Penang Ranked Third Place for Tourism Destination in Malaysia

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Monday, 08 November 2010 18:33 - Last Updated Monday, 08 November 2010 20:23

PRESS STATEMENT BY YB DANNY LAW HENG KIANG, PENANG STATE EXCO FOR
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT & CULTURE

PENANG RANKED THIRD PLACE FOR TOURISM DESTINATION IN MALAYSIA

Based on the Tourism Malaysia 2009 Tourist Arrivals Statistics, Penang is ranked third place for
tourism destination in Malaysia, after Kuala Lumpur and Pahang (Genting) said YB Danny Law
Heng Kiang, State EXCO for Tourism Development & Culture.

In reply to Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen's statement yesterday that Malacca has
overtaken Penang as a tourism destination, the figure given in the statement that Malacca had a
tourist arrival of 8.9mil in 2009 may be a mistake. In fact, in 2009 and the first quarter of 2010,
Malacca had maintained position at sixth place while Penang is third after raising one spot
above Sabah in ranking with last year's figure of 5.9mil in tourist arrivals (As shown in TABLE 1
& TABLE 2 below).

TABLE 1

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Penang Ranked Third Place for Tourism Destination in Malaysia

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TABLE 2

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