Malaysia Airports announces a major campaign to promote the country.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s main airport operator is allocating millions of ringgit to promote the country to tourists, amid concerns over the drop in the number of visitors.
“That is why it is vital that Malaysia can always attract tourists, and though this involves multiple parties and is not something we can control on our own, we feel the need to do something.”Last year, 13 new airlines added Malaysia to their destinations.Tourism arrivals in Malaysia declined last year, according to government statistics.He said it was time MAHB played a more proactive role, and not be content with being an airport operator.
That programme sees MAHB and Tourism Malaysia each contributing RM10 million to industry players to promote Malaysia to the world.
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