The Menteri Besar of Selangor Welcomes Tourists for Visit Selangor Year 2015
14 February 2015, Sepang – The fun and festivities of Visit Selangor Year 2015 (VSY 2015) continued with Menteri Besar of Selangor, Y.B. Mohamed Azmin Ali and State EXCO Tourism, Consumer Affairs & Environment, Y.B. Elizabeth Wong welcoming international guests into Malaysia and Selangor at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
YB Mohamed Azmin Ali meeting international visitors at KLIA
While cultural performances started 1:00 p.m. onwards, Y.B. Mohamed Azmin together with other invited guests arrived at the airport at 3.30pm and went on to place VSY 2015 stickers on to airport limousines outside Gate 6. The minister and guests then headed to the Tourism Selangor’s booth for the ribbon cutting ceremony before making their way to the International Arrival Hall to meet and greet visitors with traditional mahmeri garlands. They were accompanied by dancers of various ethnic backgrounds, including bearers carrying bunga manggar and mahmeri.
At the meet and greet session, the chief minister and other invited guests distributed the i-Tourism SIM card to visitors. The U365M is the official i-Tourism Simpack by Unispace and provides free limited units daily to all tourists who make a visit to Malaysia. It also comes with complimentary RM5 air time and 100mb mobile Internet data for seven day usage, which can be reloaded at stores.
“I believe in the tourism product and packages that have been created and that we will be able to achieve the objectives set by the state government. We also believe there will be significant contribution from tourists in Selangor, and this in turn will increase the state’s economy,” said Y.B. Mohamed Azmin at the press conference at the Malaysia Tourism Centre.
“Selangor is the major contributor to Malaysia’s GDP, so far we have contributed almost 25 percent to the country’s GDP. With the detailed promotions organised by Y.B Elizabeth Wong, I am sure we will able to achieve the objectives set,” he added. The year-long tourism campaign is the second time around, which other states started trailing Selangor.
Tourism Selangor has been planning exciting events and activities throughout the year and continues to do so. 2015 was elected as Visit Selangor Year, specifically to promote Selangor both locally and globally to boost the state’s economy and provide returns of investments to all key industrial partners. VSY 2015 will also set the bar and standards in the state’s tourism industry to further improve products and services. An enchanting combination of fascinating heritage and natural splendour, Selangor is Malaysia’s most vibrant and accessible state. One of the country’s most developed states, it nevertheless offers an abundance of enchanting landscapes from glorious waterfalls to rugged hills, national parks to worldclass sports centre, and an exhilarating range of things to do.
The three main segments on spotlight for the tourism year are Nature, Sports and Heritage. Featured places of interests include Kelip-Kelip Kg Kuantan (fireflies), FRIM Kepong, Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam and many others under Eco Tourism. Iconic landmarks such as the Istana Alam Shah in Klang, Batu Caves and Pulau Carey provide great potential for Culture and Heritage Tourism products while exciting Sports activities are also offered for those who love to be out in the natural surroundings.
The target number of tourists is estimated at 7 million visitors, including those from abroad. There has been substantial growth of visitors to the state in the past years, seeing an increase of 3 to 5 % in tourists. Hence, it is deemed an achievable target given the support from all the partners from State Government, Tourism Malaysia, travel agencies, private sectors and NGOs.
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