Singapore Tourism Board to Offer New Tourism Packages 

Tourist are visiting in Bagan, an ancient city in central Myanmar, southwest of Mandalay, standing on the eastern banks of the Ayeyarwady River

Singapore Tourism Board in coopera­tion with Mandalay Region Hotels and Tour­ism Department will of­fer new tourism packages for Singapore and Man­dalay Regions, these will be available for travelers of both countries in early 2018.As for Myanmar travel­ers to Singapore, the new packages will include four days and five nights, which offer direct flights from Mandalay to Singa­pore and will have bet­ter customer service than previous flights to Sin­gapore. “The new travel package will reduce time and energy for those who want to visit, or for those doing medical checkups in Singapore.” according to U San Yu, Deputy Di­rector of Mandalay Re­gion Hotels and Tourism Department,

‘‘By doing so, tourism business between Man­dalay and Singapore will develop. Visitors can take a direct flight from Man­dalay to Singapore or vice versa. For people who want to visit Mingun in Sagaing or Bagan, now they won’t need to spend extra time or money, so there will be less costly for them,’’ he told Myanmar Business Today.

Singapore based Silk Air will provide direct flights to Mandalay. This is good news for Mandalay because many travelers visit famous destinations such as Mingun, Sagaing, Bagan, and Poppa. Al­most all visitors travel to these areas during their stay in Myanmar, direct flights from Singapore to Myanmar will be more convenient for those who want to visit these areas.

2.9 million visitors vis­ited Myanmar in 2016 and number of visitors is expected to reach 7.5 mil­lion in 2020, according to the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism.