Myanmar has laid down a post-cyclone tourism restoration plan to strive for maintaining the momentum of tourism industry operation in the coming open season near the end of this year, the Bi-Weekly Eleven reported Thursday.
To mitigate the effect on tourism by the cyclone, the Tourism Entrepreneurs Association stressed the introduction of market promotion activities to get the world tourists well informed of some tourist sites free from impact by the cyclone.
Although Yangon, one of the travel destinations in Myanmar, was hit by the storm to some extent, tourism operation has returned to normal, the association said, expecting that it would be better by the open season.
According to the association, most selective tourist sites in the country such as the ancient cultural city of Bagan, Inlay and Mandalay region as well as Ngapali, Ngwesaung and Chaungtha resorts escaped from being affected by the disaster.
Tourism circle also expected that despite some cancellation during the disaster for hotel bookings, the status is heading for normalization.
Meanwhile, more than a month after the disaster, almost all of downed trees and debris on the roads in the former capital city have been cleared and accumulated on a vacant plot from where stem roots and branches of old-aged trees are to be sorted out for auction, adding to foreign entrepreneurs' interest.
The authorities also claimed that 92 percent of electric power supply, over 76 percent of communication links and over 98 percent of the water supply have resumed in cyclone-hit Yangon division.
Source:Xinhua
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