by BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR – Tourism Malaysia, through its overseas office in Medan, Indonesia was named the winner of the Leading Foreign Tourism Office category at the inaugural Lake Toba Tourism Awards 2021.

The agency under Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) in a statement today said the award is in praise of Tourism Malaysia Medan’s active role in promotion and engagement with media, industry players and government in Indonesia, especially in Sumatra Island, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the statement, the judging process combines online voting as well as evaluation by Indonesian Travel and Tourism Awards (ITTA) Board of Advisor and Binus Business School.

Tourism Malaysia Medan received 631 votes ahead of Singapore Tourism Board (61 votes) and India’s Ministry of Tourism – Incredible India (23 votes).

Organised by the ITTA Foundation, the award was presented by its president Panca R. Sarungu to Tourism Malaysia Medan director Hishamuddin Mustafa at the event which took place at JW Marriot Hotel Medan on Sept 23.

A total of 32 awards were presented by ITTA under various categories as a form of appreciation to tourism industry players in North Sumatra including airlines, hotels, resorts, villas and travel agents.