KUALA LUMPUR, 16 OCTOBER 2019 – To promote Malaysia as the top-of-mind wedding
destination to the Indian market, Tourism Malaysia has invited a total of 19
wedding planners and two media representatives from India for a wedding seminar
and product inspections from 12 to 17 October.
They attended the wedding seminar at the
Quill City Mall, here, today, where they were welcomed by the Deputy Director
General (Promotion) of Tourism Malaysia, Y.Bhg. Dato' Mohmed Razip Hasan who
presented them with a certificate of appreciation.
Before the seminar, the participants had the
opportunity to visit the Langkawi Island for a familiarisation trip and product
inspections. Among the hotels and resorts they visited included the Westin
Langkawi, St. Regis Langkawi, Aloft Langkawi and Meritus Pelangi Langkawi.
In Kuala Lumpur, they visited the Gold Coast
Avani Sepang, Palace of the Golden Horses and Sheraton Imperial Hotel. They
also got the chance to visit Lexis Hibiscus Port Dickson in Negeri Sembilan
during their stay here.
During the seminar, the participants were
briefed by Malaysian wedding planner, Mr. Vinod Tirathai followed by a
presentation by Malaysia Airlines. The wedding planner from India, Mr. Mahesh
Verma and Ms. Ruchika Bansal also delivered a presentation to share the market
outlook for Indian weddings. All participants were invited for a business
matching session before heading to Hotel Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
for an official dinner and a late night function.
The wedding destination seminar is a result
of collaboration between Tourism Malaysia and the leading Indian wedding
planners.
In 2018, Malaysia welcomed 600,311 tourists
from India. As of June 2019, tourist arrivals from India registered a total of
354,486, a double-digit increase of 15.2% compared with the corresponding
period last year.
-Tourism Malaysia.
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