Raising the ante on foreign tourists

Caption Tourism Johor director Sharil Nizam Abdul Rahim (fourth from left) with Johor Tourist Guides Association chairman Jimmy Leong (third from left) and other state tourism players launching the Johor Baru central business district heritage walk here in Johor Baru on Sunday (Feb 25).

JOHOR BARU: More than 16 million foreign tourists visited Johor in 2023, with the bulk of them being Singaporeans.

Tourism Johor director Sharil Nizam Abdul Rahim said with such positive numbers, the state has set a target of attracting more than 20 million foreign tourists this year.