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Tourism: Can Visit Malaysia Year 2026 Deliver?

Nigel Wong, President, MATTA

29-Dec-25 08:30

Tourism: Can Visit Malaysia Year 2026 Deliver?

Malaysia’s tourism sector is rebounding strongly despite competition across ASEAN intensifying. MATTA President Nigel Wong discusses the outlook for this industry, with the Visit Malaysia Year 2026 targeting 47 million international visitors, coming into focus, as well as what the industry must fix now to sustain growth beyond 2026.


Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Agnes Ong, Khadijah Kubra

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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Categories:  economy,  government

Tags:  international visitors,  visit malaysia year 2026,  malaysia tourism sector,  holidays,  malaysian economy, 


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