Malaysian Tourism: The Good, The Bad And The Truly Asia

Gary Bowerman, Director, Check-in Asia

12-Jun-24 18:00

Malaysian Tourism: The Good, The Bad And The Truly Asia

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Singapore has big plans to lure Malaysian tourists in, with attractions and experiences aimed to please nature lovers. So this got us thinking about tourism in general, and how Malaysia fares when it comes to attracting people to the country. So we speak to director of Check-in Asia, about exactly this. And then, we hear from our listeners about the best places they've visited.

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Produced by: Juliet Jacobs, Alia Zefri

Presented by: Sharaad Kuttan, Kam Raslan

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Categories: travel, culture

Tags: tourism, malaysia, tourist, culture,

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