Pahang gears up for more tourists in 2020

Sharkar trying out ‘mengemping’, a traditional process of separating rice from its husk, at the Pahang tourism promotion launch.

KUANTAN: Pahang expects to see an increase in tourist arrivals thanks to the spillover effect from the expected 1.8 billion visitors to the Asia-Pacific region next year.

State tourism, environment and plantations committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin said Pahang’s easy accessibility, its wide range of tourist attractions and the 35,000 available rooms were all added value for visitors.