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On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia, I bid a very warm welcome to our guests. Thank you for choosing Malaysia as your preferred choice of destination for your holidays. It won't take too long before you realize the reason why you should visit Malaysia. Whether for business or pleasure, city life or nature adventure, Malaysia has so much to offer to tourists. For the 26th year of continuous effort, I would like to congratulate Malaysia Visitors Guide for producing yet another edition of tourism guidebook. I am glad that the guidebook has always assisted our guests to explore the bests of Malaysia. The tourism industry in Malaysia is becoming prominent and plays an important role as a catalyst in the country's economic growth. In 2013, the tourism and culture industry registered 25.7 million tourist arrivals and RM65.4 billion in receipts, making the tourism industry in Malaysia the second largest foreign exchange earner and the sixth highest contributor to the country's Gross National Income (GNI).
YB DATO' SERI MOHAMED NAZRI BIN ABDUL AZIZ Minister of Tourism And Culture
In conjunction with the Malaysia Year of Festivals 2015, we are offering various unique cultural activities and festivals throughout the year to attract more tourists to Malaysia and spur them to stay longer to shop and travel in Malaysia. We aim to achieve 29.4 million tourist arrivals and RM89 billion in tourist receipts for Malaysia Year of Festivals 2015. Thank you again for choosing Malaysia as your holiday destination. It is my ardent hope that you will have a remarkable journey visiting Malaysia and we are looking forward to welcome you again.
Celebrating 1Malaysia, Truly Asia
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