Information from the Ministry of Hotels & Tourism which may help you

• Visa to Myanmar is always allowed in all Myanmar Embassies, and also in Bangkok without any interruption. It is recommended to apply for visas a few days earlier than usual.
• Visa on Arrival via the Internet (http://www.myanmarvisa.com) is also fully working, and available for all who like to come.
• Travel to Myanmar is never stopped, anyone with a valid Visa can enter Myanmar.
• Tachileik and Koh Thaung in the south, Border Entry are also open.
• See The Myanmar Times article at http://www.mmtimes.com/no388/n005.htm for more info.
• With Air Mandalay from Chiang Mai to Mandalay and direct to Bagan by Best Value for Money at www.airmandalay.com EZ Holidays, the best Bagan Hotel partner.

In February 2008 four dentists are scheduled to conduct at Bagan Hotel a free check up and dental treatment for all Bagan & Popa Region Tourism Industry staff. All fillings etc. are provided free of charge for all.

The German Interplast team with 12 doctors is scheduled to arrive in December 2007 to conduct free surgical operations on cleft lips and pallat, menigoncelis and burn cases.

Since 1996 over 4000 Myanmar patients alone are estimated to have been operated through the joint efforts of German Interplast with Bagan Hotel's support to the teams in many ways.

As a community development programme since four years, during the Low Season May to July, Bagan Hotel has been arranging international language classes (French, German, Spanish, English) with foreign teachers for the hotel staff but also more importantly for anyone from Bagan & Popa Region. The courses are available free of charge, and the costs are borne by Bagan Hotel.

The programmes were developed by Professor Victor Buga (USA, LA), who since then spends his annual leave at Bagan and leads all courses and activities as such.

Similar courses are also provided for Computer, Internet, HIV - AIDS seminars, which support the Bagan region with many other health projects through German doctor teams.