Ipoh now a tourist magnet, arrivals up tenfold compared to pre-Covid-19 numbers, says mayor

Datuk Rumaizi Baharin. -filepic

IPOH: The number of foreign tourists visiting Ipoh city has increased by more than tenfold since before the Covid-19 pandemic, says Datuk Rumaizi Baharin.

The Ipoh mayor said as of April this year, the city has welcomed about 50,000 tourists from various countries compared to about 4,600 foreign visitors between 2018 and 2019.