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China's Tourist Arrivals In Malaysia's Johor To Go Up 10 Per Cent In 2016 With E-Visa, Entri

JOHOR BAHARU (Johor, Malaysia), March 2 (Bernama) -- The Johor state government in south Malaysia is confident that tourist arrivals from China to Johor can increase by 10 per cent this year through the implementation of e-visa and the electronic travel registration and information (ENTRI). State Tourism, Trade and Consumerism Committee chairman, Tee Siew Kiong (back, centre) said it welcomed the initiatives as tourists from China formed the third biggest market for Johor. "The implementation of e-visa and ENTRI will also encourage China's nationals in Singapore to visit Johor. It is understood that there are about one million of them in Singapore including those doing business, studying or residing permanently in the island state." Tee said this to reporters after a dinner function with the Cambodia Tour Agents Association (CATA) and Cambodian Chapter of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) at a hotel here, Tuesday night. Malaysia's electronic visa (e-visa) programme and ENTRI were launched by Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz in Beijing, China, on Monday. Starting March 1 until Dec 31, tourists from China will have no problem entering Malaysia as they can apply for a visa online and print the e-visa themselves. Tee said from the records, 628,087 tourists from China visited Johor in 2014 and 313,939 between January and June, last year. He said with the implementation of e-visa and ENTRI, the state government urged the tourism operators in Johor to take this opportunity by offering suitable tourism packages to attract more tourists from China. "We are also confident that with more aggressive tourism promotions in China including in cities like Chengdu and Xian, we will be able to do that as Johor has many tourist attractions including theme parks," he added. (photoBERNAMA) --BERNAMA

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