KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Tourism Minister Datuk Donald Lim said on Jan 11 the targeted tourism revenue for 2008 is RM50 billion compared to last year’s target of RM47 billion. The government estimated 21 million tourist arrivals for last year. While shopping malls would still be targeting Middle Eastern tourists, the ministry was also keen to attract tourists from eastern China. The ministry had proposed to Treasury to make more items duty free. On real estate tourism, he said the government was considering giving permanent resident status to high-worth individuals with expertise in specialised areas where Malaysia is lacking. “However, these are still in the initial stages,” he said. Lim said the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme was progressing well and would be targeting participants mainly from the UK, Japan and South Korea, who were the bulk of the 1,900 applications approved last year. This year, MM2H hopes to attract 3,000 people.
(11-01-2008 The Edge)
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