After opening for 2 months, Malaysia welcomed more than one million international visitors, reaching more than 50% of the target, the highest in the region.
After fully opening from April 1, Malaysia has welcomed more than one million international visitors. This number reached more than 50% of the target set by the Government (2 million visitors) this year. The head of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Nancy Shukri, said the majority of visitors to Malaysia come from Singapore. She hopes to welcome more guests from Japan, Korea...
The number of visitors to Malaysia is considered superior to some other Southeast Asian countries with similar opening times. Singapore in the first four months of the year welcomed more than 540,000 international visitors, Vietnam nearly 229,000 and the Philippines welcomed more than 300,000. Thailand has welcomed 1.3 million visitors, but as of July 2021.
Since April 1, Malaysia has entered the phase of living with the epidemic, lifting many restrictions and reopening its borders. Photo: AFP
Explaining the fact that visitors to Malaysia after the opening day were quite crowded, Nancy said: "People like to come because of the comfortable disease prevention policy, visitors are not quarantined, no need to do additional tests. experience or compulsorily buy insurance to pay for Covid-19". Restaurants and bars that are open to serve guests with comfortable hours are also a factor attracting tourists.
However, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture also said that the country's tourism industry is facing a labor shortage amid the post-epidemic recovery. To achieve the goal of welcoming two million international visitors, Malaysia continues to expand other attraction strategies such as focusing on tourism combined with conferences and exhibitions (MICE).
