Counting on Chinese tourists

Tourists on an incentive trip from China arriving at the Penang International Airport in Bayan Lepas.

Many businesses are hoping to see an influx of tourists from China who are noted for their buying power. And with no shortage of competition from other tourism destinations, we must make them feel welcome.

IN the revised Budget 2016 announced on Jan 28, the Government sent a worrying message to Malaysians: The country’s economy, hit by local and external factors, will deteriorate further if nothing is done to arrest the decline.