Kyats to dollars

Sometimes it amazes me how fast Myanmar changes in many ways.

I happened to be at the airport a few times lately. You can now rent a phone card at the airport for $2 a day and yes you can call and be called from abroad.

The 2 exchange counters now have opening times that actually match with most of the incoming flights. There are also many more flights. Some companies like Air Asia have expanded to 3 flights a day. Other companies open new lines or are completely new to Myanmar. You can now fly  to more destinations from Yangon than I have ever known before. And you can fly to Mandalay as well, It is getting almost busy at the airport. There are more counters for immigration and they are manned.

When we flew to Bangkok on Wednesday, I even found an exchange after immigration when leaving. I was in shock. I asked them if I could change my kyats for dollars and they said yes. wow, that is a huge change. Of course people could always change their money before, but on the black market. That or you would find someone who could exchange with you. We've done this quite a few times before when people needed dollars. So to have an official counter that was very nice to see.

The airport and Myanmar in general are finally picking up on the tourists desires.