Myanmar military junta is planning to allow guests fromRussia to visit Rakhine State during the next tourist season.

According to the  military council, the government will organizean autumn festival in Ngapali beach next month. Moreover, a trip engaging over30 Russian citizens is also planned for the State, said Myanmar audio andtelevision news on 5 October.

RakhineState hotel and tourism directorate was communicated for details, but thedirector replied that he was traveling and could not respond.

Over100 hotels and guesthouses in Rakhine State were damaged by the cyclone Mochain May. Out of those, 70 have been reopened, revealed Rakhine State hotel andtourism ministry.

Anofficial from Mrauk U  hotel informed Narinjara News that only a fewdomestic and foreign visitors have visited this time.

“There are a very few visitors to our area. However, we look forward to many more visitorsin the coming season. Number of foreign tourists are also very low. The hotel industry is struggling tosurvive,” he added.

Sincethe outbreak of gunfighting between the junta forces and Arakan Army members aswell as the outbreak of Covid-19, the number of domestic and foreign visitorshad decreased drastically.

Meanwhile,the concerned ministry has announced 14 priority areas for the touristscomprising Kyauk Phyu, Ngpali and ManAung city. But the ancient capital of Arakan, Mrauk U was put out of the chosenlist.