JAKARTA, Tourism Malaysia has won the National Tourism Organisation of The Year for the third time in a row at the 13th Indonesia Travel and Tourism Awards (ITTA) 2022\/2023.<\/p>\n
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ITTA, organised by the ITTA Foundation, honours travel agencies, hotels, hospitality investors and foreign tourism boards for their efforts in the growth and development of Indonesian tourism.<\/p>\n
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The award was presented to Tourism Malaysia Jakarta director Junus Suhid, here last night.<\/p>\n
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Its director-general Zainuddin Abdul Wahab welcomed the recognition and acknowledged the award as a tribute to its role and participation in promotion via the mainstream and social media platform, and engagement with Indonesian industry players and media.<\/p>\n
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In a statement, he said the agency would further restore the confidence of the industry players to continue promoting and selling Malaysia\u2019s attractions and tourism products.<\/p>\n
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For the Indonesian market, Tourism Malaysia Jakarta is optimistic about receiving over one million Indonesian tourists visiting Malaysia this year since its international border reopening on April 1, he said.<\/p>\n
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Indonesia\u2019s Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno was present at the award ceremony.<\/p>\n
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Junus said his team has been doing the collaboration with the Indonesian travel fraternity, including travel agents, tour operators, and authorities in Jayapura, Manado, and Pontianak to promote two-way tourism promotion.<\/p>\n
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\u201cEven though Malaysia has received a lot of tourists to visit Malaysia in Peninsular and Sarawak, we would also like to see Malaysians visit destinations in Indonesia,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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At the event, WSF Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd, a company based in Malaysia also won the Indonesia Leading International Destination Management Company (DMC) for the Malaysia Market.<\/p>\n
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Source: Nam News Network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"