Media Releases


31st of Oct

LONELY PLANET RANKS MALAYSIA AMONG THE WORLD'S TOP 10 TRAVEL DESTINATIONS TO VISIT IN 2014!

KUALA LUMPUR, 31 October 2013 – Malaysia has been ranked as among the top ten tourism destinations in the world to visit for 2014, by the popular travel guide, Lonely Planet, as well as being th...

31st of Oct

TOURISM MALAYSIA SHOWCASES MALAYSIAN CULTURE AND CUISINE IN DUBAI

DUBAI, 31 Oct 2013: Tourism Malaysia is organising the Malaysia Food & Cultural Week at the Shangri-La Hotel here beginning 1 to 7, November. The week-long event is set to introduce and promote Ma...

30th of Oct

MALAYSIA'S TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS - OCTOBER 2013

PUTRAJAYA, 21 August 2013 – A line-up of well-balanced events comprising food, sports, and culture will kick off the final quarter of 2013. Among the noteworthy events that will take place in th...

30th of Oct

TOURISM MALAYSIA REOPENS ITS ISTANBUL OFFICE IN LIGHT OF VISIT MALAYSIA YEAR 2014

PUTRAJAYA, 30 OCTOBER, 2013 – Minister of Tourism and Culture, Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, officiated the re-opening of Tourism Malaysia’s office in Istanbul today. He is on a...

30th of Oct

MALAYSIA'S HOMESTAY PROGRAMME DRAWS APPLAUSE AT INAUGURAL WORLD AGRITOURISM FORUM, CHINA

CHANGSA CITY, CHINA, 30 OCT 2013: Malaysia’s Homestay Programme sparked significant interest amongst participants at the inaugural World Agritourism Forum here recently. The over  200 deleg...

30th of Oct

TOURISM MALAYSIA TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN CHINA INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MART (CITM) 2014

KUNMING, CHINA, 27 OCTOBER 2013: In conjunction with the Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2014,  and the fast growing  Chinese outbound market, Tourism Malaysia  plans to participate on a larg...

25th of Oct

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AGENTS & MEDIA AT THE CIMB CLASSIC 2013

KUALA LUMPUR, 24 OCT, 2013 – A total of 24 international travel agents and media are visiting Malaysia in conjunction with the CIMB Classic 2013 which will be held from 24 to 27 October at the K...

21st of Oct

ASIA-PACIFIC HAILED AS THE FASTEST GROWING TOURISM MARKET WITH 535 MILLION TOURIST ARRIVALS IN 2030

MELAKA, 21 OCT 2013 – The Asia-Pacific Region will be the fastest growing market in terms of inbound and outbound tourism with arrivals projected to increase significantly by 330 million within ...

21st of Oct

VISIT MALAYSIA YEAR 2014 MASCOT: THE PROBOSCIS MONKEY

They have huge noses, big bellies and live in groups. They are not your ordinary tree swinging monkeys and they don’t eat ripe bananas. They have webbed feet and are able to swim. We are talking...

21st of Oct

MAKE IT MALAYSIA TO BOOST TOURIST ARRIVALS FROM EAST ASIA DURING VISIT MALAYSIA YEAR (VMY) 2014

PUTRAJAYA, 21 October 2013 – For five days, a group of South Korean travel agents will forego their national dish, kimchi for sambal belacan and immerse themselves in all things Malaysian. Here ...

21st of Oct

PASARAN PELANCONGAN ASIA PASIFIK DIISYTIHARKAN ALAMI PERTUMBUHAN TERPANTAS DENGAN KETIBAAN PELANCONG SERAMAI 535 JUTA ORANG PADA 2030

MELAKA, 21 OKT 2013 – Rantau Asia Pasifik akan mengalami pertumbuhan terpantas daripada segi pelancongan ke dalam negeri (inbound) dan ke luar negara (outbound) dengan unjuran ketibaan pelancong...

17th of Oct

'SWEET 17' EMERGES CHAMPION IN MALAYSIA TOURISM HUNT 2013

PUTRAJAYA, 17 OCT 2013: The Malaysia Tourism Hunt 2013, which concluded on 27 September, has successfully introduced various tourist spots and tourism products in the southern part of Peninsular Malay...

17th of Oct

KUMPULAN 'SWEET 17' MUNCUL JUARA MALAYSIA TOURISM HUNT 2013

PUTRAJAYA, 17 OKT 2013: Program Malaysia Tourism Hunt 2013 anjuran Tourism Malaysia yang berakhir pada 27 September lalu telah berjaya memperkenalkan pelbagai destinasi dan produk pelancongan menarik ...

