PUTRAJAYA: Sarawak was third most visited state based on domestic visitor arrivals in 2022, according to the Domestic Tourism Survey (DTS) 2022 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.
The state welcomed 15.5 million domestic visitors.
DOSM said Selangor emerged as the top visited state, attracting 22 million domestic visitors followed by Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory, with 16.9 million.
Notably, the number of domestic tourists visiting Pahang witnessed a substantial increase of 511.8 per cent with 7.8 million visitors flocking in as compared to 1.3 million in the previous year.
Meanwhile, domestic tourism in Malaysia experienced a remarkable recovery in 2022 after registering total spending of RM64.1 billion compared to RM18.4 billion in 2021.
DOSM in a statement said the number of domestic visitors surged 160.1 per cent to reach 171.6 million visitors in 2022 compared to 66.0 million recorded a year before.
“After enduring nearly two years of the devastating Covid-19, the resumption of domestic tourism brings a sense of relief to the people of Malaysia and its economy,” the department said.
DTS 2022 presents the annual statistics on visitor arrivals, tourism expenditure, travel patterns, and social and demographic characteristics of domestic visitors. – BERNAMA
