Tourism Malaysia News
New Malaysia Truly Asia Campaign to be Announced
A new Visit Malaysia Truly Asia campaign will replace the recently canceled Visit Malaysia Year 2020 and this was officially announced by the Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri on March 18, 2020. The reason for the Visit Malaysia 2020 cancelation was due to the Coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic that swept Malaysia and the world […]
Tourism Lockdown in Malaysia – All You Need To Know
With the Malaysia lockdown taking effect on 18th March till 31st March 2020, there has been some confusion on what is open and what is closed in terms of tourism attractions and destinations. From what I have gathered in the last 48 hours, I am posting the information here for anyone who is still unsure […]
Tourist Arrivals To Malaysia
As interesting as it is, these are the tourist arrivals to Malaysia for those interested to know the statistics. The numbers are taken from the Tourism Malaysia statistics and show the tourist arrivals to Malaysia since the year 2005 till 2016. In 2016, Tourism Malaysia targeted a total of 30.5 million visitors to Malaysia but […]
Tourism Malaysia Closes Offices Nationwide
Tourism Malaysia closes its offices throughout Malaysia with immediate effect, and this comes as a shock for many people. The main reason behind this move by Tourism Minister Datuk Nazri is to avoid job duplication with state agencies in promoting tourist attractions within Malaysia. The closing of the 14 Tourism Malaysia offices around Malaysia […]
Ministry of Tourism Malaysia Unveils New Logo
For 2016, the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia unveils a new logo which is part of an initiative to improve the image of the ministry, which was responsible for implementing the function of upholding the tourism industry and culture. This was officially launched by the Minister of Tourism, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, on the […]
Tourism Malaysia TV Commercials
Here is a compilation of Tourism Malaysia TV Commercials 2016, which has been done early in the year to promote Malaysia Truly Asia to the world. These commercials are all done mostly by local agencies based on the different target markets from around the region and world and the client is no other than Tourism Malaysia. […]
Zika Virus in Malaysia
Zika Virus in Malaysia – Should tourists be worried? Well, as the world now goes into serious precaution, the Malaysian Health Ministry has confirmed that to date (5 Feb 2016), there have been no cases reported and precautionary measures have been placed throughout the country. Malaysian health officials also held a special meeting on 2 […]
Malaysia Tourism Awards 2015
The prestigious Malaysia Tourism Awards 2015 is back and for the 19th instalment, this grand event for the tourism and travel industry will be held at the Putra World Trade Center or PWTC in Kuala Lumpur this 17th February 2016 and special guest of honor will be the Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib […]
Malaysia Wins Best Eco-Vacation at Nat Geo Traveler Awards
Another feather was added to the Tourism Malaysia cap when it was voted as the “Best Eco-Vacation” at the 5th National Geographic Traveler Awards 2015 at a ceremony held in Moscow on 18 November. A total of 29 countries were nominated for this category and Malaysia, Namibia and Portugal were in the top three positions. […]