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MELAKA ON DRIVE TO ATTRACT MORE THAI TOURISTS
HATYAI, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's southren state of Melaka government will hold more tourism promotion to southern Thailand to attract more Thai tourists to the state.
State Exco for Tourism, Culture and Haritage Datuk Seet Har Cheow said this was
necessary as the number of Thai visitors to Melaka last year stood at only
16,215.
"We hope to attract more than 20,000 Thai tourists to Melaka this year," he told
Bernama at a tourism promotion programme here Wednesday.
Seet said tourism sub-sectors being promoted to the Thais include education,
health and recreation.
"Melaka will offer attractive packages to draw Thai students to study Malay,
English and Mandarin. Recognition of Melaka as a world heritage city has raised
interest among Thais."
He said the opening of Melaka International Airport at Batu Berendam in February
made travel from Hatyai to Melaka a mere one hour 45 minutes.
-- BERNAMA
State Exco for Tourism, Culture and Haritage Datuk Seet Har Cheow said this was
necessary as the number of Thai visitors to Melaka last year stood at only
16,215.
"We hope to attract more than 20,000 Thai tourists to Melaka this year," he told
Bernama at a tourism promotion programme here Wednesday.
Seet said tourism sub-sectors being promoted to the Thais include education,
health and recreation.
"Melaka will offer attractive packages to draw Thai students to study Malay,
English and Mandarin. Recognition of Melaka as a world heritage city has raised
interest among Thais."
He said the opening of Melaka International Airport at Batu Berendam in February
made travel from Hatyai to Melaka a mere one hour 45 minutes.
-- BERNAMA
