Date: 6 February 2013
Malaysia eyeing 36m tourist arrivals.
The Malaysia government wants to increase the number of
tourist arrivals to 36m after more than 25m visited last year. In 2012, the
number of people arriving in Malaysia totalled 25,032,708 compared to
24,714,324 in 2011, an increase of 1.3%.
Of these, 402,207 were from the UK - a slight 0.4% decrease
on the 403,940 who visited in 2011.
'I am extremely happy that the tourism industry has
consistently registered growth year after year,' said minister of tourism Dato'
Sri Dr Ng Yen Yen.
'We are on track towards meeting our long-term targets and
we hope that the Visit Malaysia Year in 2014 and the promotional campaign this
year will significantly boost our tourism performance.'
Top attractions in Malaysia include the Petronas Twin Towers
skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, the numerous sandy beaches along the coasts and the
Sepang International Circuit, which hosts a round of the Formula 1 World
Championship.
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