July 17, 2008 22:09 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- The number of foreign tourists visiting Malaysia during the first six months of this year increased by 2.6 percent from the same period last year, from 10,690,426 to 10,963,120 people, said Tourism Malaysia.
For the month of June this year, the number of foreign tourists visiting Malaysia increased by 8.7 percent compared to the same period last year, that is from 1,803,594 to 1,961,355 people, it said in a press statement issued here Thursday.
It said Singapore maintained its position as the biggest tourist generating market for the first six months with a total 5,475,930 visitors, followed by Indonesia (1,095,511), Thailand (758,114) and China including Hong Kong and Macau (491,682).
Most major markets also recorded double digit growth last month compared to the same month last year, which include Russia (11.2 percent), followed by Cambodia (76.5 percent), Switzerland (65.4 percent) and the Netherlands (61.2 percent).-- BERNAMA
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