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Malaysia receives most tourists in Southeast Asia
Published on: Tuesday, April 02, 2024
By: Nikko Fabian
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Malaysia receives most tourists in Southeast Asia
According to Focus Malaysia news site, Malaysia recorded nearly 29 million foreign arrivals last year, thus, becoming the most popular destination in Southeast Asia, a throne that belonged to Thailand before Covid. - Pic for illustration only.
Kota Kinabalu: Malaysia is now the most popular destination in Southeast Asia.

According to Focus Malaysia news site, Malaysia recorded nearly 29 million foreign arrivals last year, thus, becoming the most popular destination in Southeast Asia, a throne that belonged to Thailand before Covid.

Singaporeans were Malaysia’s biggest source of foreign arrivals with 8.3 million followed by Indonesians, Thais, Chinese and Bruneians, the report said.

Thailand came in second in the region with 28 million foreign tourists, followed by Singapore with 13.6 million.

Vietnam was in fourth with 12.6 million while Indonesia recorded 11.7 million arrivals.

The Philippines and Cambodia each attracted some 5.4 million international tourists in 2023.

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