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MALAYSIA – Tourism M’sia eyes Japanese, HK tourists

Borneo Post, June 23 2008

“We need to revitalise our Japan and Hong Kong markets. Tourists from these two countries are well-travelled. We need to look at more upmarket products for luxury lifestyles and yet offer interesting homestays to give youngsters the fun experience of holidaying in Malaysia,” he said. Prudent government spending will [...]

MALAYSIA – Malaysia tourism to change

Propertyreport.com, June 19 2008

Malaysia´s tourism industry will only see a short-term fall in the number Chinese tourists following the  inclusion of United States and Taiwan as destinations for mainland travelers, says Tourism Malaysia. Tourism Malaysia´s International Promotion Director for North and East Asia Wan Zawawi Mohamed says the stiffer competition will test Malaysian [...]

MALAYSIA – stronger ringgit, makes Malaysia a more expensive destination

TTGasia.com, Jun 6 – 12, 2008

Inbound agents fear Malaysia will lose its appeal to Saudi Arabian travellers this summer as the destination becomes more expensive compared with Thailand and Indonesia, both of which are also aggressively wooing the market. Agents say the Saudi riyal, pegged to a weakened US dollar against a [...]

MALAYSIA – Malaysian tourism: Plenty of jobs, no takers

eTN, Jun 10, 2008

Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) president Ilyas Zainal has said that while the country’s tourism industry is booming, Malaysian hotels are facing a dearth of job seekers. “This is a problem hoteliers are facing,” the MAH president said. According to him, the situation may get worse soon before it [...]

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS – Sumatra wants its Pan-island office of tourism

eTN, Jun 06, 2008

BANGKOK (eTN) – The Thailand Travel Mart expanded this year to include countries located within the IMT-GT (Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Growth Triangle). This entity includes, since 1993, in a very loose relation, Southern Thailand (from Phuket to Narathiwat and Yala), Half of Peninsular Malaysia and the entire island of [...]