MANILA, 4 JULY 2019 - Malaysia is certainly
stepping up its promotion this year in preparation for Visit Malaysia
2020 with
a target to welcome 30 million
tourists from
around the world and RM 100
billion (USD 24 billion) tourist receipts.
Tourism Malaysia’s participation at the 8th Travel
Madness Expo (TME) from 4- 7 July 2019 at SMX
Convention Center, Pasay City, Metro Manila,will be strengthened by
participation from Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAS) as the Official Airline Partner, Sunway
Lagoon Theme Park, Taming Sari and Malacca River Cruise to promote
Malaysia as the top of mind holiday destination to the Filipino travellers.
TME 2019 is participated by more than 200 industry players
domestically and internationally, including National Tourist Offices (NTO),
major airlines, hotel chains, cruise lines and reputable travel agencies. The
expo has attracted over
50,000 visitors last year.
In 2018, Malaysia recorded some 396,062 tourists
from the Philippines
which was an increase of 6.9% compared to 2017. Tourist
receipts also increased by 3.3% in 2018, recorded at RM 1.115 billion (USD 265
million) compared to RM 1.079 billion in
2017. From
January to March 2019, Filipino tourists to Malaysia recorded
a total
of 93,774 arrivals,an increase of 4.4% compared to the
same period in 2018.
Visit Malaysia 2020 will showcase Malaysia’s beautiful and
culturally diverse attributes as the preferred holiday destination with many
fascinating attractions offering unique experiences. Malaysia Truly Asia
welcomes tourists from all over the world to enjoy an affordable and
value-for-money holiday in Malaysia.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) is our
Official Airline Partner at the TME 2019.
MAB currently operates 21 weekly flights from
Manila to Kuala Lumpur with seat capacity of 3,360 seats per week using
Boeing 737-800 aircraft. MAB will be promoting
Explore the World packages at TME 2019 for travel from 4 July 2019 to 30
April 2020 from Manila into 16 cities in Malaysia and
beyond.
-Tourism Malaysia.
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