Malaysia was the partner country of ITB Berlin 2019. However, a remark of the Minister of Tourism Mohamaddin Ketapi over homosexuality rose controversies, particularly over the capacities of the 62-year old minister of being able [Read More…]
ASIA TRENDS 900 million international tourists predicted for Asia Pacific by PATA The overall annual growth rate for international visitors into 40 Asia Pacific destinations is estimated to have been around 7.8 percent in 2018, [Read More…]
ASEAN How many Chinese tourists travelled to ASEAN in 2018? Final accounts for each country in ASEAN has not been completed yet but there is at least one certified fact; Chinese visitors are ASEAN number [Read More…]
The 38th ASEAN TRAVEL FORUM (ATF) was hosted this year in Halong Bay City, Vietnam. An opportunity to learn about new strategies and products launched by the 10 member countries in Southeast Asia. BRUNEI Brunei, [Read More…]
Malaysia is like any countries in the world when looking at new income sources: taxing the tourism and travel industry. A new departure tax has just been mulled out by the government but a think [Read More…]
AirAsia launched last Monday its newest route linking Ipoh to Singapore, further strengthening the connectivity to Singapore from Malaysia. The inaugural flight departed from Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 4 on December 3 at 11.40am and [Read More…]
The new Malaysian government which put an end to the reign of the Barisan Nasional -the historical coalition which has been running Malaysia from the independence to May elections this year- has also revived old [Read More…]
The first phase of the new public transportation hub for Penang is due to open by the end of the week. The completed facility of Penang Sentral is however due by 2020. The soft opening [Read More…]
Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Christina Liew recently indicated to local media that the Malaysian State located on Borneo Island is on track to achieve its 3.85 million tourist arrivals this year. The Tourism [Read More…]
To the surprise of many, the Chief Minister of the State of Johor Bahru in Malaysia is looking at getting the support of the Malaysian Federal Government to revive the construction of a new bridge [Read More…]
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