Foreign visitor arrivals in Myanmar between January and July this year totalled 161,322, surging by 37% as compared to the same period last year.
Out of this number, approximately 67% were from Asia and 19% were from Europe.
Thailand was the largest arrival market with 31,795 visitors while France topped the European group with 7,380 visitors. Visitor arrivals for Myanmar have been growing steadily over recent years.
Last year, the country received 227,400 visitors, an increment of about 33% from 2008.
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