MALAYSIA - Arabian allure

TTGasia.com, Jun 15-21, 2007

JUNE to August traditionally see an influx of Arab tourists to Malaysia, and this year, the tourism ministry is targeting a 61 per cent increase over last year’s visitor arrivals from the Middle East to 300,000. The ministry’s deputy director-general, Mr Razali Mohd Daud, said this was an important market as the average Middle Eastern tourist spent three times more per day at a destination than regional tourists.One of their favourite haunts is Kuala Lumpur, with its five- and four-star international hotels and plenty of places to shop. Restaurants serving west Asian cuisine can also be easily found. Some 200,000 Arab tourists are expected to arrive in Kuala Lumpur from this month to escape summer in their country, where temperatures reach 45˚C.

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