Mekong Tourism Forum postponed until September
The Mekong Tourism Forum, originally planned for next month, has been pushed back to September.
Originally scheduled for 2020 in Bagan, Myanmar, it is the third postponement.
It was first scheduled for 28 – 29 April 2020, but was then postponed until August 2020, and then February 2021.
The annual event hosts tourism leaders from the six countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion – Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
"This will be an important tourism event not only for Myanmar, but for the entire Greater Mekong Subregion, and even ASEAN, as the event will set strategies and collaborations for rebuilding tourism in the region in the most sustainable way," said Hla Myint, Director of the International and Regional Cooperation Department at the Hotels and Tourism Ministry of Myanmar.
It was pushed back again as there was a ‘low likelihood that conference delegates would be comfortable in a closed meeting venue with over 300 people.’
The Forum’s theme is ‘Achieving Balanced Tourism.’
Written by Ray Montgomery, Asia Editor
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