Despite many views about Malaysia not getting the real value from tourism arrivals Deputy Tourism Minister still insist that Malaysia's rapidly developing tourism
industry is expected to be one of the largest contributors to the
country's economy by 2020,
He
said that with promotions and new products, earnings from tourism could
reach RM168 billion, up from the present RM83 billion. How on earth can they arrive at this figures is mind boggling.
"Last
year, he went on to say that foreign visitors contributed RM58.3 billion to earnings and
domestic tourists, RM25 billion,"
At the closing of a Gawai
celebration here last night Dawos
said Sarawak maintained its record as the state with the highest number
of domestic tourists, at 22 per cent, followed by Kuala Lumpur, 18 per
cent, and Pahang and Johor, 16 per cent each. Now he is talking sense.
But the truth is that we are not getting the real value from all these numbers which have been plucked from the sky. God save Malaysia.
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