“Setting up an office in Kolkata is a good
idea as it is the gateway from East India to Malaysia,” said Adam Kamal,
secretary general of Malaysian Inbound Tourism Association.
Tourism Malaysia currently has offices in
three Indian cities, namely Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.
The new offices will enable Tourism Malaysia
to tap the swelling ranks of middle-class travellers in Kolkata and Amritsar,
noted Arokia Das, senior manager at Luxury Tours Malaysia.
“There should be full-fledged Tourism
Malaysia offices in major metros like Hyderabad and Bengaluru and smaller
offices in second-tier cities. We’ve got to get Malaysia into everybody’s
minds. There should also be more carriers between Malaysia and second-tier
cities in India,” he urged.
With 188 flights weekly providing 35,915
seats between Malaysia and India, air connectivity between the two countries
can be improved still, agents pointed out.
Adam
said: “Malaysia Airlines should also open new routes between Malaysia and India
as it did with
China recently. It is a good way of attracting more tourists, and
will also complement the e-visa facility introduced in April 2016 for Indians
residing in India.”
-TTG Asia.
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