Tag: Malaysia tourism
Malaysia tightens COVID-19 constraints
Chief Assignment Editor- April 1, 2020 22:55Malaysian senior health official announced today that the pace of country's new COVID-19 infections appears to be slowing. The official citing research by a government-backed think tank and attributed the ... Read More
Swiss-Belhotel International debuts in Malaysia with luxury Kuantan hotel
Chief Assignment Editor- December 17, 2019 02:11The Hong Kong-based Swiss-Belhotel International hotel group has announced the launch of its inaugural hotel in Malaysia, marking a major step forward in its global expansion strategy. Swiss-Belhotel Kuantan, a ... Read More
Who is the new PATA Executive Board?
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 31, 2018 03:43The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) elected a new PATA Executive Board . Dr. Chris Bottrill, Director, International and Dean of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts at Capilano University ... Read More
New Minister of Tourism for Malaysia
editor- May 20, 2013 01:25She was considered an extremely efficient and dynamic Minister of Tourism, and she can be credited with many initiatives such as boosting home stays and promoting new tourism activities such ... Read More
Malaysia sees increase in tourist arrivals in 2012
editor- July 28, 2012 02:26LOS ANGELES, California – Malaysia recorded an overall growth of 1.2 percent in tourist arrivals for the first 5 months of this year, from 9,323,827 in 2011 to 9,438,592 in ... Read More
The crucial role of tourism in transforming Malaysia’s economy
editor- October 20, 2011 05:32Tourism has a crucial role in transforming Malaysia into a high-income country by 2020 said Malaysian Prime Minister, Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, on joining the UNWTO/WTTC ... Read More
Malaysian tourism dragged into a ‘salacious’ affair
editor- February 18, 2009 10:25KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) – It's probably the kind of news that would not turn an eye elsewhere in the world, but in supposedly religiously strict Malaysia, it can be ... Read More
Tourist icon in peril: “Truly Asia” Chinatown or Bangladesh town?
editor- November 13, 2008 05:35KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - The country's business capital, recently voted number four by FORBES business magazine under its list of world's ten next great cities, has claimed it is ... Read More
Malaysia tourism problems hound PATA travel delegate in Hyderabad
editor- September 29, 2008 10:31KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - Tunku Iskandar, past chairman of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and former president of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents, is not a ... Read More
Malaysian tourism welcomes return of old supremo
editor- July 3, 2008 10:59KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - Tourism Malaysia has established an International Tourism Advisory Council (ITAC) that will oversee the “growth” markets of China, India and the Middle East markets Read More
Chinese New Year revellers join Visit Kelantan Year festivities
editor- February 11, 2008 15:04KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - Watched by 174 media and travel industry representatives from 12 countries covering Europe, the Middle East and immediate ASEAN neighbors, Kelantan state in the north ... Read More
Only ‘genuine’ Malaysians to greet tourists, government says
editor- January 11, 2008 12:02KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - A new government directive has decreed only “genuine” Malaysians can now man the frontline in the country's hospitality industry. Read More