Malaysia Aims to Surpass Pre-Covid Tourist Arrivals in 2024

Positively equipped with better flight connectivity, revenge travel in the post-pandemic era, and increasing numbers of potential visitors from prominent countries like China and India, Malaysia is well on its way to top the pre-pandemic level of 26.1 million seen in 2019. This is according to a statement made by the Deputy Director General (Promotion) of Tourism Malaysia – Datuk Musa Yusof.

“More eco-friendly infrastructure and sustainable options are also increasingly sought after among tourists, which are more often than not, business travellers seeking leisure time, and recently after the pandemic, digital nomads who can ‘work from anywhere’,” he said. “We will head towards the third phase of our strategic plan: Strengthen & Boost, which will also be the year where we gear up for the upcoming Visit Malaysia Year 2026, a benchmark that is hoped to bring us even further than our pre-pandemic success,” he added.