Malaysia records RM46bil tourism revenue for Jan-Sept


KUCHING: Malaysia's revenue from tourism rose 9.6% in the first nine months of this year with RM46.4bil collected, compared to RM42.4bil for the same period of 2012.

Speaking at the launch of the first Asia-Pacific Tourism, Hospitality and Technology (Apthat) Conference here today, he added that for the whole of last year, Malaysia recorded 25.03 million tourist arrivals, generating revenue of RM60.6bil. 

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