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Myanmar Kayah govt welcomes stakeholders at community tourism conference

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More transparency and improved coordination in bureaucratic procedures and community-centred planning are critical for the development of responsible tourism in Myanmar regions and states, experts emphasised at the latest tourism conference in Loikaw, Kayah State. The 4th National Conference on Communities and Tourism, held from June 6-8, saw nearly 350 participants from tourism businesses and […]

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Myanmar stresses development of community-based tourism in self-administered zone

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Myanmar Second Vice President U Henry Van Thio has stressed the need for development of community-based tourism industry in Danu Self-Administered Zone in eastern Shan state, Myanmar News Agency reported . Inspecting a village of the zone in Pindaya township Sunday, U Henry Van Thio, who is chairman of the Central Committee for the Development

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Meet & Greet the Locals in Myanmar is Focus of Community-based Tourism

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Travelers can now interact more freely with locals in their homes and villages. Since Myanmar’s population has not had much exposure to foreign travelers, other than perhaps their Thailand neighbours, friendly exchanges are an opportunity that provides both visitors and locals with a deeper understanding of each other’s culture and way of thinking. Cooking classes

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Myanmar Community-based tourism is open for business

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ActionAid Myanmar is pleased to announce that its exciting new community-based tourism initiative is now underway. The initiative represents the culmination of years of fruitful engagement with the communities we work with combined with high-level dialogue and engagement with the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. After a much-publicised opening ceremony on 30 November, Journeys Adventure

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Community Tourism Can Create Positive Change in Urban Neighborhoods

How Community Tourism Can Create Positive Change in Urban Neighborhoods

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Since the beginning of the first urban community tourism initiatives, the idea has been controversial. ‘Slum visits’ in Brazil, India and South Africa are often compared with safaris and zoos. Those who are against this type of poverty tourism say that it’s disrespectful to the local community – and they are right. Though tourism that

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