Bangkok--17 Mar--Tourism Malaysia The year 2008 has begun on a positive note for Malaysia’s tourism industry. In January 2008 Malaysia received 1,780,134 tourists, an increase of 3.4% compared to the same period in the previous year. Table 1: Comparison of tourist arrivals to Malaysia (January 2007 and 2008)MONTH TOURIST ARRIVALS 2007 TOURIST ARRIVALS CHANGE % 2008 JANUARY 1,721,786 1,780,134 3.4 Source: Immigration Department of Malaysia The top ten tourist generating markets for January 2008 were Singapore (861,015), Indonesia (179,848), Thailand (108,730), Brunei (77,548), China (73,233), Australia (38,868), India (38,394), Japan (34,246), United Kingdom (28,724) and South Korea (26,216). For the month of January 2008, double digit growth was recorded for tourist arrivals from Canada (44.9%), Cambodia (41.6%), the Netherlands (37.9%), New Zealand (30.0%), Australia (29.1%), Germany (26.5%), India (22.8%), France (19.3%), Indonesia (13.2%) and United Kingdom (11.0%). For more information, please log on to Tourism Malaysia’s online Media Centre at http://www.tourismmalaysia.gov.my/tourismbiz/media_centre/ and click on “Facts and Figures.” Issued by: Advertising & Publicity Division, Tourism Malaysia For more information, please contact Rasidah Salleh at [email protected] Tel: +603 2615 8188; Fax: +603 2692 4563 Website: www.tourismmalaysia.gov.my