In a short span of just 5 years the Indian market moved into a significant position in terms of tourist arrivals. With the exception of 2002-2003, where the tourist arrivals fell by 20.8% primarily due to the SARS disease outbreak, growth in tourist arrivals from India has been more or less steady. This trend is expected to continue with the Indian economy projected to perform better in the years to come in spite of the ongoing global economic recession. India accounts for a large section of the tourist arrivals in Malaysia. During January to July 2006, global tourist influx in Malaysia shot up by around 5.5% (over 10 Million tourists) while the share of Indian tourists alone jacked up by over 19% (over 0.15 Million). The year, 2007 termed as the “Visit Malaysia Year”, Tourism Malaysia set a target of 4, 00,000 tourists from India.