In an attempt to prevent Batu Berendam airport becoming a white elephant, Melaka Air will start its twice-weekly flights from here to Penang from April 6, said chairman of Melaka Holiday Sdn Bhd, Syed Mahaza Syed Dakian. He said the flights, on Mondays and Fridays, would use planes with a capacity to carry 72 passengers, rented from Firefly.
Syed Mahaza said the flight, which would take over one hour, would be convenient to local and foreign tourists and allow them to enjoy the unique tourist attractions in both states.
“There were many requests from foreign tourists in Penang to come to Malacca to see the Unesco World Heritage sites. The introduction of this new route will shorten the distance and help the tourists save cost to visit the historical city,” he told a media briefing yesterday. He said currently, Melaka Air only operated flights from here to Medan, Indonesia.
Meanwhile, Melaka Air general manager of tourism promotion division, Abd Kadir Md Idris, said the division would cooperate with Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents to promote the route and boost tourism arrivals in Malacca.
NO LIES... JUST THE FACTS!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
CONCERN OVER DROP IN ARRIVALS
THE recent cancellation of flights by Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia to both domestic and international destinations has caused great concerns. We have seen a drop in tourist arrivals in Kuala Lumpur, said Deputy Tourism Minister Datuk Dr James Dawos Mamit.
“We are concerned because if the cancellation continues, the growth of the tourism industry will become stagnant,’’ he said when answering a question raised by Datuk Wan Abd Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS-Kota Baru) in Parliament.
He said the cancellation of 1,820 flights to Sabah and Sarawak last year had resulted in the loss of an estimated RM698.8mil in domestic tourist revenue.
Dawos agreed with Khairy Jamaluddin (BN-Rembau) that the cancellation of flights to destinations in the Middle East and Europe had also impacted tourist arrivals. According to Dawos, the cancellation of flights to Dubai had caused the number of tourist arrivals from the United Arab Emirates and Europe to drop by 5.6% and 3% respectively in comparison to tourist arrivals from both destinations in 2010 and last year.
He said the Government had given the airlines sufficient time to carry out their rationalisation plans, including allowing third-party airlines to assume the cancelled routes. Dawos said his ministry was aware of the need to streamline the industry adding that the Government would find ways to initiate talks with other airlines.
“We are concerned because if the cancellation continues, the growth of the tourism industry will become stagnant,’’ he said when answering a question raised by Datuk Wan Abd Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS-Kota Baru) in Parliament.
He said the cancellation of 1,820 flights to Sabah and Sarawak last year had resulted in the loss of an estimated RM698.8mil in domestic tourist revenue.
Dawos agreed with Khairy Jamaluddin (BN-Rembau) that the cancellation of flights to destinations in the Middle East and Europe had also impacted tourist arrivals. According to Dawos, the cancellation of flights to Dubai had caused the number of tourist arrivals from the United Arab Emirates and Europe to drop by 5.6% and 3% respectively in comparison to tourist arrivals from both destinations in 2010 and last year.
He said the Government had given the airlines sufficient time to carry out their rationalisation plans, including allowing third-party airlines to assume the cancelled routes. Dawos said his ministry was aware of the need to streamline the industry adding that the Government would find ways to initiate talks with other airlines.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
SEC GEN VISIT TO MINDANAO
Secretary General of MTF, Taib Wahab was in Mindanao 21 – 28 March 2012 as guest of the Dominican Province. Father Ramonclaro Mendez hosted him during his stay in Davao.
During the fact finding mission he toured Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Islamic city of Marawi, Coto Bato and General Santos. Despite the many military and police road blocks along the way he was able to see and speak to many people about the tourism potential of the area.
In this photo he is seeing having discussions with several tour operators based in Davao.
During the fact finding mission he toured Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Islamic city of Marawi, Coto Bato and General Santos. Despite the many military and police road blocks along the way he was able to see and speak to many people about the tourism potential of the area.
In this photo he is seeing having discussions with several tour operators based in Davao.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
CALLING ALL TOURISM STUDENTS
PATA, Tourism Malaysia, and Taylor’s University are inviting students in travel and tourism to participate in the 2012 PATA Social Entrepreneur Challenge, part of the 2012 PATA Annual Conference.
Students are invited to form a team and submit a video on a socially responsible tourism business idea on YouTube.
Three final teams will be sponsored to present their idea live in front of a panel of the judges. Two awards will be granted to a champion judged by travel and tourism experts and the audience via the competition’s Facebook page.
The deadline for students to submit their idea by video is March 31. Website: https://sites.google.com/site/patasocialentrepreneur. Email: pata.social.entrepreneur@gmail.com
Students are invited to form a team and submit a video on a socially responsible tourism business idea on YouTube.
Three final teams will be sponsored to present their idea live in front of a panel of the judges. Two awards will be granted to a champion judged by travel and tourism experts and the audience via the competition’s Facebook page.
The deadline for students to submit their idea by video is March 31. Website: https://sites.google.com/site/patasocialentrepreneur. Email: pata.social.entrepreneur@gmail.com
Monday, March 26, 2012
CAN ART PROMOTE TOURISM OR IS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
Can you bring in the numbers from abroad in addition to the present level of tourist numbers to Malaysia? The answer is no. This is because art is only for the special interest groups. People do not come to Malaysia for art. They do it elsewhere.
But the tourism ministry has an ‘art of the deal’ to ring the cash register for Malaysia.
It has begun canvassing for the country to become the new art tourism destination in the region, said the minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen. To do this you spend more money for promotion. This is what they are after…spending.
She said the ministry recognised the growing importance of art with regard to tourism to lure high-yield tourists to visit Malaysia to achieve its target of bagging RM168 billion in tourist ringgit by 2020.
Let’s see if it will work for us.
But the tourism ministry has an ‘art of the deal’ to ring the cash register for Malaysia.
It has begun canvassing for the country to become the new art tourism destination in the region, said the minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen. To do this you spend more money for promotion. This is what they are after…spending.
She said the ministry recognised the growing importance of art with regard to tourism to lure high-yield tourists to visit Malaysia to achieve its target of bagging RM168 billion in tourist ringgit by 2020.
Let’s see if it will work for us.
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