In Focus

There is an aspect of visiting Myanmar that continues to be the source of criticism from many foreign travelers. That is the necessity of using new, crisp and clean US dollar bills. This is a common case when foreigners change dollars into kyats; when they pay for services in dollars; and when they

When the name ‘Byblos Pub & Grill’ was mentioned among friends and on social media, my ears tweaked twice. ‘Pub’ would never be part of a name unless the owners intentionally wanted to step away from the ‘bar’ label. ‘Byblos,’ a coastal town in Lebanon with ancient castles I once

Bay of Bengal Resort on Ngwesaung beach is the place to stay if you want to get away from everything, yet have all you need within one sprawling seaside resort.  Taking a right as you drive into the village of Ngwesaung, the quiet road soon leads to the Bay of Bengal Resort which is the most no

The Global Travel Council issued a statement saying that Myanmar tourism has already gained 2,668 billion Kyats and could eventually make up 3.5 percent of the nation’s GDP. The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism approved that 3.44 million oversea tourists visited Myanmar in the year 2017 and Union of