Sep 8, 2015

Showcasing the best of the Malaysian Tourism Industry of 2014/2015

The prestigious Malaysia Tourism Awards, which recognises and honours local and international tourism industry players for outstanding and innovative products and services, is held once every two years; this was the 19th edition of the esteemed awards.

This year, two (2) new categories had been introduced: Best Travel Documentary on Malaysia to recognize the best travel documentary on Malaysia produced in either electronic or online channels and Best Online Promotion of Malaysia for the best online tourism promotion on Malaysia.

Just as previous years, members of the Malaysia travel trade fraternity were invited to submit their nominations for fourteen (14) award categories and fifty (50) subcategories, including:

• Best Local Tour Operator
• Best Foreign Tour Operator
• Best Tourism Article
• Best Tourism Publication
• Best Hotel Services
• Best Tourist Attraction
• Best Tour Package
• Best Tourist Guide
• Innovative Shopping Centre
• Best Homestay
• Best Spa
• Innovative Restaurant
• Best Travel Documentary on Malaysia
• Best Online Promotion of Malaysia

In addition, the Best Foreign Tour Operator category had been expanded from ten (10) to eighteen (18) subcategories, while the Best Tourism Publication category is no longer restricted to tourism magazines. Now, it also considers all print media by local and international publications, such as coffee table books and guidebooks.

For more info, please go to http://awards.tourism.gov.my/