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Introduction

Malaysia has some of the mostattractive holiday destinations inthe world. Tourism industry is oneof the major contributor to thenations economy from local and

foreign tourists. The main target of the tourism

industry in Malaysia is to attract asmany tourists as possible

Malaysia Tourism Promotion Boardalso known as Tourism Malaysiacame into being under the

jurisdiction of Malaysia TourismPromotion Board Act in the year1992

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Food Delight

Each state in Malaysia has somethingdifferent to offer such as : Kuala Lumpur has the most diverse

offering of foods from all over theworld.

Melaka is also home to delicious BabaNyonya food, much of it served in cafesin historical shophouses.

Penang is hawker stall haven Kelantan is the cradle of Malay culture

and serves exotic Malay food rich in

flavour and colour Much of Malaysia's food is spicy by

western standards, but really not overlyso.

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National Treasures

Malaysia has a range of NationalParks from mangrove reserves andtropical rainforests to MarineParks such as Royal Belum, Mulu,Niah and Endau-Rompin

Among the biggest and best-known tropical flora and faunahere are the SumatranRhinoceros, the Sun Bear, theMalayan Tiger, the Orangutan,

Rainforest Tarantulas and theProboscis Monkey. Borneo is especially well known

for the worlds biggest flower, theRafflesia.

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Art And Culture

The contemporary art of themodern age, Malaysian artisansand artists have always gonebeyond cultural, ethnic andreligious boundaries in order

to find their inspirations,influencing the way in whichthe crafts, cuisine andarchitecture of the country arepresented.

Some of those are traditionalcarving, weaving, top spinning,malay martial art, kites andsilversmithing

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Top 10 sitesto visit

Sipadan Island,Sabah

Gunung Mulu

National ParkMiri, Sarawak

Kota Kinabalu National Park & MountKinabalu

Cherating BeachPahang

Sarawak Cultural VillageSantubong, Sarawak

TengkuTengahZaharahMosque

Teluk Ibai,Terengganu

Petronas Twin Towers KL

Khoo KongsiGeorgetown,Penang

Heeren Street &Jonker StreetMalacca

Batu Caves, Selangor

Destinations

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Events & Festivals

Event Name Date

KL 1Malaysia FamilyFair@MaTiC

1 January 2011 31December 2011

Melaka River Fiesta June 2011 - June 2011

Fraser s Hill International Bird

Race25 June 2011 - 26 June2011

Sarawak Regatta July 2011 - July 2011

Putrajaya Floria 9 July 2011 - 17 July 2011

http://www.tourism.gov.my/events

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Governments initiatives

Improving Tourism industry in Malaysia Effective promotion of Malaysia as an ideal travelers

destination.

The main target of the tourism industry in Malaysia is to

attract as many tourists as possible and extend thetourist's period of stay for both domestic and foreigntourists.

Projects undertaken are as follows :

Conducting fairs on tourism Arranging for seminars and workshops for making the

people aware of the various services offered by thetourism industry

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Reference

1. http://www.economywatch.com/world-industries/tourism/malaysia.html

2. http://www.malaysia.gov.my/EN/Relevant%20Topics/IndustryInMalaysia/

Business/BusinessTourism/Pages/Tourism.aspx

3. http://www.tourism.gov.my/destinations

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