JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 19 — ASEAN tourism ministers met this morning to discuss strategies for boosting regional tourism with a strong emphasis on simplifying cross-border travel...
Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing emphasised that tourism is a vital pillar of economic growth in the region. — Bernama picas a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use code JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 19 — ASEAN tourism ministers met this morning to discuss strategies for boosting regional tourism with a strong emphasis on simplifying cross-border travel processes to allow for easier movement between member countries.
“As I previously stated, we must simplify policies that will increase the number of tourists coming in. Of course, we cannot be tolerant on the security front but I believe this issue should be discussed further within our respective countries,” he said after chairing the 28th ASEAN tourism ministers’ meeting here today.
“We should look at this seriously. We must capture this problem which the tourists have been facing now at the moment,” he said.
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