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Economics Contribution of Tourism In Myanmar (Khun Pann Shwe, 2018) Khun Pann Shwe Myanmar, strategically located in Southeast Asia, is currently experiencing rapid growth in international tourist arrivals and tourism receipts" It has become an emerging tourist destination for international travelers keen to experience Myanmar's abundant wealth of cultural and natural heritage, genuine hospitality, and spiritual values. As the global tourism industry grows at an ever-faster pace, traditional vacation destinations become less important oversaturated; more and more people are looking for exotic, unique and unspoiled destinations, offering pristine nature and culturally rich experience. Tourism is the smokeless industry sector for the development of country. Tourism is an economic activity in most countries around the world. As it is important to study tourism industry since it is not only a service industry but also hospitability industry in the world. The major objectives of this research paper is describe to understand the tourism contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. It is mainly used income and employment. This study uses the descriptive method of analysis and base on the secondary data emphasizing on the period from2007 to 2017. The research finding shows that Myanmar tourism industry is increased tourism income (or) GDP and employments opportunities during the study period. So, tourism income and GDP are growing year by year. There are (1605) licensed hotels and hotels/guests house with the rooms of (6a578). Travel and tourism generated (804000) jobs directly with (2.7%) of total employment. The total contribution of tourism to GDP was MMK 12,008.0bn with (6.6% of GDP). The development of human resource in hotel and tourism industry has been increased. The numbers of licensed tour company have been improved. The number of tourist guides also increased of the study period. For the development of the tourism sector, it is required a cooperation partnership between stakeholders and government. 2018-05-01 https://meral.edu.mm/records/9341