New Regulations for visitors to Angkor Wat

Effective as of September 10 2007, visitors to Angkor Wat will have to follow the designated sightseeing route through the temple. It is no longer possible to enter the temple compound from different points nor to follow the different sequences of the temple visit.

However, this new regulations only applies to Angkor Wat and not for other temples in Angkor.

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Airlines in Myanmar increase surcharges

Following Myanmar’s fuel price crisis, 3 of the country’s carriers have announced changes in their fuel surcharges. They increased surcharges from the previous US$ 3.00 to US$ 5.00, per sector, to US$ 10.00 to US$ 15.00, per sector.

Effective October 01 2007 - Yangon Airways and Air Bagan implemented new surcharges. Air Bagan’s domestic surcharges increased from US$ 3.00 to US$ 10.00, per sector from Yangon to Mandalay, Bagan and Heho.

The surcharge on Yangon Airways’s Mandalay-Yangon sector increase from US$ 3.00 to US$ 10.00.

On September 15 2007, Air Mandalay introduced its first surcharge jump on Mandalay-Chiang Mai se ctor from US$ 11.00 to US$ 13.00

Despite protest last week that disrupt traffic in Yangon, airlines reported advance bookings were positive for the country. Myanmar’s main tourist season will kick in this November raising concern that the recent protests could impact on travel bookings further down-track. So far both airlines and travel agents are reporting no change in booking trends.

Source: TTR Weekly

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First low-cost airlines going into Laos as of November 06 2007

Air Asia plans to launch the first low-cost airline services to Laos as of November 06 2007 linking the two capitals, Kuala Lumpur and Vientiane with 3 weekly flights. The flight will take 2 hours and 30 minutes. Services are scheduled every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, according to information supplied by Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s e-timetable. Currently, Laos is the only ASEAN country that has yet to open its doors to a low-cost airline.

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