KUCHING: The promotion of homestay in Malaysia is going mobile with the launch of iPhone and Blackberry applications.
The smartphone applications, developed by MoAd Technologies, will incorporate global positioning system (GPS) enabled Google maps, photo galleries and even phrase book features.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen will launch the digital marketing application on Sept [...]

PHUKET: Thai van and bus operators ferrying tourists to Malaysia must apply for permits from the Tourism Ministry each time they cross the border, in a ruling that will take effect after Hari Raya.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the Thai operators have to be licensed with the Tourism Authority of Thailand [...]

THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: Malaysia’s Tourism Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Ng Yen Yen, has called for greater collaboration between Thai and Malaysian tour operators to promote travel between the two countries.
Dr. Ng said tour operators in Malaysia should collaborate more with their counterparts in southern Thailand to boost tourist traffic between Penang and Langkawi in Malaysia [...]

PHUKET. Sept 4 (Bernama) — All Thai tourism vehicles entering Malaysia via the Malaysia – Thai border are now required to get a permit from Tourism Malaysia.
The new condition is expected to be fully enforced after the Aidilfitri celebration, said Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.
She said only tourist vehicles registered with Tourism Authority [...]

（普吉島4日訊）旅遊部長拿督斯里黃燕燕指出，從泰國載送遊客入境大馬的車輛，在開齋節后，可能需要預先獲取來自大馬旅遊局的准證。
她說，屆時僅有向泰國旅遊執法當局登記的車輛，才能向大馬旅遊局申請准證。
“這是為了確保他們受到保護，並更具透明度。”
部長今日向隨團前往普吉島的媒體指出，這項條件已應用在從新加坡載送遊客進入我國的車輛。
泰國旅遊巴士業者曾投訴，在載送遊客到馬來西亞時，經常被陸路交通局罰款。但黃燕燕認為，這些業者不明白我國規則。
她說，泰國車輛可以在亞羅士打的大馬旅遊局申請准證，每次入境費為50令吉。
今年半首年，共有91萬1000名泰國遊客通過邊境進入我國觀光。

2010/09/03
PHUKET: Pengusaha pelancongan di Malaysia dan Thailand digesa meningkatkan kerjasama serta mencari jalan untuk menghasilkan pakej produk yang mampu memberi manfaat kepada kedua-dua pihak khususnya membabitkan Pulau Pinang, Langkawi dan Phuket.
Menteri Pelancongan, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, berkata jika itu dilaksana, aliran pelancong ke tiga destinasi terbabit akan meningkat.
“Kita berharap untuk melihat lebih ramai [...]

PHUKET: Malaysian travel operators should work closely with their counterparts in Thailand to jointly promote their tourist destinations.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said Malaysia and Thailand should not view themselves as rivals, competiting for a share of the tourism market.
“I see opportunities for great collaboration between Malaysia and Thailand.
“I hope to see [...]

PHUKET (Sept 3, 2010): Travel and tour operators in Malaysia can collaborate more with their counterparts in southern Thailand to boost tourist traffic between Penang and Langkawi in Malaysia and Phuket.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said Malaysia and Thailand had a huge potential for such partnerships as both had their own distinct [...]

MELBOURNE: Malaysia has found a powerful tourism ally in National Liaison Council of Chinese-Australians chairman Anson Hong.
He has promised to help promote tourism in Malaysia among his more than a million members.
Hong, who owns a Chinese newspaper company in Australia and heads five major associations with influence over 120 national organisations, is also a Justice [...]

By Chutima Sidasathian
Thursday, September 2, 2010
THAILAND and Malaysia are now aiming to work together, with ”Two Destinations, One Holiday” being used as the motto to attract visitors to both countries.
When Qatar Airlines begins regular daily services from Dohar to Kuala Lumpur and Phuket, the concept will begin to carry dividends for both countries.
Selling the message [...]