ITC News http://www.itc.gov.my/news/ 2013-06-20 VM RSS 1.0 http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=601D6CEA-CC94-9148-FE68AFFBF36FBBFC 2013-06-13 00:00:00.0 By Samantha Tan Chiew Ting GEORGE TOWN, June 12 (Bernama) -- The hotel industry in Penang is likely to register a healthy growth in occupancy rate next year driven by the Visit Malaysia 2014 http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=602F0853-9F4C-FA27-070C8EAC25E8D12A 2013-06-13 00:00:00.0 PUTRAJAYA, June 12 (Bernama)-- Putrajaya will once again draw local and foreign visitors to its double attractions scheduled for June 22 to 30, namely the lighted boat parade 'Magic of The http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=6041959B-F248-CDB5-A2BC2D4472FC0378 2013-06-13 00:00:00.0 SETIU, June 12 (Bernama) -- The Terengganu Government plans to make Bidong Island a state heritage island to attract more visitors to it but in a controlled manner. State Tourism, http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=1A5D5915-9C1F-B06C-D0EEEEC45D5434FF 2013-06-12 00:00:00.0 KUCHING, June 8 (Bernama) -- As at May, RM3.18 million of the RM6 million 1Malaysia Creative Arts grant under the 2013 budget has been distributed to 146 creative arts non-governmental organisations http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=1A74FE1B-0C05-1987-AF638AF43CE28A3A 2013-06-12 00:00:00.0 PADAWAN, June 9 (Bernama) -- Certification by the Tourism and Culture Ministry of homestay programme operators will give more confidence to visitors that they are being monitored by the ministry. http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=07EEC63E-188B-76AA-000D592BCA9DA4C1 2013-06-03 00:00:00.0 PENAMPANG, June 1 (Bernama) -The importance of cultural products as a tourist attraction should be balanced with the need to preserve cultural heritage for the survival of identity of the race. http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=07F0A4F1-188B-76AA-00ECBC99BB0EAC7E 2013-06-03 00:00:00.0 KOTA KINABALU, June 2 (Bernama) -- Mount Kinabalu, an iconic feature in Malaysia, especially in Sabah, will continue to be the main attraction in the local tourist industry, said Tourism and Culture http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=07F3B406-188B-76AA-004241C2ADD8164F 2013-06-03 00:00:00.0 LANGKAWI, June 2 (Bernama) -- The Kedah government's main focus will be on attracting more than three million tourists a year to Langkawi, with a projected annual tourism-related gross income of http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=E3AE52DA-188B-76AA-00501550A6D165A5 2013-05-27 00:00:00.0 TEMERLOH, May 26 (Bernama) -- The Pahang state government has targeted RM10.5 billion in earnings this year from RM9.8 billion last year through the tourism industry. Pahang Culture and http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=E3B7A42B-188B-76AA-002733C5E61A5886 2013-05-27 00:00:00.0 KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Bernama) --Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz Saturday night called on Malaysians to play their role in making Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2014 a http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=E3AB711F-188B-76AA-0085B706440CE186 2013-05-27 00:00:00.0 KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Bernama) -- Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Saturday night launched the 'Colours of 1Malaysia 2013', an annual tourism promotion programme http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=C4C7D06B-188B-76AA-009AC02A71397E81 2013-05-21 00:00:00.0 KHABAR SOUTHEAST ASIA, 20 MAY 2013, MON Pro-active efforts to make Muslim tourists feel at home has made Malaysia their holiday destination of choice, according to one survey. By Grace http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=C4C475AA-188B-76AA-008FE0AC389E9453 2013-05-21 00:00:00.0 SAUDI GAZETTE, 18 MAY 2013, SAT Captain James Anthony Tan, 21, will be the first (and youngest) Malaysian to travel 22,000 nautical miles, (41,000 km) across 20 countries, over a 50 day http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=BFF0594A-188B-76AA-00DDE796F2809766 2013-05-20 00:00:00.0 By Motaz Othman, eTN Correspondent, Middle East | May 15, 2013 (eTN) - In an inclusive interview at the Malaysia stand during the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai, H.E. Dato Mohd Khalid http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=A1C10772-188B-76AA-006DC5E6CC6530D6 2013-05-14 00:00:00.0 KANGAR, May 12 (Bernama) -- Perlis has the potential to be developed as a major location for both off-road and recreational cycling which could be listed