A total of 1,742,468 tourists visited Malaysia in February 2008, an increase of 5.5 percent compared to the same month in 2007.
Cumulatively, tourist arrivals recorded from January to February 2008 were 3,522,602, representing an increase of 4.4 percent compared to 3,373,790 for the same period in 2007.
Singapore maintains its position as the biggest tourist generating market for Malaysia with 877,078 Singaporeans visiting the country in February 2008.
Others in the top ten list are Indonesia (145,462), Thailand (126,451), China (99,599), Brunei (67,181), India (38,664), Japan (37,395), United Kingdom (33,438), Australia (28,443) and the Philippines (27,759).
The top ten tourist generating markets from January to February 2008 were Singapore (1,738,093), Indonesia (325,310), Thailand (235,181), China (172,832), Brunei (144,729), India (77,058), Japan (71,641), Australia (67,311), United Kingdom (62,162) and South Korea (52,819).
Source : Travel Weekly
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