Penang, Malaysia – 28 March 2025 – The Malaysia Gold & Jewellery Trade Exhibition 2025 (MGJE 2025) is returning for its third edition, solidifying its reputation as the nation’s top international jewellery trade exhibition. Organized by the Province Wellesley Gold & Silver Ornament Merchants Association, with the Malaysia Gold Association as a co-organizer, the event…
HONG KONG: Hong Kong welcomed its iconic Rugby Sevens tournament and the international art fair Art Basel as a deliberate attempt to get tourism going again in the densely populated Asian finance hub. After three years of stringent COVID-19 restrictions that severely impacted tourist arrivals and led to an expatriate exodus, Hong Kong has witnessed…
Penang, 27 March 2025 – Cunard’s latest luxury cruise liner, the elite Queen Anne of Southampton, United Kingdom, docked its long-awaited maiden call at Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) in Penang Port today. This milestone achievement significantly boosts Malaysia’s expanding cruise tourism industry. Tourism Malaysia officially received Queen Anne as part of its 107-day grand…
Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia – 27 March 2025 – Holiday Inn & Suites Penang Prai, which began welcoming guests on March 3, 2025, spent its first-ever Ramadan spreading goodness. The property distributed 1,000 bundles of Bubur Lambuk, a heritage dish that represents sharing and communality. Following in the footsteps of the holy month, the staff at…
KOTA KINABALU: Three brothers and the wife of one of them finally finished a 1,080km journey across 18 districts in Sabah in a bid to promote rural tourism after 52 nights of an unbelievable adventure. Ismardy Mosial, 47, a former banker, revealed that the trip plan was hatched six months ago when they decided to…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has launched the VisitKL portal and mobile app, a cutting-edge digital platform to enhance the city’s tourism sector. Mayor Maimunah Sharif highlighted that the platform offers detailed information on landmark destinations, cultural events, activities, and experiences to promote enhanced visitor engagement. “The launching of this portal is…
KUCHING (March 24): Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Snowdan Lawan has challenged event organizers to harness the possibility of pickleball as a major component of Sarawak sports tourism. He was glad for the chance to help facilitate drives to market the sport in driving the state as a destination in…
Initiatives are now being made to establish a direct chartered flight from Johor Baru to Taichung, one of the biggest cities in Taiwan. Johor chapter head of the Malaysian Chinese Tourism Association (MCTA) Edwin Tay stated that he would be leading a delegation to Taiwan in the near future to negotiate with the Taichung city…
MELAKA, March 21 — Melaka will be the host of the launching of Visit Malaysia Year 2026 (VM2026), said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The event’s budget has been approved by the federal government, he added, with the state government to undertake the preparations. The Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar…
Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia’s national airline and a member of the Malaysian Aviation Group, has partnered with global travel services provider Trip.com to enhance its MH upgrade programme. This is the airline’s first time offering its upgrade facility on a third-party website, and this offers greater convenience and ease of use for travelers. MH upgrade allows…
