Tourism

Domestic tourism spending soars to RM59.2b in 2022

PUTRAJAYA – Domestic tourism in Malaysia recorded encouraging performance in 2022 when it recorded a total expenditure of RM59.2 billion…

4 days ago

Arrival of Indonesian tourists to Malaysia expected to increase – Malaysian Ambassador

JAKARTA – The arrival of Indonesian tourists to Malaysia is expected to increase to 2.68 million this year from 1.48…

6 days ago

Malaysia anticipates 18m foreign visitors this year, says Tourism Malaysia DG

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is poised to surpass its international tourist arrival target for this year by achieving an arrival…

2 months ago

Sultan Nazrin graces opening of Rumah Lat Gallery

AFTER several years of delay, the Rumah Lat Gallery was finally launched by Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah in…

3 months ago

Malaysia’s domestic visitors rise 33.7% on year in Q1

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s domestic tourists rose 33.7 per cent year-on-year to 48.6 million visitors in the first quarter of…

3 months ago

Explore Selangor’s hidden gems at Sungai Panjang

by AKMAR ANNUAR IN AN effort to empower the state’s tourism industry for 2023, Selangor has decided to put a…

6 months ago

Visiting Denmark promises an alternative to bucket list Europe

This small Nordic nation is betting that this year, tourists will go for its quirky sights, wild beaches, thick forests,…

6 months ago

Mega projects, tourism to propel Thai growth

Expanding domestic demand, services to help economy, says minister  by SUTTINEE YUVEJWATTANA & THOMAS KUTTY ABRAHAM  A SLEW of billion-dollar…

7 months ago

Malaysia’s outbound tourism gradually recovers post-pandemic

Economic expansion and desire to travel overseas after the pandemic have fuelled outbound tourism  by AUFA MARDHIAH / TMRgraphic INTERNATIONAL…

7 months ago

Iran woos Chinese, other tourists as Westerners stay away

WESTERN tourists, who flocked to Iran just a few years ago, are being advised by their governments to stay away,…

7 months ago

Penang STRA guidelines may harm Malaysians, says Airbnb

These guidelines, may discourage locals to become short-term rental hosts in the long run  by AZALEA AZUAR / pic BLOOMBERG…

7 months ago

Allow visa-on-arrival for all countries to remain competitive – Tourism Minister

Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing suggested today that Malaysia should consider providing visa-on-arrival for all…

8 months ago

China reopening may add at least 1% to Malaysia’s GDP

China visitors to Malaysia were only 1.9% of total tourists in 9M22 versus 11.9% pre-Covid-19  by RUPINDER SINGH / pic…

8 months ago