Travel and Tourism Industry News

Fraser’s Hill is a resort notable in the country’s tourism industry. This highland retreat, that sits on the Titiwangsa Range in Pahang, draws a continuous stream of visitors as the temperature there is cool, ranging from 17 and 24 degrees Celsius. The highest point on Fraser’s Hill is 1,280 metres above sea level. Located some [...]

Following a well-received promotional campaign in Jordan, Tourism Malaysia is now in Damascus to coax more Syrians to visit Malaysia. Leading the charge is Tourism Malaysia deputy director-general for planning Azizan Noordin, who arrived in the Syrian capital Monday evening after traveling by land from Amman. Malaysia welcomed 4,066 Syrian tourists in 2008, and 1,153 [...]

The government of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the Malacca Historic City Council Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish the Macao Gallery and to promote mutual tourism and culture. The MOU was signed in Malacca by Chui Sai On, the SAR’s secretary for social affairs and culture, on behalf of the [...]

Arrivals of American tourists in Malaysia went up nine percent to 220,000 in 2008 from 2007 despite the gloomy economic scenario, Salahuddin Mohd Ariffin, Vice-President and Director of Tourism Malaysia in New York said here Sunday. More than 55 percent of the American tourists were in Malaysia for leisure, while the rest came for business, [...]

The Carlton football team flew into Penang yesterday to begin a five-day visit arranged by Tourism Malaysia office here. Tourism Malaysia is a major sponsor of the club in the Australian Football League this season which begins next month.  The Carlton website said the visit would provide the team with first hand experience of Malaysia. [...]

The global economic slowdown would not affect Malaysia’s tourism industry as the country’s tourism industry was still competitive, a local tourism official said on Friday. Tourists were attracted to Malaysia because of the relatively low cost compared with the United States and Europe, Malaysia’s national news services Bernama quoted Deputy Tourism Minister Sulaiman Abdul Rahman [...]

Kuala Lumpur Tower (KL Tower) plans to promote wedding tourism to attract local and foreign couples to solemnize their wedding at the Open Deck before they set off for their honeymoon in this country. Chief Executive Officer Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad said the programme entitled ‘Pledge Your Vow in the Sky’ enabled couples to arrange their [...]