thank you , what are a good site like Orbitz or Kayak to search the potential flights ?

You'll have to go to each carriers website. They don't pay to be in GDS systems or search engines like Kayak.

One advantage of a conscientious travel agent is their ability to keep tabs on cancelled flights and explore other options for you.

I'd booked a Mandalay-Bhamo flight for November 19 that was cancelled 2 days before departure. Since my travel agent handled the reservation she 1) immediately e-mailed/texted me of the cancellation 2) checked for other travel options and 3) sent me options by November 18.

Thank you!

Took 4 legs on Air KBZ domestic flights last month. They were on ATR 72-600s with a 2-2 config. The new ones were in great shape (<3 months old), but the ones a few years older seemed to be in disrepair. Overall, dramatically better than the last time I was in Burma 15 years ago.

Flights were booked online directly or did you use a local travel agent ?

I have to reanimate this thread bcs I try to book some domestic flights and all international OTA can not issue a ticket and some of the recommended sources above are not alive anymore or there is no response. Maybe someone has an idea.
Of course I can book at RGN Airport but I’m not sure If booking two days in advance is enough time to get a ticket.

At a random guess it's due to sanctions. You could as a last chance try a specialist travel agent like Propeller travel (often cited on here, I have never used them) and if they can't book anything maybe contact a traditional travel agent in Rangoon and see what they can do?

https://propellertravel.com/

Possible agents in Rangoon


Eg. Sun Far Travel

The advantage of talking to a local agent is that they will.know what does and doesn't work. I wonder whether making a payment using a foreign card might be troublesome though.

In 2019 we used Columbus Travels for full itineraries including flights, hotels, local drivers/guides, etc. It worked well for this trip and some other trips that other family members have done pre-2020. It came recommended by overseas Burmese-Americans. Here is their contact information.

Branch Office (Inbound Tour Department)
No.290, Room No. 10, 04th Floor, Pyay Road, Corner of ZawTiKa Street.
San Chaung Township, Yangon.
Phone : +951 503830, 523536, 2305838
Fax : +951 2305868
Email : [email protected]
Web : www.travelmyanmar.com

Head Office
586 Strand Road, Corner of 07th Street, Lanmadaw Township Yangon.
Phone : + 951 229245 (Hunt Line) / 227845
Fax : +951 222790
Email :[email protected]
Web : www.travelmyanmar.com

I don't know what things are like post-Covid/coup but perhaps this could be helpful to you.

I will try. Thank you.

For online flight bookings from outside Myanmar (or when in Myanmar) I can highly recommend Flymya.com if not booking with the airline direct. If you don't have any idea on which airlines are flying where, and at what times, Flymya is very useful

This thread brought back memories of when I was in Myanmar. Arrived in Yangon and got around by rickshaws. Not many taxis at that time. Hired a car and driver who drove me to a lot of off the beaten path places you don't read about. Made it to Inle lake, Mandalay, then a working paddle boat to Bagan, besides the many other things to do on a 28 day visa. Exchanged USD in a market. Unbelievable exchange rate. Made that month in Myanmar the least expensive place I have ever been. Got to be an effort to spend it. No joke!
There are so many special places. It has started my thinking about going back.

Buy life insurance that is not invalidated by going into war zone and bulltproof vest before going.

This depends entirely on where you are going. Many parts of the country are not safe to travel in at the moment without extensive understanding of the local environment, but Yangon and Mandalay (for instance) remain reasonably safe as long as you aren't on the wrong side of the military regime or a specific target for PDFs. If you were, you wouldn't be asking about Myanmar on FT and would have your own local contacts.

UWSA-controlled territory is also reasonably safe.

I certainly wouldn't recommend Myanmar as a tourist destination right now, however, for many reasons � which is really sad, as it's a wonderful country. For anyone looking for a taste of Myanmar, there's a massive community in exile in Chiang Mai and many of the Thai border towns.