What are the favorable factors for the development of tourism in Malaysia?

Malaysia attaches great importance to the development of tourism. Malaysia's tourism started as an international tourism, starting in the 1960s and developing rapidly in the 1970s. At present, tourism has become the third economic pillar of the country.

Outbound tourism:

(1) The number of overseas tourists is about 3 million every year, which has become the 20th in the world since 1980s.

Main country of origin.

(2) Major tourist destinations: ASEAN countries, China and Australia; The United States, Eastern European countries and South Africa

3. Inbound tourism:

(1) 1994 is a milestone in Malaysia's tourism history, when the number of foreign tourists reached 7138,000.

Second, foreign exchange income reached $3.242 billion.

(2) From June to June 2008, there were10,963 and 120 tourists visiting Malaysia, which was an increase over the same period in 2007.

2.6%。 The largest source of tourists is still Singapore, followed by Indonesia, Thailand and China.

4. Travel to China:

China and Malaysia have had friendly exchanges for more than 2,000 years. As early as the 2nd century BC, people from China came to Malaysia.

This peninsula is engaged in trade activities. 1974 in may, Malaysia and China formally established diplomatic relations.

Economic and cultural cooperation has become increasingly close, and the exchange of visits between trade and tourism groups of the two countries has increased significantly. China and Malaysia are both.

There are consulates in Kuching and Guangzhou.

1986- 1989, Malaysian tourists come to China about 10000 times a year, and 1990 increased to 37000 times.

In 2005, it increased to 899,600, accounting for 4.4% of the total number of inbound tourists in China.