GEORGE TOWN (Bernama): Individuals and industry players have a role to play in the effort to boost the local tourism industry and make Malaysia a destination of choice for tourists. Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik said the Visit Malaysia Year 2020 Campaign was a national mission which must get the participation of every Malaysian citizen. "The government is confident that with the participation of the private sector, the target of 30 million tourists and tourism revenue of RM100bil can be easily achieved," he said at the launch of the Visit Malaysia 2020 Campaign, Penang level, here Saturday (Oct 12) night. Meanwhile, commenting on Budget 2020, Muhammad Bakhtiar said the ministry was happy with the allocation provided it by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. In the Budget, the ministry was allocated RM1.1billion for Visit Malaysia Year 2020, and the government organising the Health Tourism Year 2020 as part of the programme.

Source: The Star October 13, 2019 03:00 UTC