Tourism Malaysia bags award

TAIPEI  Tourism Malaysia won the Best Booth Design Award for National Tourism Organisation (NTO) at the 22nd Taipei International Travel Fair (TITF), which took place at the World Trade Centre (TWTC) earlier this week.
The award was presented Tuesday to the deputy director general planning) of Tourism Malaysia, Chong Yoke Har, by the chairman of Taipei International Travel Fair Cherng Tyan Su.
The design of Tourism Malaysia’s booth was inspired by Istana Seri Menanti, also known as Istana Lama Seri Menanti, which is one of the most famous landmarks in Negeri Sembilan. The booth was also decorated with photos highlighting various tourist destinations in the country and tourism products like shopping, theme parks, and Malaysian food.
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Deputy Director General (Planning) of Tourism Malaysia Chong Yoke Har (right) receiving the Best Booth Design Award for National Tourism Organisation (NTO) from the Chairman of Taipei International Travel Fair Cherng Tyan Su.
A special travel forum was organised on the same day at TITF, featuring a panel of experts who shared their views on the Muslim travel market.
Tourism Malaysia’s Chairman Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr Ng Yen Yen was invited by the organiser to be one of the panellists to deliver a presentation on Malaysia’s experience in catering to Muslim travellers.
Malaysia is celebrating its fourth Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) in 2014 with the theme “Celebrating 1Malaysia Truly Asia”.
The promotion of the country will continue with the Malaysia Year of Festivals (MyFEST) campaign in 2015 with the theme “Endless Celebrations”. Both campaigns are key drivers towards achieving the country’s target of 36 million tourist arrivals and RM168 billion in receipts by 2020, as outlined in the Tourism NKEA (National Key Economic Area).

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