Taxi, Hire Car Associations Urged To Offer Tourist-Friendly Packages

RAUB (Malaysia), April 28 (Bernama) -- Tourism Minister Dr Ng Yen Yen Saturday urged taxi and hire car associations to offer attractive packages to both local and foreign tourists to further boost the tourism industry in the country. She said this would not only be a boon for them but the local communities as well. "As they are the first people to come into contact with tourists, taxi drivers should act professionally and also play a role in promoting tourism by offering attractive packages for visitors to tour the country," she told reporters after officiating the handover of a RM480,000 taxi terminal sponsored by her ministry to the Raub district council, here today. Ng added that the government targetted 30 million tourist arrivals this year and a turnover of RM60 billion for the tourism industry. (US$1=RM3.06) -- BERNAMA