KUALA LUMPUR: Aggressive measures taken to boost Malaysia’s tourism and hospitality industry, which include hotels, foods, restaurants, chefs, as well as food services equipment and suppliers doing their part, will help maintain the industry as the third largest contributor to Malaysia’s economy. She cited how such combined efforts went a long way towards enabling the tourism industry to contribute RM73.3. According to data from Tourism Malaysia, the target for tourist arrivals this year was 31.8 million while tourist receipts were expected to reach RM118 billion. She said the tourism and hospitality industry was recognised as one of the National Key Economic Areas in the government’s vision to help make Malaysia a high-income nation by 2020. By 2020, Malaysia is targeted to draw some 36 million tourists with tourism receipts projected at RM168 billion.

Source: New Strait Times September 26, 2017 08:48 UTC