7 Dec, 2016
Daw Kyi Kyi Aye, Senior Tourism Advisor, Myanmar Tourism Federation
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Date and Place of Birth: September 26, 1948, Mandalay, Myanmar
Ethnic/Religion: Bamar, Shan, Mon, Rakhine/Buddhist
Marital Status: Married with 2 Daughters
Education:
Master of Arts in Political Studies (1974), School of Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India (1972-1974)
Bachelor of Arts, Honours, Political Science, Lady Sri Ram College, Delhi University, New Delhi, India (1969-1972)
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Linguistics, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand (1967-1968)
Diploma in Education, Institute of Education, Yangon, Myanmar (1981-1982)
Diploma in Teaching of English as a Foreign Language, Institute of Foreign Languages, Yangon, Myanmar (1985)
Language Skills
Myanmar and English: Excellent written and spoken
French and Italian: Basic
Trainings
Participatory Tourism Value Chain Analysis in Bagan (ILO-2016)
Development and Management of Cultural Tourism in the Greater Mekong Subregion (Bangkok, Thailand -2001)
Tourism Development and Management Training (Singapore-2000)
Sustainable Coastal Tourism Management in Asia (Singapore- 2000)
Career
Senior Assistant Teacher- Kachin State, Putao (1979-1985); Myitkyina (1985-1995)
Directorate of Hotels and Tourism, Ministry of Hotels and Tourism (1995-2008)
Retired as Director (2008)
Attended ASEAN Activities and meetings since 1997 in various capacities as Staff Officer, Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Director.
2011 till present: Senior Tourism Advisor, Myanmar Tourism Federation
Projects and activities
National Project Coordinator – Entrepreneurship and MSME Support in Tourism (2014-2017)
Senior Tourism Advisor – Human Resource Development and Capacity Building (2012-2017) National Consultant
– Myanmar Ecotourism Policy and Management Strategy (2014-2015)
– Human Resource Development and Capacity Building / (2014)
– Community Involvement in Tourism (2013)
– Dos and Donts in Myanmar (2012)
– Myanmar Tourism Master Plan 2014-2020 (2013-2014)
– Myanmar Responsible Tourism Policy (2011-2012)
Consultant/Expert approved by Cabinet (2009-2010)
Conference Papers
Tourism Development in Myanmar
Community Involvement in Tourism Policy
Human Resource Development in Myanmar
Child Protection in Tourism
Women in Tourism
Tourism and Peace
Recent ASEAN Plus & ASEAN Plus Activities:
Technical Visit to Vietnam (Sapa Province) and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) on Community Based Tourism in ASEAN for MOHT and MTF Decision-makers
Awareness raising Workshops in Myanmar on ASEAN Standards
AJC Technical Workshop on Community-based Tourism in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam in Japan
Numerous ASEAN Tourism Meetings and ASEAN Coordinating Meetings on Services since Myanmar became a member of ASEAN in 1997
Special Lectures/Talks in Myanmar at Tour guide trainings, Undergraduates, Tourist Police, Industry entrepreneurs
ASEAN Economic Community and Myanmar
Opportunities and Challenges in Human Resource Development in Myanmar
Cultural Tourism in Myanmar
Creative Tourism in Myanmar
Outcomes of Value Chain Assessments in Myanmar
Child Protection and Orphanage Tourism in Myanmar
Child Wise Tourism in Myanmar
Responsible Tourism in Myanmar
Ecotourism in Myanmar
Experience Sharing on Global Tourism
The Role of UNWTO and Myanmar
Tourism Development in Myanmar
Membership
International Advisory Group for Accessible Myanmar (IAG)
Source: Daw Kyi Kyi Aye
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