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Introduction
Malaysia has some of the mostattractive holiday destinations inthe world. Tourism industry is oneof the major contributor to thenations economy from local and
foreign tourists. The main target of the tourism
industry in Malaysia is to attract asmany tourists as possible
Malaysia Tourism Promotion Boardalso known as Tourism Malaysiacame into being under the
jurisdiction of Malaysia TourismPromotion Board Act in the year1992
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Food Delight
Each state in Malaysia has somethingdifferent to offer such as : Kuala Lumpur has the most diverse
offering of foods from all over theworld.
Melaka is also home to delicious BabaNyonya food, much of it served in cafesin historical shophouses.
Penang is hawker stall haven Kelantan is the cradle of Malay culture
and serves exotic Malay food rich in
flavour and colour Much of Malaysia's food is spicy by
western standards, but really not overlyso.
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National Treasures
Malaysia has a range of NationalParks from mangrove reserves andtropical rainforests to MarineParks such as Royal Belum, Mulu,Niah and Endau-Rompin
Among the biggest and best-known tropical flora and faunahere are the SumatranRhinoceros, the Sun Bear, theMalayan Tiger, the Orangutan,
Rainforest Tarantulas and theProboscis Monkey. Borneo is especially well known
for the worlds biggest flower, theRafflesia.
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Art And Culture
The contemporary art of themodern age, Malaysian artisansand artists have always gonebeyond cultural, ethnic andreligious boundaries in order
to find their inspirations,influencing the way in whichthe crafts, cuisine andarchitecture of the country arepresented.
Some of those are traditionalcarving, weaving, top spinning,malay martial art, kites andsilversmithing
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Top 10 sitesto visit
Sipadan Island,Sabah
Gunung Mulu
National ParkMiri, Sarawak
Kota Kinabalu National Park & MountKinabalu
Cherating BeachPahang
Sarawak Cultural VillageSantubong, Sarawak
TengkuTengahZaharahMosque
Teluk Ibai,Terengganu
Petronas Twin Towers KL
Khoo KongsiGeorgetown,Penang
Heeren Street &Jonker StreetMalacca
Batu Caves, Selangor
Destinations
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Events & Festivals
Event Name Date
KL 1Malaysia FamilyFair@MaTiC
1 January 2011 31December 2011
Melaka River Fiesta June 2011 - June 2011
Fraser s Hill International Bird
Race25 June 2011 - 26 June2011
Sarawak Regatta July 2011 - July 2011
Putrajaya Floria 9 July 2011 - 17 July 2011
http://www.tourism.gov.my/events
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Governments initiatives
Improving Tourism industry in Malaysia Effective promotion of Malaysia as an ideal travelers
destination.
The main target of the tourism industry in Malaysia is to
attract as many tourists as possible and extend thetourist's period of stay for both domestic and foreigntourists.
Projects undertaken are as follows :
Conducting fairs on tourism Arranging for seminars and workshops for making the
people aware of the various services offered by thetourism industry
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Reference
1. http://www.economywatch.com/world-industries/tourism/malaysia.html
2. http://www.malaysia.gov.my/EN/Relevant%20Topics/IndustryInMalaysia/
Business/BusinessTourism/Pages/Tourism.aspx
3. http://www.tourism.gov.my/destinations
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