KUCHING, March 16 — Sarawak recorded a total of 352,983 visitor arrivals in January this year, marking an increase of 10.63 per cent over the numbers registered in the same period last year, said Datuk Sebastian Ting. The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts said the tourism receipts generated also went up … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 26 — Tourism Malaysia expects an increase in tourist arrivals from Indonesia this year, particularly due to the Visit 2024 campaign happening in Melaka, Kelantan, Perak and Perlis. Last year, Malaysia welcomed over 3.1 million Indonesian tourists, highlighting the vibrant cultural exchange and friendship shared between the two nations. “This campaign sets the … Read more
SEPANG, Feb 11 — Tourism Malaysia are confident of achieving the 27.3 million foreign tourist arrivals this year due to several supporting factors, including the government’s charter flight matching grant incentive, Visa Liberalisation programme and increasing tourism promotion activities abroad. Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk Ammar Abd Ghapar said last year more than 20 million foreign … Read more
SEPANG, Feb 10 — Turkiye tourist arrivals into Malaysia for the period January to November, 2023, showed an increase of 10.8 per cent or 15,623 people compared to 14,096 in the same period in 2019. Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) secretary-general Datuk Roslan Abdul Rahman said this increase reflects the success of Motac’s … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Singaporeans head the list of 26 million tourist arrivals to the country according to the Immigration Department’s latest statistics recorded from January 1 to November 15 this year. Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said he hoped tourist arrivals will continue to increase following the … Read more
Malaysia expects to attract two million international tourist arrivals this year with RM8.6 billion in tourism receipts following the reopening of the country’s borders.
JAKARTA: Indonesia has temporarily banned foreign tourists entering the country through Jakarta’s airport, the transport ministry said, in a bid to slow a spike in coronavirus infections driven by the Omicron variant. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
LONDON: The UK government is set to drop compulsory coronavirus tests for those arriving in England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday, as he continues to lift curbs amid declining infections. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
THAILAND has decided to temporarily suspend the entry of both Thais and foreign arrivals under its quarantine-free “Test & Go” scheme. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
The National Recovery Council (MPN) is optimistic that more tourists will be visiting Langkawi very soon when the travel bubble pilot project is successful.
