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GEORGE TOWN, PENANG: Suruhanjaya Pelabuhan Pulau Pinang (SPPP) telah me langsung kan Malam Ramah Mesra Maritim, Pelabuhan & Logistik serta Sambutan Tahun Baru Cina 2025 di Iconic Marjorie Hotel . Majlis turut dihadiri oleh Timbalan Menteri Pengangkutan Datuk Haji Hasbi Haji Habibollah, Pengerusi SPPPDato’ Yeoh Soon Hin, Pengerusi SPPP (Teluk Ewa), Jeffrey Chew Gim Eam…

PETALING JAYA: With the support of robust government measures, such as the extension of visa-free travel for Chinese tourists until 2026 and an RM550 million budgetary commitment for tourism promotion in Budget 2025, the consumer sector outlook is still positive. MIDF Research said the Visit Malaysia Year 2026 campaign, which aims to attract 35.6 million…

From April 8–10, 2024, RICEC will host Saudi Arabia’s 13th Hotel & Hospitality Expo, which will include leading companies, innovative ideas, and industry leaders. The much-awaited 13th Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia will be held at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Centre (RICEC) from April 8–10, 2024. The expo, which is being organized…

PHNOM PENH: According to information provided to the media by the Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia’s tourist industry generated US$3.63 billion in 2024, a 17.8% increase from US$3.08 billion the previous year. Thailand, Vietnam, China, Laos, and the United States were the top five countries in market arrivals to the country last year, with 6.7 million…

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is gearing up to consolidate its position as a global tourism hub through ambitious plans for 2025 following its tourism success in 2024. Tourism, Culture, and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Christina Liew said AirAsia’s target of 5mil visitor arrivals in Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau this year, facilitated by collaboration with the…

IPOH: Long-standing tourist destinations in the state should reinvest and “up their game” to draw tourists, according to Loh Sze Yee. The chairman of the Perak tourist committee stated that the owners of these establishments must keep improving rather than be content with the money they have made. “We’ve noticed a few new spots that…

Okinawa, Dec 18 – Blackstone Inc. has acquired the Ritz-Carlton Okinawa in a deal estimated at ¥20 billion (RM579.83 million), reflecting the rising demand for luxury hospitality assets as Japan experiences a tourism boom. The US-based asset management giant is also purchasing the Kanehide Kise Beach Palace as part of the transaction, according to sources…

KOTA KINABALU: Julinus J. Jimit, chief executive officer of the Sabah Tourism Board, says the province is prepared for some impact on South Korean tourist arrivals due to unpredictability in Seoul after a brief period of martial law was imposed in the nation. When asked yesterday if the state expected a decline in South Korean…