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| NFTC Managing Director at Kuala Lumpur |
Kuala Lumpur: The Managing Director of National Federation
of Tourism And Transport Cooperatives of India Sandeep Marwah visited Kuala
Lumpur Malaysia on the invitation of Malaysian Government.
Kuala
Lumpur is the national capital and largest city in Malaysia. As the global city
of Malaysia, has an estimated population of 1.80 million. Kuala Lumpur is
the cultural, financial and economic centre of Malaysia. It is also home to the
Parliament of Malaysia and the official residence of the Malaysian King (Yang di-Pertuan Agong), the Istana Negara.
“Tourism
plays an important role in the city's service-driven economy. Many large
worldwide hotel chains have a presence in the city. One of the oldest hotels is
the Hotel Majestic. Kuala Lumpur is the sixth most visited city in the world,
with 8.9 million tourists per year,” informed Sandeep Marwah at a press
meet at Hotel The Ritz Carlton.
Tourism
here is driven by the city's cultural diversity, relatively low costs, and wide
gastronomic and shopping variety. MICE tourism, which mainly encompasses
conventions— has expanded in recent years to become a vital component of the
industry, and is expected to grow further once the Malaysian government's
Economic Transformation Program kicks in, and with the completion of a new
93,000m2-size MATRADE Centre. Another notable trend is the increased presence
of budget hotels in the city.
