Over 100,000 tourists visit Mon State this year
Over 100,000 tourists visit Mon State this year
Mon News Agency, 25 Aug 2016
URL: http://monnews.org/2016/08/24/over-100000-tourists-visit-mon-state-this-year/
Mon State attracted 109,560 foreign tourists from January to July 2016, according to Mon State’s Hotel and Tourism Department (Mawlamyine Branch).
Of those travelers, 70,459 visited Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, commonly known as the Golden Rock, in Mon State’s Kyaikhto Township.
“We are still working to attract more foreign visitors into our state,” said U Haung Kyin Mhom, deputy director of Mon State’s Hotel and Tourism (Mawlamyine Branch) Department.
Whilst the Golden Rock [Pagoda] experienced the most visitors in the state, tourists also traveled to Mon State’s 10 townships, including Mawlamyine, Chaungzone and Thanbyuzayat.
The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda has also received a rising number of foreign visitors year upon year and across all seasons, with most crowds arriving in winter.
Tourism in Mon State started booming in 2012, and the state has received an increasing number of international travelers each year. In 2012, the state had 66,788 travelers, while 113,153 visited in 2013, 172,349 in 2014, and 15,882 travelers visited the state 2015, according to the figure of Mon State Hotel and Tourism Department.
Of those travelers, 70,459 visited Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, commonly known as the Golden Rock, in Mon State’s Kyaikhto Township.
“We are still working to attract more foreign visitors into our state,” said U Haung Kyin Mhom, deputy director of Mon State’s Hotel and Tourism (Mawlamyine Branch) Department.
Whilst the Golden Rock [Pagoda] experienced the most visitors in the state, tourists also traveled to Mon State’s 10 townships, including Mawlamyine, Chaungzone and Thanbyuzayat.
The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda has also received a rising number of foreign visitors year upon year and across all seasons, with most crowds arriving in winter.
Tourism in Mon State started booming in 2012, and the state has received an increasing number of international travelers each year. In 2012, the state had 66,788 travelers, while 113,153 visited in 2013, 172,349 in 2014, and 15,882 travelers visited the state 2015, according to the figure of Mon State Hotel and Tourism Department.