Tourism Malaysia Kicks off First Roadshow in India For 2023 With Matta
CHENNAI, India – Tourism Malaysia kicks off its first roadshow in India this year, alongside the Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) across five cities from 30th January to 7th February 2023. The roadshow starts in the city of Chennai, followed by Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The mission is led by Mr. […]
Turning Sabah into Vibrant Sailing Destination
KOTA KINABALU: Nautical tourism has the potential to bring visitors to Sabah who will stay for an extended period and generate economic spillover. State Tourism, Culture, and Environment Assistant Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai said Sabah needs to capitalize on the prospects of recreational boating given its advantageous location and abundance of waterways. He said the […]
Taiwan extended saliva-based PCR testing for travelers arriving on direct flights from China and through a special travel program to Feb 6
Taiwan: To continue detecting variants from China and be in line with the implementation period of the special travel arrangement for Kinmen and Matsu residents (until February 6), the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) of Taiwan announced on January 27 that saliva-based PCR testing required at the airport/port for travelers arriving on direct flights from […]
Thailand Issued Covid-19 Guidelines for passengers arriving from mainland China and India
Standard Operating Procedures concerning the Before Boarding, On Arrival, and During Stay stages of travel to Thailand. Bangkok – Passengers arriving in Thailand on international flights from mainland China and India are asked to abide by the Standard Operating Procedures, as follows: Before Boarding 1) It’s important to remember that incoming international travellers from countries requiring […]
Fiji reported 636,312 Annual Visitor Arrivals in 2022
Fiji’s annual Visitor Arrivals were 636,312 in 2022. While Visitor Arrival numbers have improved, it still has not reached the pre-COVID 2019 numbers [894,389] and is 28.9% lower by comparison. December Visitor Arrivals in 2022 totaled 75,580. This is an increase of 18.8% compared to November 2022 totaling 63,646 Of the total number of arrivals […]
Malaysia Positions Itself as a Sustainable Destination At Fitur And Presents For The First Time The Ecotourism Offer of The State Of Sabah
MADRID – Malaysia will be presented at Fitur 2023 as a sustainable destination, with the state of Sabah as the main representative of ecotourism in the Asian country. For this purpose, the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board will be accompanied by Dato’ Akmal Che Mustafa, Ambassador of Malaysia in Spain, as well as Ms Noredah Othman, […]
Singapore’s tourism sector recovers strongly in 2022, visitor numbers expected to double in 2023
International arrivals exceed forecast to hit 6.3 million, tourism receipts reach an estimated $14 billion amid growing demand Singapore – Singapore’s international visitor arrivals (IVA) reached 6.3 million in 2022 (33 percent of 2019 IVA), exceeding STB’s forecast of between 4 and 6 million visitors. Tourism receipts (TR) are estimated to reach $13.8 to $14.3 billion […]
Thailand’s biggest Chinese New Year celebrations open in Bangkok’s Chinatown
Bangkok – High-level officials of China and Thailand mark 48 years of Thai-Chinese relations with the official opening ceremony of the Chinatown Chinese New Year 2023 lanterns and decorations at the Chalermphrakiat Gate, Odeon Circle, Yaowarat Road. Presiding over the ceremony was H.E. Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, together with H.E. Mr. […]
Sabah Tourism Bags First Awards For 2023
PETALING JAYA: Sabah Tourism Board bagged the bronze award for the Transportation, Travel & Tourism category at the 2022 Putra Aria Brand Awards held at One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya. Sabah was also the only destination nominated at the award ceremony. The Aria Brand Awards is organized by the Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia (4As) and […]
Hong Kong has around 600,000 visitors in 2022
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced that 2022 recorded provisional full-year visitor arrival of 600,000. Since the Government gradually lifted various pandemic-related inbound control measures, visitor arrivals have picked up gradually in the past few months, with most visitors coming from the Mainland and Southeast Asian markets. In addition to overnight stopovers and family […]
