Archive for the ‘Malaysia’ Category
Sarawak, Malaysia, enjoys growth in tourist arrivals
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Asia Staff Writer | August, 2009 It is not all gloom and doom in Asia. On August 1, Chief Minister of the Malaysian State of Sarawak, Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, revealed that tourist arrivals to the State increased by 10 percent, representing an additional 85,000 visitors during the first three [...]
August 13, 2009
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Pullman gives a Malaysian identity to Putrajaya
By Luc Citrinot, eTN | Jul 29, 2009 Putrajaya in Malaysia is rather an odd place. The city, once the brainchild of previous Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad, was developed to become the new administration center of the government. The move was done to relieve Kuala Lumpur -located only 25 km away – from increasing [...]
July 30, 2009
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Located Just off Malaysia, Langkawi is the Jewel of Kedah
Langkawi belongs to a 99-island archipelago only 30 km off the coast of Malaysia. For years, this place escaped tourists’ attention, however, in the past decade, it became a true holiday gem – no wonder, it is an earthly paradise. Langkawi, also known as the Jewel of Kedah, is a very charming little island which [...]
July 16, 2009
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Tourism beauties visit tourist attractions in Malacca city
MALACCA: The 43 Miss Tourism International delegates caught the many residents here by surprise as they visited tourist attractions around the city recently.
January 12, 2009
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Malaysian World Heritage city to twin: “I divorce you”
By Yusof Sulaiman/ eTN Asia Pacific | Dec 05, 2008 Ali Rustam, chief minister of Malacca’s twin-city George Town (in Penang), has “threatened” to seek a declaration from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to officially “divorce” itself as a result of Penang state’s “blunder” over its World Heritage Site status.
December 5, 2008
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Malaysia keen on luring more US travelers amid challenges
By Nelson Alcantara | Jul 14, 2008 HONOLULU – (eTN) – Hawaii is a tourism success, which made it an ideal US destination for a high-level delegation of Malaysian tourism officials, headed by Malaysian Tourism Minister Azalina Othman Said, to visit. Along with the goal of promoting Malaysia to US travelers, the Malaysian delegation was [...]
July 14, 2008
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Malaysian tourism welcomes return of old supremo
By Yusof Sulaiman | Jul 03, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) – Tourism Malaysia has established an International Tourism Advisory Council (ITAC) that will oversee the "growth" markets of China, India and the Middle East markets to be headed by its former "supremo" Abdullah Junid.
July 3, 2008
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Malaysian tourism cashing in on its “Islamic heritage”
By Yusof Sulaiman | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) – Malaysian tourism is now looking to cash in on its “Islamic brethren” heritage from the Middle East as the industry’s savior. The country’s tourism industry, still reeling from the government’s announcement of cutbacks on hosting of official functions in hotel premises, is looking forward to the [...]
June 26, 2008
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Malaysia’s “eastern promise” tourism program drawing worldwide interest
By Yusof Sulaiman | Jun 02, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) – Malaysia’s pull of exotic “eastern promise” along with generous incentives to participants under its “Malaysia My Second Home” program (MM2) has put the country as the top destination in Asia for retirees and those seeking for affordable second homes, according to a new [...]
June 2, 2008
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India’s Chandigarh Administration to promote “Safe Tourism”
By M.M.Khanna, Travel Journalist, C/O “indianewscalling.com “ Chandigarh, May 12:- The Chandigarh Administration, in order to promote “Safe Tourism” in the City Beautiful, has decided to form the Chandigarh Tourism Police department.
May 12, 2008
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