MITE 2012 - A GREAT SUCESS ???

Prime Minister Datuk Sri Najib Tun Abdul Razak hopes that the Malaysia International Tourism Exchange (MITE) 2012 will emerge as among the best travel trade shows in this region, if not in the world. 

The Prime Minister said targeted to strategically bring together the relevant vendors and service providers under one roof to explore and seize opportunities from the tourism industry globally, MITE also opened doors of opportunities to would-be investors to consider Malaysia as an avenue to invest in tourism-related business.

 

"In this regard, MITE inevitably creates a platform for networking, collaboration in the development of value-adding complementary services and for sharing ideas," he said at the launching of MITE 2012, here, today. Also present were the prime minister's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.

 

The four-day event is said to have  attracted more than 600 exhibitors from 33 countries, but only 7 were seen during the opening ceremony.  120 dedicated " buyers"  from 23 countries were expected to be present as the Ministry has paid for their travelling expenses and full board during their stay here. 

A direct grant of RM 4.5 million has be given to the organisers not inclusive of the gala dinner and the huge advertising budget paid for by the Ministry of Tourism.  How they can  expect to draw some 600,000 visitors to this event is everyone's guess.