20th March, 2013
Industry players welcome country's tourism achievement.
KUALA LUMPUR: The success enjoyed by the country in the
tourism sector through 50 million tourist arrivals in 2011 and 2012 with a
Gross National Income reaching RM100 billion, received positive reaction from the
industry players.
According to Dinar Holidays Sendirian Berhad executive,
Saudi Muhd, the achievement showed that the country was on the right track
towards achieving developed nation status and hitting the 36 million tourist
arrival target even before 2020.
"Many programmes have been initiated to encourage more
tourists to the country, including the Homestay programme and I am proud with
the achievement of the tourism sector," he told Bernama when commenting on
the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) annual report tabled by Prime
Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, here last night.
As for Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents
(MATTA) vice president Jeffri Sulaiman, the achievement would be a stepping
stone for those in the travel and tourism industry to enhance the quality of
their services.
"Tourism industry players must be wise in seizing the
opportunities available through research to study the latest trend and new
developments and initiatives offered by the government to attract tourists,"
he said.
He said the availability of many hotels, cheap flight
tickets, cheap holiday packages and qualified and experienced tour guides has
been able to attract more tourists who come to learn the traditions, culture
and way of living in multi-racial Malaysia. - BERNAMA
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