Hong Kong, 12 November 2015 Day-dreaming about where to travel next year? HK Express has just the thing! The city’s favorite low-fare airline is excited to debut flights to two hot new destinations: Yangon and Mandalay!

Tickets to both Myanmar cities – Yangon and Mandalay – will go on sale from today 4pm so that Guests can snag a seat on the inaugural flights, taking off 17 and 21 February 2016 respectively. To celebrate these up-and-coming destinations, the airline is kicking things off with special inaugural fares.

Travellers can snap up one-way flights for an incredible single trip fare of HKD180* up to both Yangon and Mandalay. To qualify for the discount, flights must be booked on or before 19 November 2015, however travel dates are flexible, running from the first flights on 17 and 21 February to 26 March 2016 respectively.

Extra flexible flight schedules should make it easy for Guests to plan their trips, thanks to four flights a week to Yangon and two flights a week to Mandalay. The Wednesday evening flights to Yangon depart at 18:05 (arriving 20:05), so travellers will arrive with plenty of time to enjoy a four-day weekend.

“We are thrilled to open up these new links to Myanmar, which is one of the most talked-about countries in the world right now,” said Andrew Cowen, CEO of HK Express. “We always try to expand our services to keep up with the insatiable demand. I have no doubt that these affordable routes will be hugely popular next year.”

While Myanmar is certainly generating a lot more buzz these days, the country is still an emerging hot spot that attracts travellers looking for an off-the-beaten path adventure. Formerly the capital city, Yangon offers Guests glimpses into the past and is a city influenced by a blend of British, Burmese, Chinese and Indian cultures. Picture gleaming pagodas, dusty streets, modern high rises, colonial architecture, monks in burgundy robes and ubiquitous tuk-tuks.

Meanwhile, Mandalay is a beautiful gem sitting alongside the east bank of the Irrawaddy River. From the Atumashi Monastery to the Buddha’s Replica Tooth Relic Pagoda, Mandalay Hill and the Kuthodaw Pagoda, travellers can see and experience the deeply rooted Buddhist culture. There’s also easy access to the breathtaking countryside for those with more time to explore.

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