http://www.travelinmalaysia.com Travel information and gallery on Malaysia's beaches, islands, cities and highlands Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:02:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Year 2009 was not a good year for tourism industry globally. However, according to Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, the number of visitors to Malaysia from January to 15 November 2009 has reached 21.5 millions. In other words, there is a 7.6% increment compared to year 2008. Malaysia has been ... http://www.travelinmalaysia.com/2010/01/tourists-to-malaysia-increased-by-7-6/ The Monsoon Cup 2005 celebrated its inauguration and debut as the 50th official event of the Swedish Match Tour (http://www.swedishmatchtour.com/), and serves as the Malaysian leg for the prestigious international sailing event. Dubbed 'The Formula One of Sailing', this professional sailing series was formed in 2000 to unite the world's ... http://www.travelinmalaysia.com/2009/10/monsoon-cup-2009/ Nikolay Davydenko from Russia has defeated Fernando Verdasco from Spain at here yesterday to win the 1st Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur tournament. The winner won the final in straight sets with a 6-4, 7-5 results. After winning the Malaysia Open Kuala Lumpur final, Nikolay Davydenko holds a 6-1 head-to-head record ... http://www.travelinmalaysia.com/2009/10/nikolay-davydenko-malaysian-open-kuala-lumpur-2009-champion/ Malaysian tennis fans, good news! The biggest Malaysia tennis event this year is coming. Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur 2009 - an official ATP World Tour 250 tournament and one of only five in Continental Asia will be held from 26 September 2009 to 4 October 2009. The star players who participate ... http://www.travelinmalaysia.com/2009/09/malaysian-open-kuala-lumpur-2009/ While attending the 57 anniversary of The Selangor and Federal Territory Restaurant Keepers' Association, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said government will held a Malaysia Cuisine Festival by end of year 2009. Tourists from all over the world are given opportunity to taste our local cuisine during the event. ... http://www.travelinmalaysia.com/2009/07/malaysia-cuisine-feast/ Lets shopping! Carnival Sales 2009 has started last weekend (4 July), and will be ended by 31 August 2009. The 58 days event is targeted to occupy 30% of the tourist total spend during the sales period. http://www.travelinmalaysia.com/2009/07/carnival-sales-2009/ Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said government will take action to upgrade the existing 4000 home stay in Malaysia in order to attract more foreign tourists. She also added, government does not encourage setup of new home stay for the time being. The ... http://www.travelinmalaysia.com/2009/06/facelift-for-4000-home-stay-in-malaysia/ Pahang state's Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism will provide free WiFi at Teluk Cempedak for a duration of 1 year. It is part of the state's government plan to develop Teluk Cempedak in order to attract more tourists. The free service is expected to bring convenience to tourists for ... http://www.travelinmalaysia.com/2009/06/free-wifi-at-teluk-cempedak/ Grab the opportunity to win prizes worth more than RM10,000 now by entering the 'Penang Postcard Photography Contest'! Penang government together with KDU Penang are organizing a postcard photography contest in conjunction with the first anniversary of Georgetown being awarded as a World Heritage Site. The contest is open for ... http://www.travelinmalaysia.com/2009/06/penang-postcard-photography-contest/ If you speak French and interested in becoming a Malaysia tour guide, grab the opportunity now. For the first time, Ministry of Tourism Malaysia (MOT) has loosen the requirement for a French spoken tour guide. Applicants can be a non-professional (without license) and even a non-Malaysia citizen. For those who ... http://www.travelinmalaysia.com/2009/05/do-you-speak-french/