By The Huffington Post News Editors
Since Myanmar threw open its doors to international tourists several years ago, the Southeast Asian dictatorship has been a huge draw for travelers looking to take a step back in time and explore the country’s phenomenal landscape. Though the corrupt government running the country formerly known as Burma has hustled to build out a modern tourism infrastructure — over 70 hotels are currently under construction according to Travel Daily News — Myanmar is running out of rooms near its most famous attractions, notably Inle Lake.
In an effort to welcome tourists — and foreign currency — the government announced on Monday that it has reached out to monasteries in the Inle Lake region and asked them to open rooms for tourists. This is remarkable both because the staying in a Buddhist monastery sounds terrific and because one of the monasteries in questions is a destination unto itself.
“Nyaung Shwe has limited rooms, so we’ve negotiated with the monastery and regional authorities to put up tourists as a temporary measure,” U Win Oo Tane, Vice-Chairman of the Taunggyi Hotel Zone, told The Myanmar Times.
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