For the systematic development of campsites, farm tours and day-trip destinations that are currently in vogue among travellers, a licensing process is underway, U Naung Naung Han, chairman of the Myanmar Tourism Entrepreneurs Association, told The Global New Light of Myanmar (GNLM).
Since the post-COVID-19 period, such new trips have started proliferating among small-scale operators with the added effect of escapism from urban frustration later.
“It is good to have more new tours. It is also a sensible thing to develop in the tourism sector. The main point is that there are still no regulations. For example, licences are issued to hotels and guesthouses. Since these new tours don’t have a licence, we have been discussing this with the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. If proper licences can be issued, it will be convenient for both consumers and providers of these services. And in my opinion, it will also develop in a proper way,” he said.
It is unknown when licences for such tours can be issued, and current discussions are based on issuing some kind of other service permits, he added.
“Licences are issued to tour companies. Hotels and guesthouses also have their respective licences. Some of these new tours include overnight stays. So, it is necessary to issue a licence for that,” he said.
With the proper regulations in place, quality can be guaranteed for vacationers, while operators can be assured of a legal status for the new businesses they invest in. — Htet Oo Maung/ZN/ED
