Tourism Malaysia, Malaysia Airports ink MOU for joint programme

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SEPANG, 29 Jan -- Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian dan Kebudayaan Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi dan Timbalan Menteri Pengangkutan Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar (dua, kanan) menyaksikan Majlis Pertukaran Memorandum Persefahaman bagi Program Pembangunan Pelancongan Antarabangsa Bersama (JITDP) antara Tourism Malaysia yang diwakili oleh Ketua Pengarahnya Datuk Musa Yusof (kiri) dengan Malaysia Airports diwakili oleh Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulannya Raja Azmi Raja Nazuddin hari ini. --fotoBERNAMA (2019) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

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Mohamaddin and Kamarudin (second right) witnessed a Memorandum of Understanding of the Joint International Tourism Development Program (JITDP) between Tourism Malaysia represented Musa (left) and Malaysia Airports are represented Raja Azmi. – Bernama photo

KUALA LUMPUR: Earlier today Tourism Malaysia and Malaysia Airports signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Joint International Development Tourism Programme (JITDP) in a signing ceremony held at Sama-Sama Hotel, KL International Airport (KLIA).

Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi, the Minister of Tourism Malaysia, and Dato’ Kamarudin Jaffar, Deputy Minister of Transportation, witnessed the ceremony as Datuk Musa Hj Yusof, Director General of Tourism Malaysia, and YM Raja Azmi Raja Nazuddin, Group Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Airports, represented both agencies.

The MOU looks into possible cooperation between the two parties especially in the area of international tourism promotion. Among the initiatives planned are airlines collaboration, the operation of inaugural and charter flights, as well as high-yield niche tourism promotion. The ceremony marks a refreshed commitment between Tourism Malaysia and Malaysia Airports, having secured a similar successful programme in 2018.

Tourism Malaysia highlighted that the initiative already succeeded in covering 20 main projects for short and long haul markets in 2018, while Malaysia Airports said that they would continue playing their role as a major airport operator in Malaysia and to enhance route development at local airports and continue strengthening Malaysia’s position as a hub. Over the past several years, Malaysia’s traffic performance was mainly driven by international sectors where international passenger traffic makes up 50% of total passenger traffic.

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In 2018, Malaysia Airports welcomed 11 new airlines and more than 40 new services (routes) to international destinations were added nationwide, registering a total 99 million passenger traffic movements for Malaysia operations which 51.6 million were international passengers.

Both parties will contribute up to RM10 million each for this programme to be disbursed to eligible industry players for the purpose of marketing and promoting Malaysia to international audience.

Tourism representatives from major airlines, hoteliers and tourism industry associations were also present to witness the ceremony. – Bernama

 

 

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