Fun and durians bring Chinese tourists back

All smiles: Tourists from China (from left) Zhou Yu, Ya Fang, Yo-Yo Tang and Xiao Zeng posing for a photograph wearing Nyonya attire at Pinang Peranakan Mansion in George Town. — KT GOH/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Whether it’s for fun or the durian, Chinese tourists are back here in full force.

And it’s not even the halfway mark for 2024, but Penang already recorded a whopping increase by 370% more for the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year.