KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) — Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has entered a long-term partnership with Tourism Malaysia to support the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) in driving inbound travel and promote Malaysia as a preferred travel destination as Malaysia’s borders reopen on April 1 following two years of COVID-19 restrictions.
Prior to the pandemic, Malaysia welcomed 26.1 million tourist arrivals with a total expenditure of RM 86.1 billion in 2019. The top three expenditures consisted of shopping, accommodation and food and beverages, making up RM 61 billion of the tourist receipts for the year 2019.
