Myanmar sees 484-per cent rise in tourist arrivals in H1

A visitor walks past stupas at the Kakku pagoda complex near Taunggyi township in Myanmar's southern Shan state in this file photo from March 21, 2023. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN/ AFP) A visitor walks past stupas at the Kakku pagoda complex near Taunggyi township in Myanmar's southern Shan state on March 21, 2023. - AFP

YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar welcomed a total of 455,301 tourists in the first half of 2023, up 484 per cent compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, according to the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism.

Official figures suggested that tourist arrivals in Myanmar have increased significantly over the year, as 77,943 tourists arrivals were recorded during the period of January and June 2022.