Malaysia Booth At TRAVEX Jogja Expo Center

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Malaysia Participated In ASEAN Tourism Forum 2023 For United Recovery Mission

Malaysia is committed to revitalise  tourism and to reopen its doors to international tourists. 

Malaysia is committed to revitalise  tourism and to reopen its doors to international tourists. 

By Tourism Malaysia on February 9, 20232 minutes read

YOGYAKARTA, 8 February 2023 – Malaysia’s delegation to the ASEAN Tourism Forum  (ATF) this year comes with a mission to combine effort with all ASEAN counterparts for  the recovery of the tourism industry in the region. Malaysia is committed to revitalise  tourism and to reopen its doors to international tourists. 

Leading the Malaysian delegation to this Southeast Asia’s largest tourism trade event is Tourism, Arts & Culture Minister, H.E Dato’ Sri Tiong King Sing. He is accompanied by  Dato’ Saraya Arbi, Secretary General of Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, and Dato’ Zainuddin Abdul Wahab, Director General of Tourism Malaysia. 

H.E Minister will attend the 26th ASEAN Tourism Ministers meeting, and the 22nd  ASEAN Plus Three Tourism Meeting’s Meeting. The official opening ceremony of ATF  2023 is set on 3rd January 2023 by the H.E Indonesian President Ir. Joko Widodo at the  historical Prambanan Temple. 

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Joining the Malaysian delegation are representatives from Sarawak Tourism Board,  Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) and Malaysia Airlines (MAS). 

ATF 2023 will cover two concurrent events, namely the Ministerial and Bilateral meetings  in Marriot hotel, while the TRAVEX is in the Jogja Expo Center (JEC) which serves as a  platform for suppliers of ASEAN tourism products and services and qualified buyers from  around the world to meet through pre-scheduled appointments. Both meeting and travel  fair are hoped to boost ASEAN tourism business and bilateral understanding at highest  level. 

For TRAVEX, Malaysia constructed a beautiful tourism-themed booth, depicts the many  attractions that Malaysian tourism has to offer, situated at AS 0.005 Hall B, in Jogja Expo  Center (JEC) 

“Malaysia tourism is well underway for recovery, as we managed to surpass the target  of 9.2 million international arrivals in 2022.” said Dato Sri Tiong. 

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