Burma opens its door, and it will allow tourists from around the world to discover a wonderful country. At the first moment, the number of tourists will be restricted by the lack of infrastructure : hotels, roads, transportation and communication. But the number of visitors should increase.
Examples given by the neighbors countries do not encourage optimism.
Too often, the tourism development has a logic of immediate profitability. Environment and heritage are the first victims of this short-sighted view. Anyway, Asian culture often forget the preservation of buildings and antiques ..
Thailand ... beaches, sun, the smile of the people... and thousands of sex workers. NGOs fear that the development of tourism in Burma promotes the growth of sex tourism, As is happens in neighboring countries. In 2009, the NGO 'Terre des hommes' estimated nearly 70,000 children working in prostitution in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.
The researcher Guy Lubeigt points out that the city of Luang Prabang in Laos is a model of preservation. An example for Burma ?