Yeoh (left) listening to the views of handicraft traders during his visit to shops catering mostly to tourists along Armenian Street in George Town, Penang.
THE first week after the reopening of interstate travel saw an influx of over 27,000 visitors to tourist attractions in Penang and a 45% to 75% occupancy at hotels.
State tourism and creative economy committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin said the data compiled by the Association of Tourist Attractions Penang (ATAP) showed commendable turnouts at 14 of the state’s tourist attractions.
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Customers dining in a popular nasi kandar restaurant while a long queue was spotted outside the eatery in Chulia Street. – K.T. GOH and ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
Heavy traffic around the vicinity of Gurney Drive during the long weekend holiday in Penang.
A long stretch of people queueing for a nasi kandar fix at a famous restaurant in Campbell Street.
Visitors at Penang Hill’s lower station waiting to buy tickets for the funicular railway ride up the hill during the weekend holiday.
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