Meet tourism demand in Malaysia with flights, flexible visa policies, industry players say

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PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The number of tourists from China has surged since March with most direct flights from China to Malaysia fully booked.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PETALING JAYA - The number of tourists from China has surged since March with most direct flights from China to Malaysia fully booked.

"We see that the number of tourists from China has been going up since March. Our members are welcoming 150 buses per day from Changi airport in Singapore. This was up from 70 buses last year over the same period," said Malaysian Inbound Tourism Association president Uzaidi Udanis. Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents president Datuk Tan Kok Liang said there should be more flights from China to Malaysia, especially from tier II cities such as Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo and Xiamen, among others.Tan said a flexible visa policy was needed to attract more tourists.

 

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