Malaysia Travel

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) — Travel packages offered at the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) fair this month will see an increase of up to 10 per cent but it will not deter people from travelling.

Matta president Ngiam Foon said the rising prices compared with those at the fair in March were inevitable due to increase in the surcharge.

“We need to take the market condition into account. However, we are very confident that people will still travel although the price has been increased,” he told a pre-event news conference here Thursday.

The Matta fair will be held from Friday until Sept 7 at the Putra World Trade Centre here. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said is expected to open the event, which is participated by over 200 exhibitors and sponsors occupying 880 booths.

Meanwhile, Matta organising chairman Datuk Mohd Khalid Harun said visitors to the fair were assured of best travel bargains and discounts on tour packages, air tickets and other travel-related products.

“We have also arranged various fun and exciting activities and interesting international performances to create an atmosphere suitable for visitors of all ages,” he said, adding that the event was expected to attract more than 70,000 local and foreign visitors and register sales of RM80 million.

– BERNAMA