According to PTI report, in an effort to increase Indian tourists’ arrivals, the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board has announced special incentives to agents booking 1,000 three nights/four days packages designed for corporate and leisure travellers. It will offer up to USD 2,500 for those achieving the 1,000 figure. Manoharan, Director, Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board said that the incentives are for a span of three months from January- March 2009.
Buoyed by the increasing number of Indian tourists arrivals in the country, Malaysia is expecting to corner about USD 3.71 million next year. “India ranks second to China in terms of tourist arrivals in Malaysia. We had an overall receipt of USD 3.23 million in revenue from Indian tourists last year. By next year we hope we can increase it by 12-15 per cent (approximately USD 3.71 million),” informed Manoharan. “Malaysia saw 5, 01,563 Indian arrivals from January-November 2008 and has achieved a growth of 30.1 per cent as compared to last year. In the first quarter of 2009, we expect a 15 per cent increase in the number of Indian tourist arrivals in Malaysia,” added Manoharan. |