DHAKA, 6 February 2025 - Tourism Malaysia is spearheading the promotion of the Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign at the 20th Dhaka Travel Mart (DTM) 2025 in Bangladesh, taking place from 6 to 8 February 2025.

In its 13th participation in DTM since its inception in 2002, the Malaysian delegation, comprising tour operators and airlines, along with representatives from Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) and KPJ Healthcare Berhad, is intensifying promotion to the Bangladeshi market.

With the growing demand for alternative and unique travel experiences, Malaysia has been diversifying its tourism products to cater to different types of travellers. Malaysia is also promoting medical, educational, and ecotourism to attract more tourists from Bangladesh and other countries in South Asia.

Datuk Manoharan Periasamy, Director-General of Tourism Malaysia, said: “We believe Bangladesh is one of the important markets for us, and therefore committed to strengthening our presence and working alongside tourism fraternities to ramp up Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign in this region.”

Tourism Malaysia’s participation at DTM 2025 is a perfect avenue to raise Malaysia’s profile and showcase its unique tourism product offerings and forge closer relationships with its Bangladeshi counterparts. On the other hand, the pre-arranged business-to-business (B2B) session opens doors to potential collaborations and further engagements.

For 2024, Malaysia recorded 25,016,698 international tourist arrivals and welcomed 143,919 Bangladeshi tourists. The number is projected to grow to 31.3 million international tourist arrivals, with RM125.5 billion in tourism receipts, as targeted in 2025.

Currently, visa applications to Malaysia can be made online through eVISA. In terms of connectivity, there are 42 direct flights with 9,638 seats offered weekly between Dhaka and Malaysia via Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air, AirAsia, Biman Bangladesh Airlines and US-Bangla Airlines.

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About Tourism Malaysia

Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board, also known as Tourism Malaysia, is an agency under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture Malaysia. It focuses on the specific task of promoting Malaysia as a preferred tourism destination. Since its inception, it has emerged as a major player in the international tourism scene.

The next Visit Malaysia Year, set to take place in 2026, will commemorate the sustainability of the nation's tourism industry, which is also in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG).

Furthermore, Tourism Malaysia actively endorses the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT), working towards the realisation of the IMT-GT Visiting Year 2023-2025, with the shared aim of promoting the region as a unified tourism destination. For more information, visit Tourism Malaysia’s social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok.

About Dhaka Travel Mart 2025

The Dhaka Travel Mart (DTM) is the biggest Travel extravaganza in Bangladesh, being held under the auspices of premier travel publication of the country - The Bangladesh Monitor. It has been the first Travel Fair in the country, taking place since 2002. DTM 2025 mark Tourism Malaysia 13th participation of out 20th edition, with 20,000 potential visitors including trade representatives, Malaysia delegates to entice flagship tourism products that Bangladesh travellers love.

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