Tag Archives: Tourism

Wednesday, 17 May 2017 The Israeli Ministry of the Interior may soon ban overnight trips to one of the region’s most popular attractions, Bethlehem, dealing a blow to Christian tourism. Last month, the ministry ordered a number of tour companies to stop taking tourists to spend a night on the …

Saturday, 25 March 2017 JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) is targeting sales of tourism packages worth RM15 million at the MATTA fair here. Chairman of the Johor Tourism, Domestic Trade and Consumerism Committee, Datuk Tee Siew Kiong, said he expected about 13,000 people …

Wednesday, 8 March 2017   Most people who have seen live giant pandas have done so at a zoo. Some are lucky enough to visit panda breeding centres in Sichuan province. But it’s extremely rare to see a giant panda in the wild. Now, Sichuan is planning tourism routes across …

Friday, 3 March 2017   PETALING JAYA: Revoking visa-free status for North Koreans will have no impact on local tourism, Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) president Datuk Hamzah Rahmat says. Ordinary North Koreans were restricted from leaving their country and only officials were allowed to travel abroad. …

Wednesday, 1 February 2017 LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian tourism industry has been boosted by the fact that it is the home country of new United States First Lady Melania Trump, preliminary figures of the national Statistics Office showed on Tuesday. The number of overnight stays in Slovenia by American tourists jumped …

Wednesday, 28 December 2016 China said it will boost investment in tourism, with plans to develop rustbelt regions and upgrade public toilets high on its to-do list as it looks to lift the sector’s contribution to economic growth. Announcing a new plan for the sector, China said it aims to …

Thursday, 15 December 2016 BEIJING: China aims to invest two trillion yuan (RM1.28 trillion) in tourism by 2020 by attracting more private investment into the industry, China’s state planner said. Stating that tourism infrastructure and public services were “in dire need to be improved”, the National Development and Reform Commission …

Tuesday, 13 September 2016 LOCAL participants of the 13th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning are banking on the trade show to promote their services and ultimately boost tourism in Brunei. CAEXPO was launched yesterday, with some 2,600 foreign companies taking part. Eleven companies from Brunei are currently at the Nanning …

Saturday, 3 September 2016   July has set a new record in the number of foreigners visiting Indonesia, with Chinese tourists topping the list. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced on Thursday that 1.03 million people visited the country in July, marking an all-time high. Compared to one year ago, …

Sarawak International Dragon Boat Regatta The Dragon Boat Race continues to be important event in the tourism calender. The event in Sarawak attracts huge global participation and promotes local tourism. Date: 11th-13th November 2016 Venue: Kuching Waterfront, Kuching,Sarawak Organiser: Ministry of Tourism Sarawak Phone: +6082 319 313 Website: http://www.mot.sarawak.gov.my/   Source by: internet