The country struggles to reach its pre-pandemic figures, even with help from Chinese tourists

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, April 21 — Selangor welcomed 1.84 million tourists between January and March (Q1) this year; a 3.6 per cent rise compared with Q1 last year. State executive councillor for local government and tourism Dato’ Ng Suee Lim said based on this growth, the Selangor...

SANDAKAN, April 13 — Tourist arrivals to Malaysia in the first two months of this year surged by 31.3 per cent to 6.7 million compared with the same period last year, said Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — Malaysia recorded 4.5 million Muslim tourist arrivals last year, generating RM14.7 billion in revenue, said Islamic Tourist Centre (ITC) director-general Nizran Noordin.

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, Sept 5 — Selangor has recorded 3.6 million tourist arrivals up to June, surpassing the halfway mark of its goal to attract seven million visitors this year. The state is confident it will achieve the target by year-end, bolstered by tourism campaigns and attractions...

SEPANG, Aug 27 — Malaysia welcomed 1,449,711 tourist arrivals from China as of June, an impressive 190.8 per cent increase compared with the same period in 2023, with 498,540 arrivals, Tourism Malaysia said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — Malaysia recorded 4.5 million tourist arrivals in the first quarter of this year, with most of them coming from Asean countries, indicating a positive development in the national tourism industry.

BANGKOK, May 5 — Thailand welcomed 8.5 million tourists in the first four months of 2023, bringing in tourism receipts of 353.3 billion baht (RM46.49 billion).

SEOUL, Jan 2 — South Korea started requiring Covid-19 testing for arrivals from China on Monday, with such measures causing confusion and inconvenience at Incheon International Airport, the gateway to South Korea, throughout the day.

BANGKOK, Dec 27 — Thailand has met its tourism target for 2022 as more than 11.5 million foreign tourists visited the kingdom, thus far.

BANGKOK, Dec 10 — Thailand is set to welcome 20 million tourists and generate tourism receipts of 2.38 trillion baht (US$64.5 billion) next year.

BANGKOK, Sept 2 — Thailand welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists for the first eight months of the year with Malaysians topping the international tourists list visiting the kingdom, Governor of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Yuthasak Supasorn said.

SHAH ALAM, June 4 — Malaysia has managed to attract over a million tourists so far, over half of the targeted 2 million international tourists set by the government this year since the border reopening on April 1, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, May 26 — The number of tourist arrivals in the state has increased significantly marking a return to the pre-Covid-19 pandemic level, says Tourism Selangor Corporate Communications manager Ahmad Nazri Tashriq Rahmat. He said among the locations of choice for...

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 — Malaysia suffered a 78.6 per cent drop in tourist arrivals between January and September this year compared to the corresponding period last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.