11th of Oct

NEW FERRY SERVICE TO LANGKAWI

PUTRAJAYA, 8 OCTOBER 2013: Langkawi Island in the northern part of Peninsula Malaysia has always been popular as a destination with beautiful beaches, verdant rainforest and choice resorts and hotels....

11th of Oct

TOURISM MALAYSIA UNVEILS NEW TOUR PACKAGES BROCHURE TO BOOST SABAH TOURIST ARRIVALS

KOTA KINABALU, 09 October 2013: In line with the efforts to boost tourist arrivals to Sabah, the Deputy Chairman of Tourism Malaysia YB Senator Dato’ Maznah Mazlan together with the Vice Preside...

9th of Oct

TOURISM AND CULTURE MINISTER CONTINUES STRONG VMY 2014 PROMOTIONAL MISSION IN THE USA AND CANADA

LOS ANGELES, 08 Oct 2013: Malaysia’s Tourism and Culture Minister YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz continues the country’s global promotional campaign for Visit Malaysia Year (...

7th of Oct

CORPORATE TRAVEL BAZAAR (CTB) GOES TO PENANG

v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}   PENANG, 3 Oct 2013: The fourth edition of Corporate...

7th of Oct

CORPORATE TRAVEL BAZAAR (CTB) 4/2013 KINI DI PULAU PINANG

PULAU PINANG, 3 OKT 2013: Edisi keempat Corporate Travel Bazaar (CTB) anjuran Tourism Malaysia bakal diadakan di luar Lembah Kelang buat julung kalinya dari 8 hingga 9 Oktober di Hotel Eastin, Pulau P...

7th of Oct

WORLD AMATEUR INTER-TEAM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 CONTINUES ITS 6TH QUALIFYING ROUND

  PUTRAJAYA, 7 Oct 2013: The sixth and final qualifying round of the annual World Amateur Inter-Team Golf Championship (WAITGC) 2013 organised by Tourism Malaysia kicked off today at the Templer ...

7th of Oct

SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR LOCAL BUSINESS TRAVELLERS WITH "CORPORATE TRAVEL PROGRAMME"

SUBANG, 6 OCT 2013: Tourism Malaysia, with the cooperation of Fireflyz Sdn. Bhd launched the “Corporate Travel Programme” today at Subang Skypark Terminal in Selangor, which aims to offer ...

7th of Oct

"CORPORATE TRAVEL PROGRAMME" BERI KEMUDAHAN ISTIMEWA UNTUK PERJALANAN PERNIAGAAN WARGA KORPORAT TEMPATAN

SUBANG, 6 OKT 2013 : Tourism Malaysia dengan kerjasama Fireflyz Sdn Bhd telah melancarkan “Corporate Travel Programme” pada 6 Oktober 2013 di Terminal Skypark Subang, Selangor dengan tujua...

7th of Oct

TERENGGANU DESTINASI KETIGA HARIAN METRO MOUNTAIN BIKE GRAND PRIX 2013 CC1M

MARANG, 5 OKT 2013: Tourism Malaysia telah bekerjasama dengan Harian Metro untuk menganjurkan program Harian Metro Mountain Bike Grand Prix 2013 Cuti-Cuti 1Malaysia (CC1M) di lima buah lokasi bagi mer...

4th of Oct

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL'S GOODWILL AMBASSADORS VISIT MALAYSIA

PUTRAJAYA, 4 Oct 2013: As part of their exchange programme called SWP Educate, Exchange Connection from 3 to 13 October 2013, 22 goodwill ambassadors from Soroptimist International of the South West P...

3rd of Oct

TOURISM MALAYSIA BOOSTS AWARENESS OF VMY 2014 IN THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA, 3 Oct 2013: With the celebration of Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2014 just around the corner, Tourism Malaysia organised a special business session today for trade members and media in the Philip...

3rd of Oct

TOURISM MALAYSIA BOOSTS AWARENESS OF VMY 2014 IN YANGON & BANGKOK

PUTRAJAYA, 3 Oct 2013: In line with its effort to boost awareness of the celebration of Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2014, Tourism Malaysia will be organising a travel trade programme for trade members i...

1st of Oct

TOURISM MALAYSIA PROMOTES VISIT MALAYSIA YEAR 2014 IN FRANCE

PUTRAJAYA, 1 Oct 2013: Tourism Malaysia made its presence felt in France when it heavily promoted the Visit Malaysia Year 2014 at the International French Travel Market (IFTM) Top Resa from 24 to 27 S...