We are pleased to bring you some airline and hotel news updates from Myanmar...
Air Bagan Suspends Operations - effective 17th August 2015
Air Bagan's fleet is currently not operational until further notice. Any flights booked will be transferred to Asian Wings, Air Bagan's partner airline.
We will inform our travel partners about any affected bookings.
It is expected that Air Bagan will resume operations with their own planes ready for the coming high season, but this has not yet been confirmed.
VietJet to offer direct flights between Saigon and Yangon
It will soon be much easier to travel from Vietnam to Myanmar with VitJet Air commencing direct flights from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam, to Yangon, Myanmar, from 2nd October 2015.
There will be 5 flights per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with each flight taking just 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Currently, those flying from Saigon to Yangon must transfer to connecting flights in Bangkok or Singapore.
The airline is launching the route under the ASESAN "Open Skies" policy "...an effort to liberalize the commercial aviation industries of ASEAN's 10 member states, opening the region to more competition by streamlining regulations and removing red tape across the sector."
Meliá Hotels enter Myanmar
Meliá Yangon, scheduled to be opened in 2016, will bring Spanish Passion for Service to the former Burmese capital. Meliá Hotels International continues progressing with its global expansion strategy in Asia Pacific, a key growth market, where the Spanish leading hotel company's portfolio now stands at 24 hotels and more than 6,300 rooms. The Company has announced its entry into Myanmar with the signing of Meliá Yangon, a strategic project which will increase the Group's exposure in Southeast Asia.
The new-build hotel will be in a prime location in downtown Yangon next to Inya Lake and with fast access to the airport and the highway to the capital city. Meliá Yangon will feature 400 rooms, including the signature The Level rooms, a YHI spa, a variety of restaurants and a wide range of meeting facilities. The project will be developed by Hoang Anh Gia Lai Myanmar, the leading real estate company in Vietnam. The hotel will be part of a mixed-use complex including office buildings, apartments and a commercial center.
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Your Focus Asia Team
