MATTA TARGETS 80,000 VISITORS TO EXHIBITION

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) is targeting 80,000 visitors with a turnover of about RM100 million (US$32.884 million) during its three-day fair and exhibition at the Putra World Trade Centre, here, starting March 11.

Organising committee chairman John Tan said more than 350 tourism
organisations including foreign tourism offices, travel agencies, hotels, airlines and other related companies would be displaying their products at 978 booths occupying a total space of 23,200 sq metres.

"We are looking a lot of quality visitors," he told reporters here Tuesday.

Tan said among the major exhibitors are Five Stars Travel Sdn Bhd which took up 36 booths, Tourism Australia, and Culture and Tourism Ministry of Indonesia(20 booths each), Langkawi Development Board, Sabah Tourism Board and Terengganu State Secretariat (12 booths each).