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Vietnamese Visitors to Malaysia up 40 pct
Approximately 21,000 Vietnamese tourists travelled to Malaysia since the beginning of the year, according to the representative office of Malaysias Trade Promotion Agency in Ho Chi Minh City. The figure marks a rise of 40 percent compared with the same period last year. Travel agencies also reported that the number of visitors registered for the Malaysia Singapore tour also increased around 40 percent to come second after the Thailand tour.
The Malaysia Trade Promotion Agency is planning new tourism promotion programmes to lure more visitors to other sites on the Langkawi Islands. At the same time, passengers of Malaysia Airlines will enjoy a discount programme, receiving a 15-20 percent discount coupon to buy goods at the Eraman shop inside Kuala Lampur International Airport. The discount programme will last till the end of January next year.
Hanoi 23/09/2004
