Should You Visit Myanmar?
Attention, Please! Myanmar is in South-East Asia. It
is a quiet and pleasant country and also a wonder-land
for all tourists. Shouldn't you come to visit this
hidden-treasure "Arcadia" ? I think you should!
Nevertheless, some dogmatic tourists often launch a
whispering campaign against Myanmar. They make others
change their mind to cancel the trip programmed to
Myanmar due to the hearsay of misleading information.
They say the government gets main income from the
tour agencies or companies and is relying on it. They
remark this tour-money raises the government budget and
it will help the military government to last long.
Therefore, a wishful tourist may waver between visiting
Myanmar and shunting it. Hence, please read the
following points based on fact to dissipate your
confusion and decide your self.
Firstly, the government is not merely supported by
tour-fund. The government has got "gem-sale",
"teak-export", "off-shore drilling", "natural gas
production", "Oil-field work" etc. The amount of money
from tourism-business is just a shred in comparison with
the rest.
During the administration of the former government, we
felt that Myanmar stood in solitude for 26 years,
keeping aloof from the outside world. For this reason,
the present government won't be affected even though
Myanmar tourism industry ceases. Secondly,
tourism-business benefits the majority of common Myanmar
citizens in one way or another. It is a good profession
for "the hotel-employees", "tour-guides", "chauffeurs"
and "souvenir-venders". In fact, these people are
non-government earners who are common people of this
country. it is quite sure that they will get your
tour-expenses directly. In this field of tourism, the
private tour companies are flourishing now. At present,
there are not only private hotels, private restaurants,
private rental cars business, but also private air-lines
such as "Air Mandalay", "Air Bagan", "Yangon Airways"
etc. As all these are non-governmental ventures, you can
take any choices; private or governmental. For sure, you
can choose whatever you like for food, accommodation and
travel-matters. Thirdly, a local war is waging here in
Myanmar and its people are starving now. It is
absolutely groundless and absurd misleading information.
When asked, those, who have already visited here, will
confess that Myanmar is still a safe and sound country
in the East without any war. Moreover, Myanmar is a
golden land with its eyeful artifacts, marvelous
architectures and 100% hospitality. Finale, Myanmar
gradually transforms itself into a popular tour-site.
Myanmar simple and honest ordinary-class citizens have a
chance to know more about the exotic affairs, helping
for extension of general knowledge. The tourists
come to visit Myanmar every year. According to the
yearly record, they are approximately between 400,000
and 500,000. Just think why quite a lot of tourists are
on tour here. Should you think that such a number of
tourists as mentioned above are all fools? Would you
come and check it out for yourself! Ah, there you are!
"Seeing is believing!". |
