Putting the shine back in Malaysia’s tourism industry

Token sum: Foreigners will soon have to pay a small tourism tax for staying at hotels in Malaysia. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s tourism industry is facing a challenging time with fewer tourists coming to the country for the past three years, but there’s still a good chance of sunny skies ahead.

The latest figures from Tourism Malaysia's data portal (http://mytourismdata.tourism.gov.my/) show that tourist arrivals fell from 26.76 million in 2016 to 25.95 million in 2017, and then down again to 25.83 million last year.