as a major tourism product, said Perlis Raja http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=A1C5DA3F-188B-76AA-0011B5BA7AE627B3 2013-05-14 00:00:00.0 May 13, 2013 MUSCAT, Oman - Omanis got a taste of Malaysian culture as the Southeast Asian nation launched its "Visit Malaysia Year 2014" campaign in Oman on Sunday night. http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=8D90AE75-188B-76AA-004D41EFD26A3E2A 2013-05-10 00:00:00.0 By Ismail Amsyar Mohd Said KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- Azerbaijan sees Malaysia as an advanced Muslim country and regards it as the "Tiger of Southeast Asia," backed by good http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=87803BE2-188B-76AA-0021ACACB804FAF6 2013-05-09 00:00:00.0 KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) -- Tourism Malaysia added another feather in its cap by bagging the 'Best Global Tourism Advertising Campaign' award at the 4th Middle East Business Leaders http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=58F43914-188B-76AA-0088D57F1048CC03 2013-04-30 00:00:00.0 By Kamaliza Kamaruddin KUALA TERENGGANU (Bernama) -- The Pasar Payang central market, located just by the Terengganu River here, has continued to welcome a steady stream of visitors since the http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=58EF8383-188B-76AA-009FB268203CADD8 2013-04-30 00:00:00.0 By Lennard Gui Japan wants Malaysian Muslim tourists, but how much are travellers willing to bend for a halal experience? AISHA Luthfi stares into the food display case at a Starbucks http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=58D2E807-188B-76AA-009C6847C8D1CF8B 2013-04-30 00:00:00.0 By Nursyabiha Sukri KEMAMAN, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Kemaman parliamentary constituency is expected to attract RM15 billion in investment in the steel industry, that will create 5,000 job http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=2F6689D3-188B-76AA-0090B4BE13167FF2 2013-04-22 00:00:00.0 Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC) in collaboration with MATTA Selangor will be organising a Seminar on Islamic Tourism (SIT) on 25-26 April 2013. The seminar is to be held in conjunction with the 7th http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=CE04F2A2-188B-76AA-000DBA7063AE8D0E 2013-04-03 00:00:00.0 ITC has been invited by International Halal Integrity Alliance, one of the secretariats of the World Halal Week 2013 to attend the two-day conference on 3-4 April 2013 at Kuala Lumpur Convention http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=AB36873A-188B-76AA-0031E9A4644D4A04 2013-03-27 00:00:00.0 Recently, the magazine“Dewan Budaya” a publication by the Institute of Language and Literature Malaysia did a cover story on Islamic Tourism, highlighting Malaysia as the new industry http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=FA9BD792-188B-76AA-00DE74D0D7501B0C 2013-02-22 00:00:00.0 Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to build a high-speed rail link between the city state and Kuala lumpur. The link will cut travelling time between the two destinations to just 90 minutes, from the http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=3D43AD61-188B-76AA-00E47EA811CDCE0B 2013-02-21 00:00:00.0 Grand Bluewave Hotel Shah Alam (GBWHSA) was named a winner of Islamic Quality Standard for Hotel Design Award by Universal Crescent Standard Center recently. The GBWHSA is a five star hotel http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=FA93AB49-188B-76AA-00F4B7AB072F2045 2013-02-20 00:00:00.0 For the first time, World Islamic Tourism Mart (WITM) and Malaysia International Tourism Exchange (MITE) will be integrated as a four-day event from June 6-9 at Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=FA841D2B-188B-76AA-00C94B8186135992 2013-02-19 00:00:00.0 Japan is certainly not “horsing around” with the popularity of K-pop and the region of Kansai is going all out to woo visitors to its rich history and unique culture. Kyoto http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=A2D367B6-188B-76AA-0021416F63136E4C 2013-02-04 00:00:00.0 Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will become the oneworld Southeast Asia hub through its participation into the oneworld global alliance. MAS, which serves more than 60 destinations in almost 30 countries, http://www.itc.gov.my/news/view.cfm?id=A2E6408A-188B-76AA-0012527EEACCAE6B 2013-02-03 00:00:00.0 The Malaysian Government aims to designate a premier shopping district for the country in its quest to become a high-income nation by the year 2020. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony