Tourism receipts drop 71.2 percent to rm52.4 billion last year

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s tourism receipts recorded a drop of 71.2 percent to record RM52.4 billion in 2020 compared to RM182.1 billion in 2019, according to Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. He said 2020 is the second year that domestic tourism receipts exceeded the inbound tourism receipts with a contribution of 73.8 percent or RM38.6 billion. “Simultaneously, […]

86.94pct drop in visitors

KUCHING: Sarawak has experienced an 86.94 percent drop in number of visitors in August this year compared to the same month last year, revealed Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “For August this year, the total number of visitors to Sarawak was 44,156, while for August last year we had 338,130 […]