On Thursday, Malaysia shielded on striking a deal with Luis Suarez, the Barcelona footballer to assist in empowering tourism after a protest MP criticized the move of signing a contract with a player notorious for biting rivals.   Government agency …

Malaysia is at the front position of the global Islamic tourism industry, which is expanding at a steady rate and is estimated to be worth USD220 billion (RM950 billion) by 2020.   The country’s Deputy Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk …

Numan Kurtulmus, Turkey’s tourism minister said that the country’s tourism sector is expected to grow to$30 billion in 2018 due to the new incentives for tour operators and the rising visitor numbers.     In 2016 it was noticed that …

Over US$ 141k has recently been collected by the Malaysian government in terms of tourism tax at the first month of its implementation.   In a written revert to Anthony Loke (DAP-Seremban), the Finance Ministry explained that the sum total …

The Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Malaysia (MOTAC) in collaboration with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will present the 6th Global Summit on Urban Tourism (6th GSUT).     This year, Kuala Lumpur has been chosen by the …

Gabriel Escarrer Jaume, Executive Vice President and CEO of Meliá Hotels International, as well as the COO, André P. Gerondeau and the Global Development Managing Director Maria Zarraluqui, have completed another annual tour of Asia Pacific accompanied by the Regional …

The 2018 Budget of Malaysia will elevate the country’s tourism sector to greater heights, and the credit goes to Visit Malaysia 2020.   Deputy Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said that the ministry will improve the tourism …

The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism held a coordination meeting with the Sarawak government, Malaysia, to optimize events in border areas for achieving the target of attracting foreign tourists in 2017.   Head of Promotion of Cultural Tourism at the Ministry …

While it has always been a holiday, in recent times, Diwali has also become a time to travel and experiment. That’s why, though it is a chance to spend some much-needed time with family, it has also become a time …

While agents operating out of Singapore are of the opinion that they are not seeing a decrease in demand for Malaysia after the imposition of tourism tax, trade players in the destination are concerned that the budget travel segment might …