Indian arrivals to Malaysia for this summer
season have improved from last year despite the appreciation of the US dollar
against the Indian rupee, said travel agencies that TTG Asia e-Daily
spoke to.
Arokia Das, senior manager, Luxury Tours
Malaysia, said: “We’re seeing pent-up demand from tourists who didn’t travel
last year because of the Indian elections. We’ve also put in more emphasis this
year on the luxury segment by customising products as this market is less
volatile compared with the mass market.”
Meanwhile, Nanda Kumar, managing director of
Hidden Asia Tours & Travel said: “For the family segment, tour packages
that are selling well are those that include a theme park component such as
Sunway Lagoon in Selangor or Legoland Malaysia Resort in Johor (Bahru). Tours
combining Malaysia and Singapore are also doing well.”
Luxury Tours Malaysia has seen a 20 per cent
year-on-year increase in demand for this summer, while Hidden Asia Tours &
Travel has seen a 10 per cent increase in business from India as compared to
last summer.
A Aruldass, managing director of Tourland
Travel, said forward bookings for incentives from India from July onwards have
also seen signs of increase.
He said: “One of the challenges for Malaysia
is competition from neighbouring countries that are offering e-visa such as
Singapore or visa-on-arrival such as Hong Kong and Thailand.
“Feedback
from travel consultants from India is that the process of getting a Malaysian
tourist visa is too long and that the visa processing fee is expensive.”
-TTG Asia.
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