asia’s tourism growth topped all Asian subregions, with arrivals rising 9 percent in 2012. Asia and the Pacific region as a whole received 234 million visitors last year, generating $324 billion in revenue and representing 30 percent of the tourism sector globally.

source: The Irrrawaddy
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