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[[Image:KLCC-01.jpg|thumb|240px|Petronas Twin Towers, [[Kuala Lumpur]]]]
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[[Image:TelukCempedak.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Teluk Cempedak]] Beach, Kuantan]]
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Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur
Teluk Cempedak Beach, Kuantan
South Beach, Perhentian Besar

Malaysia is a country in South-East Asia, located partly on a peninsula of the Asian mainland and partly on the northern third of the island of Borneo. West Malaysia shares a border with Thailand, is connected by a causeway and a bridge (Malaysia-Singapore Second Link) to the island state of Singapore, and has coastlines on the South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca. East Malaysia (Borneo) shares borders with Brunei and Indonesia.

In an effort to diversify the economy and make Malaysia’s economy less dependent on exports the government has pushed to increase tourism in Malaysia. As a result tourism has become Malaysia’s third largest source of income from foreign exchange,[1] and accounted for 7% of Malaysia's economy as of 2005.[2] As of 2009, Malaysia ranks 9th among the top most visited countries in the world, after Germany.

The government agency in charge of promoting tourism in Malaysia is Tourism Malaysia or the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB)[1]. On 20 May 1987, the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism (MOCAT) was established and TDC moved to this new ministry. TDC existed from 1972 to 1992, when it became the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB), through the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board Act, 1992. Its vision is to make the tourism industry a prime contributor to the socio-economic development of the nation, and aims to market Malaysia as a premier destination of excellence in the region. Tourism Malaysia now has 34 overseas and 11 marketing representative offices.

In 1999, Malaysia launched a worldwide marketing campaign called “Malaysia, Truly Asia” which was largely successful in bringing in over 7.4 million tourists.[3] The extra revenue recently generated by tourism helped the country’s economy during the economic crisis of 2008. However, it is mainly Malaysia’s heavy government regulation of the economy which enabled it to be barely affected by the recent 2008 global economic crisis.[4] In recent years tourism has been threatened by the negative effects of the growing industrial economy. Due to the large amounts of air and water pollution along with deforestation, tourism has decreased in affected areas.[5]

The majority of Malaysia's tourists come from its bordering country, Singapore.


Government policy

The Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism (MOCAT) was established in 1987 under which the TDC was incorporated. TDC existed from 1972 to 1992, when it became the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB), through the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board Act, 1992.[6] Tourism Malaysia aims to market Malaysia as a premier destination of excellence in the region.[citation needed]

Destinations and Attractions

Cities

    • Petronas Twin Towers - World's tallest twin towers and third and fourth tallest singular towers, standing adjacent to one of the busiest shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur, Suria KLCC.
    • Golden Triangle (Bukit Bintang and Imbi) - Kuala Lumpur's busiest commercial district containing five-star hotels, restaurants to high-end shopping malls.

    • Gurney Drive - a popular seafront promenade, filled with condominiums and hotels. It is one of the busiest streets in Penang.

Beside the main cities, there other town and places in Malaysia offer some special tourist attraction. Such as in Taiping, Perak for their landscape and local attraction. Teluk Intan for their Leaning tower. Genting Highlands, Cameron Highlands and Bukit Tinggi in Pahang for a cool climate. Muar in Johor is famous for its food. Miri is the official tourism-city and resort city of Sarawak and Sibu in Sarawak is famous for its landscape and parks.

Islands and Beaches

Malaysia has several tropical islands, some of which have been voted the most beautiful in the world. Some of the islands in Malaysia are:

National parks and nature reserves

Other places of interest

References

  1. ^ Munan, Heidi. Malaysia. New York: Benchmark Books, 2002. pp. 28.
  2. ^ "Malaysia escapes, but not unscathed". Asia Times. January 4, 2005. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  3. ^ Munan, Heidi. Malaysia. New York: Benchmark Books, 2002. pp. 29.
  4. ^ Warshaw, Steven, and A. J. Tudisco. Southeast Asia Emerges; a Concise History of Southeast Asia from Its Origin to the Present. [Berkeley, Calif.]: Diablo, 1975. Print. pp. 77.
  5. ^ Munan, Heidi. Malaysia. New York: Benchmark Books, 2002. pp. 36-37.
  6. ^ "Tourism Malaysia About Us". Tourism.gov.my. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
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