Among the tourists who ride hot-air balloon flight to enjoy the beautiful scenery of ancient city Bagan above the sky, the number of local visitors has risen recently.
This is a result of hot-air balloon companies giving discount on balloon flight price.
“Hot-air balloon flight price was about K350,000 per person previously, so only foreigners could afford it. But now hot-air balloon companies have offered discount price at around K250,000-K270,000 per person, that is why the number of local customers is larger than foreign customers,” said U Kyaw Myo Win, director from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture for Bagan branch.
Currently, the arrival of visitors from all over Myanmar has mounted in Bagan and of foreign tourists, majority is from Thailand, followed by Russia.
“At present, the number of local visitors is greater. Among foreign visitors, Thailand is the largest and Russia is the second largest. In the past, visitors used to arrive in Bagan on Friday and visit on Saturday and Sunday, so the city was deserted on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. This is no longer the case. There are visitors even on weekdays. The city is vibrant with tourist groups still now,” said U Kyaw Myo Win.
The arrival of visitors in Bagan started rising in last summer and visibly mounted as of last October Thadingyut period, resulting in a shortage of hotel rooms that even led visitors to stay in monasteries.
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