Malaysia's Tourism Likely To Miss Targets Again

Dr Sri Ganesh Michiel, Secretary-General, Malaysian Tourism Federation & National President, Malaysia Budget & Business Hotels Association (MyBHA)

19-Nov-24 07:45

Malaysia's Tourism Likely To Miss Targets Again

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It is likely that Malaysia will be unable to meet their tourist arrival targets for 2024. Which was also the case for 4 consecutive years starting from 2017. Dr Sri Ganesh Michiel, Secretary-General, Malaysian Tourism Federation & National President, Malaysia Budget & Business Hotels Association give us his views on what we can do to change that outcome especially when we have ambitious targets for 2025 and also Visit Malaysia Year in 2026.

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Produced by: Natalie Tan

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: government, travel, economy

Tags: international tourists, malaysia, tourism,

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