The second largest foreign exchange earner after manufactured goods and the seventh largest contributor to the Malaysian economy, the tourism industry raked in a Gross National Income (GNI) of RM47.2bil last year.
The industry experienced a remarkable growth and evolved to become one of the country’s fastest growing economic sectors, contributing RM60.6bil in tourist receipts, with tourist arrivals registering at 25.03 million in 2012.
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