BANGKOK, Jan 12 — Thailand plans to start collecting a 300 baht (RM39.31) fee from foreign tourists arriving in the country beginning in June, with the money raised to support visitors involved in accidents and develop tourist destinations, a minister said on Wednesday.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 8 — The number of tourists in Selangor is expected to increase to more than 3.5 million in 2023 compared to 3.3 million last year, said state executive councillor for tourism Hee Loy Sian.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — The current wave of floods and the Batang Kali landslide incident in the country has the potential to dampen tourism numbers, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.

BANGKOK, Dec 10 — Thailand is set to welcome 20 million tourists and generate tourism receipts of 2.38 trillion baht (US$64.5 billion) next year.

HANOI, Oct 3 — Tourism in Asean is on the road to recovery with hotel searches, occupancy rates and travel on the rising trend.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — Malaysia’s tourism industry generated RM197.9 billion of “gross value-added of tourism industries” (GVATI), contributing 12.8 per cent to the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, compared to 14.1 per cent in 2020, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

BANGKOK, Sept 27 – Asian tourists are only expected to resume international travel at pre-pandemic levels gradually, by 2024, the new chief executive of online travel agency Agoda said late on Monday.

REUTERS, Sept – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday his country will ease Covid-19 border control requirements next month, a key step in fostering a recovery in Japan's tourism sector, which is eager to take advantage of the yen's slide to a 24-year low.

BANGKOK, Sept 21 — In bid to boost tourist arrivals during the tourism high season, starting October 1, travellers from 64 countries and territories on the visa exemption list including Malaysia will get to stay in Thailand for up to 45 days compared to 30 days at present.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 19 — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) will replace the Tourism Industry Licensing System (SPIP) with the Tourism Licensing and Enforcement System (Tourlist) starting November 1.

SHAH ALAM, Sept 19 — Selangor drew in a record 10.2 million domestic tourists last year, which was the highest among other states in Malaysia.

BENGALURU, Sept 15 — Japan is expected to waive visa requirements for certain tourists and remove a limit on daily arrivals in October as it aims to benefit from a rebound in global tourism, Nikkei reported on Thursday.

SHAH ALAM, Sept 6 — The Selangor government is ready to work with the Federal government to develop the Port Klang Cruise Terminal (PKCT) area, which was recently reopened after closure during the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Aug 1 — The tourism development plan in the northern part of Selangor will not involve the degazettement of the permanent forest reserve there, said state executive councillor for tourism Hee Loy Sian. He said the plan which involved the granting of a land use...

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, July 28 — The state government has plans to transform Selangor's southern region, particularly the Sepang district, into an international tourism destination. State executive councillor for tourism Hee Loy Sian said the move would increase tourism, raising the...

By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini SHAH ALAM, July 27 — The state government has launched the Selangor State Tourism Master Plan 2021 - 2026 to revitalise the tourism industry. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said one of the projects that have been identified as catalysts to grow the local...

By Sheeda Fathil PETALING JAYA, July 24 — Tourism Selangor hopes the First Selangor Plan (RS-1) that is scheduled to be tabled on July 27, would focus more on the tourism sector. Its chief executive officer Azrul Shah Mohamad said this is because the tourism industry was among the most...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — Malaysia is one of the most hassle-free countries to visit in the post-pandemic (Covid-19) period, says Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

SHAH ALAM, July 2 — The ‘FAM Trip Bersama Media Borneo 2022’ programme organised by the GM Klang Wholesale Centre (GM Klang) has had a positive impact on domestic tourism in Selangor.

PUTRAJAYA, June 29 — Domestic tourism spending in 2021 dropped 54.5 per cent to register RM18.4 billion compared to RM40.4 billion in 2020, according to the Domestic Tourism Survey 2021 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.