State tourism,industry, investment and corridor development committee chairman Loh Sze Yew.(2) Tourism Perak CEO Sukaimi Haji Abu Hassan Shari.(3)Both mingling together during the tourism Perak networking with tourism players
IPOH: Perak needs to have more activities that take place at night to encourage longer tourists stays, says state tourism committee chairman Loh Sze Yee.
He said it was crucial for these activities to be created to retain tourists and for them to spend more time in the state.
"This is my plea to industry players to have more night events.
"Activities at night do not necessarily means discos or pubs – it could be night tours, river cruises or performances," he said in a press conference after opening a tourism industry networking session at a hotel here on Tuesday (Jan 6).
"We need activities for tourists to fill in that three- to four-hour vacuum after dinner before they head back to their hotels.
"The Gerbang Malam night market is very popular and Kellie's Castle (in Batu Gajah) will also have night events soon, which are good for us," he said.
Loh said Perak would continue to target tourists from neighbouring countries during Visit Malaysia 2026.
"We have flights from Singapore, so we are hoping to target tourists from Indonesia and southern China region," he said.
