Myanmar's foreign arrivals up 44 per cent in the first four months
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Yangon - Foreign arrivals at Yangon airport during the first four months of the year jumped 44 per cent year-on-year, with Europeans accounting for about one-third, reports said Sunday.
Through April, 253,136 foreign visitors arrived at Yangon airport, 67,460 of them Europeans, the Myanmar Times reported.
Among European arrivals, France was the main source market followed by Britain and Germany, according to Ministry of Hotels and Tourism figures.
About 60 per cent of all arrivals in the main commercial city were from Asia, led by Thailand Japan, South Korea and China.
Of the total arrivals, 64 per cent were tourists and the remainder were business travellers.
The increase in visitors was largely attributed to political and economic reforms undertaken by the government since 2011.//DPA
