PETALING JAYA: Analysts’ opinions of the aviation sector will become neutral as a result of corporate activities involving Capital A Bhd and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), which will overshadow the tourism sector’s current resurgence. According to Kenanga Research, this year’s tourist sector revival is mostly due to Capital A’s regularization plan to remove its…
KOTA KINABALU: According to Datuk Joniston Bangkuai, Sabah obtained at least 44 business opportunities from the recent Global BirdFair held in Rutland, United Kingdom. Tabin Wildlife Resort secured 19 leads at the event, which ran from Friday to Sunday (July 12–14), followed by 1 StopBorneo Wildlife with 14 leads and Borneo Nature Tours with 11…
Penang, 13 July 2024* – The Penang State Executive Councillor for Tourism and Creative Economy (PETACE), YB Wong Hon Wai, delivered an inspiring speech at the MITM Travel Fair, outlining the remarkable progress and prospects of Penang’s tourism sector. As the largest international travel fair in Northern Malaysia, the event highlighted Penang’s emergence as a…
KUALA LUMPUR: On July 1, police arrested 15 persons in a raid that severely damaged a network engaged in tourism package scams. The suspects were taken into custody in an office here, according to Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf, director of the Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department. “During the raid, 15 individuals, comprising 12 men…
July 13, KUALA LUMPUR — After it was discovered that the guidebooks contained numerous factual mistakes regarding the state, Tourism Melaka is returning them. Frenchman Serge Jardin posted a lengthy list of errors he discovered in the guidebook on Facebook. Among these claims is that the European invasion occurred in the fourteenth century when the…
MALAYSIA : According to Assistant Tourism, Culture, and Environment Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai, there are 459 homestay participants in Sabah spread across 37 registered homestay clusters. The districts’ cluster distribution looks like this: Kinabatangan (4), Kudat (1), Lahad Datu (3), Penampang (1), Pitas (1), Ranau (2), Semporna (1), Sipitang – Long Pasia (1), Tambunan (2),…
In honour of its 50th anniversary, the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) hosted a domestic tourist expo called “Jom Cuti-Cuti Malaysia.” One hundred fifty hotels, resorts, and other travel attractions nationwide were among the exhibitors at the two-day event held at the Pavilion Bukit Jalil Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Organizing chairman and MAH vice-president…
THE first-ever Tourism Golf Malaysia – Amateur Golf Tournament is set to position Malaysia as one of the world’s top golf destinations for travellers. This two-day event, scheduled to draw 240 local and foreign golfers, will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC) in Kuala Lumpur on July 27 and 28….
KOTA KINABALU: Situated at the base of Mount Kinabalu, rustic Kiulu is poised to become a model agricultural and rural tourism destination in Sabah, according to Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Environment Datuk Joniston Bangkuai. Assemblyman Bangkuai of Kiulu stated that a strategy to improve Kiulu’s economic standing in accordance with the Sabah Maju…
Penang , 6 July 2024 — The highly anticipated Penang Signature Gold, Gems, & Jewellery (PSG) 2024 makes its extravagant return this year as the 8th edition of the annual trade exhibition. Organised by Elite Expo Sdn Bhd and the Penang Goldsmiths & Jewellers Association (PGJA), it is poised to redefine the landscape of the…