More business events to help drive tourism numbers, says Nancy


KUALA LUMPUR: The business events industry will help Malaysia achieve its new target of 9.2 million tourist arrivals with RM26.8bil in tourism receipts this year, says Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri (pic).

The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said 79 business events are in the calendar in the second half of this year, and these include the Malaysia Business Events Week and World Tourism Conference in Sabah.

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