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Malaysia Wants 47 Million Tourists, It Just Signed A One-Year Deal With One Airline To Help Get There

Malaysia Times desk Original: The Rakyat Post 9/16 13:46 X
Malaysia Wants 47 Million Tourists, It Just Signed A One-Year Deal With One Airline To Help Get There
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Emirates and Tourism Malaysia renewed their partnership today (15 Sep) to jointly promote the Visit Malaysia 2026–2027 campaign, which targets 47 million foreign visitor arrivals — without specifying what share of that number Emirates is expected to deliver.

From the original report

Emirates and Tourism Malaysia signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Kuala Lumpur on Monday (15 Sep), renewing a partnership that has existed, in various forms, for years.

Orhan Abbas, Emirates' Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Far East, and Mohd Amirul Rizal Abdul Rahim, Director General of Tourism Malaysia, signed the MoU.

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Sep 16, 2026
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Sep 16, 2026
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