KUALA LUMPUR: The recent air safety rating downgrade by the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) will have limited impact on tourist arrivals in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2020, says the Deputy Tourism Minister. "I admit that indirectly it will have an impact on foreign tourists with CAAM (Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia) being downgraded to Category Two. He also noted that about 90% of tourists visiting the country were from regional countries and not from Europe or the United States. He added that the ministry is optimistic in being able to achieve its 30 million tourist arrivals and RM100bil in tourism receipts next year. He added that the tourism industry has also created some 3.5 million jobs, representing 25.3% of the nation's total workforce.

Source: The Star November 14, 2019 08:48 UTC