Tourism Malaysia on Wednesday said it expects around nine per cent increase in the number of Indian tourist arrivals in the country this year, although the overall global tourist arrival in the Southeast Asian country could drop by two million.
"Due to the current financial crisis, the overall global tourism is not doing well. So, we have cut down our target of global tourist arrivals from 22 million to 20 million. However, this is a time to focus on neighbouring countries and other Asian countries, including India," Tourism Malaysia Director Manoharan said.
Manoharan said Malaysia is expecting around six lakh Indian visitors this year compared to over 5.5 lakh visitors last year. "People are finding more economical to spend their holiday within the Asian region than to fly to the West. Tourists are not favouring long haul destinations at this point of time.
"Due to the current financial crisis, the overall global tourism is not doing well. So, we have cut down our target of global tourist arrivals from 22 million to 20 million. However, this is a time to focus on neighbouring countries and other Asian countries, including India," Tourism Malaysia Director Manoharan said.
Manoharan said Malaysia is expecting around six lakh Indian visitors this year compared to over 5.5 lakh visitors last year. "People are finding more economical to spend their holiday within the Asian region than to fly to the West. Tourists are not favouring long haul destinations at this point of time.
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