Tourism Malaysia holds roadshows down under

Tourism Malaysia has held successful roadshows here and Geelong last week, promoting Malaysia as ‘an affordable luxury destination.’

About 145 travel agents and tour operators attended the Tourism Malaysia presentation and dinner at a restaurant here.

There was overwhelming response to the roadshow and many had to be turned away disappointed. Tourism Malaysia Australia, led by its hard-working director Shahrin Mokhtar, captivated the audience with a colourful and fascinating promotion of Malaysia and its uniqueness.

Malaysia Airlines, which supported the roadshow, was represented by its area manager here, Terence Swampillai.

Earlier on, about 40 Australian tourism agents and supporters took part in a golf event at the prestigious Woolands Golf Club, about 15 kilometres from here. Many prizes were presented for outstanding efforts with the Malaysian consul general here, Dr Mohd Rameez Yahaya, presenting the main prize – MAS tickets to Malaysia. Rameez also took part in the event.

Shahrin said there were about 30 people at the Geelong roadshow.

“Geelong is a small provincial city, so it was a good turnout,” he said.

The roadshow would roll into the Tasmanian cities of Launceston on Monday and Hobart on Tuesday.  It would then swing to Brisbane on May 22 and to Sydney the following day.

Source - theborneopost