Tourism Malaysia is actively strategising to reach a five-fold target of more than five million tourists from China this year, said its Director-General.

Datuk Dr Ammar Abd Ghapar said after welcoming Loong Air's inaugural flight from Hangzhou, China, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 2 on Thursday (Feb 2), that the strategy included increasing flight frequencies from China and encouraging new airlines in the country to consider promoting Malaysia as a top destination of choice

Earlier, Tourism Malaysia deputy chairman Datuk Yeoh Soon Hin in his welcoming speech said China is a key tourist source market to Malaysia and remains in the top six markets for tourist arrivals into Malaysia.

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