Tag: Malaysia Inbound
PATA Destination Marketing Forum goes to Sarawak in 2020
The PATA Destination Marketing Forum (PDMF) 2020 will take place in Kuching, Sarawak from November 25-27, marking the second PATA event heading to Eastern...
Tourist numbers, revenue up for Malaysia in first nine months
Malaysia’s tourism industry performance showed a 3.7 per cent growth to 20.1 million tourists for January to September this year, as compared to the...
Malaysia steps up tourism game to attract more arrivals from China
In line with its Visit Malaysia 2020 tourism campaign, Malaysia will next year roll out a host of initiatives and efforts to strengthen ties...
Tour operators ride on George Town Literary Festival to draw crowds
With the ninth edition of the George Town Literary Festival (GTLF) just round the corner, industry players have rolled out efforts to capitalise on...
Desaru Coast dives into lifestyle events market to boost visitorship
Desaru Development Holdings One, the master developer of Desaru Coast, is grooming the young integrated destination in southern Malaysia to host events and festivals...
Penang eyes Singapore market with Experience Penang 2020 campaign
Penang Global Tourism is looking to snare even stronger arrivals from Singapore – among the Malaysian destination’s top three source markets – with its...
Graceful rise of Asian women travellers
Attractive air fares and improved low-cost access to short- and medium-haul destinations have fuelled a growing trend of weekend getaways for Asian women travelling...
Picking up the marketing slack
With details of the Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign remaining scant, Malaysia’s travel trade is hardly resting on their laurels but ploughing bullishly ahead with their own promotional efforts.
Too many (unregulated) rooms?
In spite of increased tourist arrivals to the country, hotel occupancies in Malaysia have fallen. Much of the blame has landed on the influx of short-term rentals, a sector which remains unregulated.
Malaysia eyes inbound growth from Central Asia
Tourism Malaysia has outlined concrete plans – which include improving air links and building destination awareness – to grow inbound traffic from Kazakhstan, as...
