Tourism Plans to Present the Real Image of Islam in Malaysia
Malaysia’s moderate Muslim Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has taken a lead in trying to present a more realistic and modern image of Islam by asking Tourism Ministry secretary-general Datuk Dr. Victor Wee to hold cheerful festivals all around this country.
In an interview with CHN, Dr. Wee pointed to several successful plans for holding cheerful festivals and said: “The operatic quartet II Divo which kicked off our world tour here on January 16 further brought international attention to Malaysia. Flora Fest also attracted thousands of visitors with more than 3,000 holiday packages sold for the event.”
Dr. Victor Wee attributed this to the promotional efforts for the VMY launch and programs such as “Eye on Malaysia” as well as the huge ferris wheel that reaches a height of 60 meters, offering a magnificent view of Kuala Lumpur.
“Thaipusam is another big event in terms of attracting tourists and so is the Le Tour de Langkawi,” said Wee.
He added: “The Chinese New Year open house in Malacca organized by the Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry, and another planned by the Penang State Government will also be big crowd pullers. We are expecting a lot of Chinese tourists for the open houses.”
According to Wee, Some 50 major events are in the pipeline for VMY07 (Visit Malaysia Year 2007) and these include the popular Colours of Malaysia, the Petronas Malaysian F1 Grand Prix, and National Water Festivals including the Labuan International Sea Challenge, the Malaysia International Aerospace Exhibition at Subang International Airport and two World Music festivals in Sarawak and Penang.
“By following such procedures, we can attract more tourists and meanwhile let non-Muslims know how the real Islam looks like. For approaching such goal, parallel plans in preparing new ways for tourism attraction and advertising are needed,” added Dr. Wee.
Malaysia hopes to make RM44.5 billion (US$ 11.125 billion) in foreign exchange for 2007. “We are confident of achieving 20.1 million arrivals,” added Malaysian Secretary-General for the Ministry of Tourism.
S.Omid Arab- Cultural Heritage News Agency,Iran
Malaysia VMY2007
In an interview with CHN, Dr. Wee pointed to several successful plans for holding cheerful festivals and said: “The operatic quartet II Divo which kicked off our world tour here on January 16 further brought international attention to Malaysia. Flora Fest also attracted thousands of visitors with more than 3,000 holiday packages sold for the event.”
Dr. Victor Wee attributed this to the promotional efforts for the VMY launch and programs such as “Eye on Malaysia” as well as the huge ferris wheel that reaches a height of 60 meters, offering a magnificent view of Kuala Lumpur.
“Thaipusam is another big event in terms of attracting tourists and so is the Le Tour de Langkawi,” said Wee.
He added: “The Chinese New Year open house in Malacca organized by the Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry, and another planned by the Penang State Government will also be big crowd pullers. We are expecting a lot of Chinese tourists for the open houses.”
According to Wee, Some 50 major events are in the pipeline for VMY07 (Visit Malaysia Year 2007) and these include the popular Colours of Malaysia, the Petronas Malaysian F1 Grand Prix, and National Water Festivals including the Labuan International Sea Challenge, the Malaysia International Aerospace Exhibition at Subang International Airport and two World Music festivals in Sarawak and Penang.
“By following such procedures, we can attract more tourists and meanwhile let non-Muslims know how the real Islam looks like. For approaching such goal, parallel plans in preparing new ways for tourism attraction and advertising are needed,” added Dr. Wee.
Malaysia hopes to make RM44.5 billion (US$ 11.125 billion) in foreign exchange for 2007. “We are confident of achieving 20.1 million arrivals,” added Malaysian Secretary-General for the Ministry of Tourism.
S.Omid Arab- Cultural Heritage News Agency,Iran
Malaysia VMY2007
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