PUTRAJAYA, June 12 — Selangor emerged as the most popular choice for domestic tourists last year with 27.6 million visitors, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia.
Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said Kuala Lumpur comes in second place with 22.2 million, followed by Sarawak with 17.9 million.
Overall, he said the number of domestic visitors in Malaysia experienced a significant surge to record 58.6 million visitors for the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 19.0 per cent as compared to the same quarter last year.
“Domestic tourism expenditure for the first quarter of 2024 recorded RM24.1 billion, increased 25.3 per cent year-on-year.
“Annual domestic tourism performance in Malaysia experienced a sharp upturn in 2023 with a total spending of RM84.9 billion, compared to RM64.1 billion in 2022.
“The number of domestic visitors surged 24.6 per cent to reach 213.7 million visitors, compared to the 171.6 million recorded in 2022,” Uzir said in a statement today.
Domestic visitors spend the most on shopping with a share of 36.3 per cent, followed by food and beverages at 16.3 per cent, and purchase of automotive fuel at 13.2 per cent.
“Notably, the number of domestic tourists visiting Johor witnessed a substantial increase of 42.7 per cent, reaching 8.92 million tourists compared to the previous year at 6.25 million tourists,” he said.
— Bernama
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A view of the trishaw service riding around Kuala Kubu Bharu town, provided by the Hulu Selangor Municipal Council for the Visit Selangor Year 2025 tourism campaign, on January 13, 2024. — Picture via FACEBOOK/MAJLIS PERBANDARAN HULU SELANGOR[/caption]
