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“ Myanmar is deﬁnitely one of those destinations that is somewhat inspiring and will create buzz because it’s been off limits.” Nico Zenner, President, Brendan Vacations It’s kind of like what happened when China opened up for the ﬁrst time—there’s quite a bit of entrepreneurial activity starting from the lowest level. It really is a cool country.” The inﬂux in airlines that Franklin points out, however, can be a plus in terms of sales to Myanmar. In Pommier’s case, in fact, “I think now it’s offered me the option of telling any of my clients who are going to Bangkok either for business or pleasure, how easy and accessible it is to get anyone into Myanmar. And also I would suggest it for anyone who’s ﬂying into Delhi.” She points out that the biggest problem she had there as a traveler was, “You wanted to spend more money, but you had to be careful because you didn’t want to run out of dollars at some point and also, because they wouldn’t accept too many of them.” But that has improved, she adds. “Right after I got back, we were happy to hear that Mastercard has ﬁled a commitment letter with Myanmar so you will be able to use MasterCard there shortly.”                       getting there There are no direct ﬂights to Yangon from North America but there are a number of connecting ﬂights from both the east and west coasts on Air China, Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, China Airlines and Korean Air, most of which are routed through Bangkok or Taipei. The Bangkok connection is the most popular. ●          Archived related articles (available on recommend.com): Unspoiled Myanmar is Open for Business (November 2011) contact information C&H International: (866) 266-5264; cnhintl.com Orient-Express: (800) 524-2420; orient-express.com SITA World Travel: (800) 421-5643; sitatours.com or sitatours.com/AgentServices/index.php Let our Asia Specialists help you impress your clients! 1-866-459-6163 info@travelindochina.com www.travelindochina.com CST # 2001136-50 2013-2014 Asia Small Group Journeys brochure available now november 2012 19 http://www.travelindochina.com http://www.recommend.com http://www.cnhintl.com http://www.travelindochina.com http://www.orient-express.com http://www.sitatours.com http://www.sitatours.com/AgentServices/index.php

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recommend November 2012

Editor's Notes
Hotel Desk: Westin Hotels & Resorts
Tour Talk: Connections by Abercrombie & Kent
Myanmar-The Place Where Time Stood Still
Portugal-Untapped Gem
River Cruising Continues to Make Big Waves
St. Barthelemy Avec Amour
This Plane is Going to Cuba
Colombia Rising
Puerto Vallarta
The Lure of Hawaii
A Ride on the Rocky Mountaineer
African Retreats in Tanzania

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