1,975,776 TOURISTS IN MARCH 2009
A total of 1,975,776 tourists visited Malaysia in March 2009, an increase of 8.6% compared to the same month in 2008.
Cumulatively, tourist arrivals recorded from January to March 2009 were 5,460,184, representing an increase of 2.2% compared to 5,342,291 for the same period in 2008.
Table 1: Comparison of tourist arrivals to Malaysia (March 2008 and 2009)
MONTH
|
TOURIST ARRIVALS 2008 |
TOURIST ARRIVALS 2009 |
CHANGE % |
MARCH
|
1,819,689 |
1,975,776 |
8.6 |
Source: Immigration Department of Malaysia
Table 2: Comparison of tourist arrivals to Malaysia (January - March 2008 and 2009)
MONTHS
|
TOURIST ARRIVALS 2008 |
TOURIST ARRIVALS 2009 |
CHANGE % |
JANUARY - MARCH
|
5,342,291 |
5,460,184 |
2.2 |
Source: Immigration Department of Malaysia
The top ten tourist generating markets for March 2009 were Singapore (1,086,360), Indonesia (180,644), Thailand (129,224), Brunei (114,626), China (including Hong Kong & Macau) (85,582), India (38,499), the Philippines (36,744), Japan (35,186), Australia (34,587) and United Kingdom (34,529).
For the month of March 2009, double digit growth was recorded for tourist arrivals from Brunei (61.8%), Iran (47.4%), Singapore (23.1%), the Philippines (20.4%), Cambodia (20%), Saudi Arabia (17.3%), Vietnam (13%) and Thailand (11.5%).
The top ten tourist generating markets from January to March 2009 were: Singapore (2,896,125), Indonesia (533,843), Thailand (355,227), Brunei (288,993) China (including Hong Kong & Macau) (260,083), India (115,257,), Australia (111,383), Japan (102,737), the Philippines (101,435) and the United Kingdom (98,125).
For more information, please go to Tourism Malaysia's online Facts and Figures at
http://www.tourismmalaysia.gov.my/corporate/research.asp?page=facts_figures.
