PEOPLE travelling to beach areas should pay attention to the instructions of relevant locals and hotels as there are often changes in sea currents with water drag in the rainy season, Chairman U Naung Naung Han of the Myanmar Tourism Entrepreneurs Association was quoted as saying by The Global New Light of Myanmar (GNLM).

“During the rainy season, the flow of water in the sea changes, and there are also different types of rip currents. There are often high waves when it rains. You need to be careful when you go. Since the concerned locals are always staying there, you should listen to the directions of the locals and the hotels. It’s not that you can’t go. You shouldn’t take any risks or be adventurous, play pranks on each other on the beach. You should go depending on the weather conditions. There are tourists in other countries at this time, not just in this country,” he said

Travel patterns have changed from overcrowded seasonal trips to all-weather travels, even in the rainy season, so there are still visitors on the beaches, and hotels are renting rooms at only 20 to 30 per cent discounted rates.

“In the days before COVID-19, during the rainy season, hotels used to rent rooms with a discount of 50 per cent, but this year, they set the price only at a little less than usual. As far as I know, the rooms that were rented for K100,000 in the open season are being sold for K70,000 and K80,000, so it is only reduced by 20 or 30 per cent. But there are visitors. Some of the visitors choose this time of the year to relax on the beach as they don’t like the crowds,” he said.

During the rainy season, domestic tourists go on day trips, pilgrimages and travel to waterfalls, beaches and overseas destinations, he added.

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