Arrival of 100,000 Indonesian amateur golfers projected to boost Malaysian tourism this year
Saturday, 11 Jan 2020 08:07 PM MYT
BOGOR, Jan 11 — Tourism Malaysia is targeting the arrival of some 100,000 Indonesian amateur golfers this year, in conjunction with the Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign. “Every year, Malaysia becomes the focus of attraction for amateur golfers from all over the world, with more than 370,000 golfers generating more than RM1 billion for the country’s tourism industry.
Meanwhile, ATGT 2020 president Datuk Sahariman Hamdan said the inaugural tournament was also aimed at promoting Visit Malaysia 2020.
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