Dramatic Growth of Tourism in Burma

The Mergui Archipelago, Burma. Pic: AP. In 2014 Burma (Myanmar) received about 1.5 million more tourists than in 2013, while Thailand received 2 million less tourists in 2014 compared to the previous year. But, because Burma receives far fewer tourists this represented an increase of over 50 percent over the previous year, whilst for Thailand it represented a drop of only 6.