1,742,468 TOURISTS IN FEBRUARY 2008
Kuala Lumpur – A total of 1,742,468 tourists visited Malaysia in February 2008, an increase of 5.5% compared to the same month in 2007.
Cumulatively, tourist arrivals recorded from January to February 2008 were 3,522,602, representing an increase of 4.4% compared to 3,373,790 for the same period in 2007.
| MONTH | TOURIST ARRIVALS 2007 | TOURIST ARRIVALS 2008 | CHANGE % |
| FEBRUARY | 1,652,004 | 1,742,468 | 5.5 |
Table 2: Comparison of tourist arrivals to Malaysia (January – February 2007 and 2008)
| MONTH | TOURIST ARRIVALS 2007 | TOURIST ARRIVALS 2008 | CHANGE % |
| JANUARY - FEBRUARY | 3,373,790 | 3,522,602 | 4.4 |
Most major markets also recorded double digit growth in the month of February 2008. They are Australia (40.4%), South Korea (33.2%), United Kingdom (32.0%), China (31.5%), India (31.2%), Indonesia (26.0%) and Japan (23.1%).
The top ten tourist generating markets from January to February 2008 were Singapore (1,738,093), Indonesia (325,310), Thailand (235,181), China (172,832), Brunei (144,729), India (77,058), Japan (71,641), Australia (67,311), United Kingdom (62,162) and South Korea (52,819).
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