Myanmar has eased visa regulations to draw more tourists to the country this year according to Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Ohn Maung, TTR Weekly reported.

In a statement at the weekend, distributed by the Myanmar Tourism Federation, he noted that effective 1 January the government had introduced visa-on-arrival (VoA) for an additional five countries.

The latest eligible countries are Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg and New Zealand.

The VoA facility will be available to travellers from these countries for a three-year trial period. according to the report.