Malaysia tourism expenditure is expected to rise by eight percent in 2019

By TIN Media | Nation News Published 4 years ago on 1 October 2019
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The tourism expenditure is expected to rise by eight percent this year from RM28.1billlion mark recorded last year by tourism Malaysia.

 One of the aspects that could help boost the amount of tourist expenditure is by highlighting Malaysia as a shopping destination, especially with the Year-End-Sale (YES) campaign, as shopping was the biggest share of tourist receipts in 2018 said Its director-general, Datuk Musa Yusof.

He also added “For tourist expenditure this year, we are aiming an increase of eight per cent, or at least five per cent. From January to March 2019, shopping expenditure showed an increase of 8.9 per cent at RM7.05 billion. Usually, in the third quarter, it will increase even more.

“We certainly look forward to a positive tourism performance this year. Between January and June 2019, the number of tourist arrivals was recorded at 13.35 million, an increase of 4.9 per cent compared to the same period last year,” he told a press conference after the launch of Malaysia YES campaign here, today.

Musa said, the YES Campaign can help promote the Visit Malaysia 2020, mainly aimed to grab attention and footfall of 30 million tourists and RM100 billion in tourism receipts. According to the study by Tourism Malaysia, the top items bought by tourists during their visit to Malaysia last year were handicrafts, clothing items, beauty products and shoes boosting the trade and tourism altogether.


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