Affected by the epidemic, Malaysian tourists decreased by 68.2% in the first half of 2020.

Beijing, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) According to Ma Xinshe, the Malaysian Tourism Board reported that the number of Malaysian tourists in the first half of 2020 was 4,252,997, a sharp drop of 68.2% compared with13.3 million in the same period of 2065.438+09.

According to the statement of Malaysia Tourism Board, the tourist consumption in the first half of 2020 was 65.438+0.25 billion ringgit, which was 69.8% lower than the 46.5438+0.6 billion ringgit in the same period of 2065.438+09, while the per capita consumption in the first half of 2020 exceeded 2,953 ringgit, exceeding 36.5438+09.

In addition, in the first half of 2020, the tourism market in all regions experienced negative growth, including short-distance tourism market (-69. 1%), medium-long-distance tourism market (-69%) and long-distance tourism market (-58.8%).

The Malaysian Tourism Board pointed out that the number of people entering the country for short trips or daily trips decreased by 64.2% from 438+0.7 1.2 1.400 in the first half of 2020 compared with 4782587 in the first half of 2065. Among them, Singapore has the most tourists, followed by Indonesia.

The bureau pointed out that due to the COVID-19 epidemic, Malaysia closed its borders and imposed restrictions on movement, resulting in a decrease in tourists and immigrants.

Tourism Malaysia said that according to the data of Asia-Pacific Tourism Association, tourists from neighboring countries such as Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia also experienced negative growth due to the epidemic.