Chinese Tourists to Malaysia Set to Benefit From New Online Platform and Extension of Visa Waiver Scheme

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 8th November 2016
Alibaba, alitrip, malaysia, Visa Policy

Building upon the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Tourism Malaysia and the Alibaba Group in July 2016, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak launched the Alitrip Malaysia Tourism Platform (MTP) in Beijing on November 4, 2016. He was joined at the launch event by a number of high-profile dignitaries, including […]

Chinese Tourist Numbers to Malaysia on the Rise Following the Introduction of E-visa and Visa-Waiver Schemes

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 20th May 2016
china, e-visa, malaysia, tourism, Visa Policy

Following an extended period of decreased arrival numbers in the wake of the disappearance of the MH370 flight in March 2014, [tweetable]Malaysia is once again seeing a strong numbers of Chinese tourists[/tweetable] returning to the country after the introduction of targeted e-visa and visa-waiver programmes on March 1, 2016. The two visa options, the Electronic […]

Chinese tourists do not need a visa to travel to Malaysia

Posted by Newsdesk
On 10th February 2016
china, malaysia, tourism

Malaysia will be waiving visa requirements for Chinese tourists since March. This is part of the initiative of the country to revive its economy by attracting more Chinese tourists. As tourism is an important industry in Malaysia, targeting a new, booming tourism market could strongly improve the economic conditions of the country. Previously, Malaysia has […]

Malaysia relaxing visa-restrictions for Chinese tourists

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 26th November 2015
china, flights, laws, malaysia, policy, regulations, visa

The Malaysian government has announced changes to its visa-free policy for Chinese tourists. Under the previous set of rules, Chinese nationals were granted visa-free entry on arrival if they were arriving in groups of at least 20 people. The new policy, however, will lower the bar for visa-free entry on arrival to groups of two Chinese […]