KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents is pushing the government to allow Chinese tourists to visit the country with no visa requirement. Association president Hamzah Rahmat said Malaysia was behind other countries in the region that had campaigns to attract Chinese visitors, the Star Online reported on Thursday.
Thailand waived visa fees for tourists from China and Taiwan for three months until the end of October.
Thailand saw more visitors from China after the visa exemption policy, Mr Hamzah said.
Next year Indonesia will introduce the scheme for tourists from China, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Russia, and grant visa-free access for travellers entering Singapore and Malaysia.
"The world is chasing after Chinese tourists because they are the ones with spending power. We are depriving the industry of millions of ringgit by enforcing visa on this market," he added.
He advised his government follow suits for short-term visitors from China especially during the Chinese New Year.
Tourists from China to Malaysia accounted for 997,370 from January to July, down 11.8% from 1.1 million from the same period last year. The drop was due to plunging confidence of Chinese tourists after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8.
The flight carried 227 passengers, 152 of them Chinese citizens.
KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents is pushing the government to allow Chinese tourists to visit the country with no visa requirement. Association president Hamzah Rahmat said Malaysia was behind other countries in the region that had campaigns to attract Chinese visitors, the Star Online reported on Thursday.
Thailand waived visa fees for tourists from China and Taiwan for three months until the end of October.
Thailand saw more visitors from China after the visa exemption policy, Mr Hamzah said.
Next year Indonesia will introduce the scheme for tourists from China, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Russia, and grant visa-free access for travellers entering Singapore and Malaysia.
"The world is chasing after Chinese tourists because they are the ones with spending power. We are depriving the industry of millions of ringgit by enforcing visa on this market," he added.
He advised his government follow suits for short-term visitors from China especially during the Chinese New Year.
Tourists from China to Malaysia accounted for 997,370 from January to July, down 11.8% from 1.1 million from the same period last year. The drop was due to plunging confidence of Chinese tourists after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8.
The flight carried 227 passengers, 152 of them Chinese citizens.
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