PETALING JAYA: With beach tourism remaining a top choice, Tourism Malaysia is working to promote the country’s idyllic beaches to attract more tourists from around the globe, especially China and India, with the 30-day visa-free entry for both countries that started on Dec 1.
Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk Dr Ammar Abd Ghapar said beach tourism is still one of the main sectors in terms of number of tourists. According to the Domestic Tourism Survey 2022 by the Statistics Department, beach tourism is still popular in Malaysia and constitutes the top five destinations most visited by domestic visitors in almost every state in Malaysia, he said.
