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Attractive bargains, promotions, rewards await tourists and shoppers till year end From left, Selena Chua, Chief Executive Officer, WCT Malls Management, Dato’ Hj. Zainuddin Abdul Wahab, Director-General of Tourism Malaysia, and Eugene Lim, Head of Marketing, Visa Malaysia officiating the Shopping Extravaganza Campaign. WCT Malls Management Sdn Bhd, the property investment and management business under WCT Holdings Berhad ("WCT Group"), has entered into a tripartite collaboration with Tourism Malaysia and Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to promote Malaysia as the most desirable tourist destination, particularly among inbound travellers as the country moves into the endemic phase. Through this agreement, which aims to boost the country’s economic recovery and growth following the two-year pandemic outbreak, the three organisations today kicked off a series of campaigns under the theme #SHOPPINGEXTRAVAGANZA! The campaigns are to be launched across WCT Malls, na

Visa Malaysia has entered a long-term partnership with Tourism Malaysia to support the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) in driving inbound tourism and promote Malaysia as a preferred travel destination. Datuk Musa Hj. Yusof, Director General Tourism Malaysia delivering his speech. In the spirit of Visit Malaysia 2020, Tourism Malaysia and Visa mark an important partnership to drive inbound tourists, and drive Malaysia to be a preferred destination for travel especially in shopping segment. Shopping in Malaysia is considered one of the popular tourist activities due to the favourable exchange rates, quality of products, and diversity of choices. According to Tourism Malaysia, for the past four straight years, shopping was the biggest share of tourist expenditure for Malaysia, taking up 35.2 per cent of the total tourist receipts in Jan-Sept 2019 at RM 23.3 billion. This showed an increase of 14.4 per cent compared to 2018.  L-R: Tuan Syed Yahya Syed Othma

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture through Tourism Malaysia received a total of 586 submissions for the Visit Malaysia 2020 logo design competition after the last day of submission. The competition which ended on 24 March, was open to Malaysians aged 18 years and above. Now, the task to select a suitable winner has begun with a panel of judges reviewing all submissions. A winner is expected to be announced by end of April. The winner of the competition will walk away with a cash prize of RM3,000 along with a certificate while the first runner-up will receive RM2,000 in cash and a certificate, second runner-up will receive RM1,000 and a certificate and five consolation prize winners will each receive RM250 and a certificate. The competition is part of the Ministry’s efforts to encourage Malaysian citizens to participate in the VM2020 campaign by contributing their creative ideas to the logo creation. The chosen logo design will then be used in the local and international prom

A total of 22 media representatives from various newspapers, magazines and social media platforms, are taking part in the Ekspresi Media - Kenyir 2019 programme from 18 to 21 March. This initiative by Tourism Malaysia is to engage with local media and encourage them to promote tourist destinations in Terengganu, especially as a build-up to the Visit Malaysia 2020 promotion campaign. Organised for the first time, the programme has elements of sightseeing and product inspections, hands-on experiences and product briefings by professionals in the industry to provide a well-rounded experience of Terengganu and showcase some of the state’s hidden touristic gems. Moreover, the programme also aims to forge closer relations between the tourism promotion board, the tourism private sector players and the media. The media will gain some fascinating experiences including feasting on local cuisine such as nasi dagang at popular establishments that have gone “viral” on social media; praying at