Malaysia works to regain trust of Chinese tourists

By Yang Jian | November 17, 2014, Monday |

Online Edition

Malaysia still believes it can attract Chinese tourists even though the number of visitors from the mainland has dropped dramatically after Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 disappeared and is believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean.

The Malaysian minister of tourism Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said on the sidelines of the China International Travel Mart that the number of Chinese tourists to Malaysia will bounce back by the end of the year.

The number of Chinese tourists to the country decreased by 35 percent in May and June on year after the plane went missing in March, the minister told a press conference.

“The ministry initially aimed to attract 2 million visitors in 2014 compared to 1.8 million last year but changed the target to 1.7 million due to the incident,” Aziz said.

He said the Malaysian government has spared no effort to regain the confidence of Chinese visitors because China is its third largest market for incoming tourists.

The minister said the nation’s tourism bureau has launched promotion campaigns in second-tier cities including Chengdu and Wuhan.

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Malaysia works to regain trust of Chinese tourists

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