Malaysia
to achieve another breakthrough year in medical tourism: Yen Yen
SERI KEMBANGAN: Malaysia is
on track to achieve another breakthrough year in medical tourism this year, Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said
Sunday.
She
said the Malaysia Healthcare and Travel Council announced that medical tourism
in Malaysia struck record levels last year and was on track to achieve another
breakthrough year.
She
said receipts from foreign patients spending on medical treatment in Malaysia
totalled RM509.77mil, based on 578,403 patients.
"These
figures were well above the initial projection of RM431 million, clearly
demonstrating that Malaysia has an enormous potential in health tourism,"
she said at the launch of Mines Wellness Hotel here.
Her
text of speech was read by the ministry's deputy secretary-general,Dr Junaida Lee Abdullah.
Country Heights Holdings Berhad launched its
newly-positioned Mines Wellness Hotel, following a RM1.3mil refurbishment which
refocuses its position as a wellness resort.
Dr
Ng said the ministry would continue to aggressively promote the country as a
luxury destination towards attracting high yield tourists to Malaysia, in line
with the Malaysia Tourism Transformation Plan 2020 to achieve 36 million
tourist arrivals and RM168bil receipts by 2020.
She
congratulated Mines Wellness Hotel for its environmental efforts and
contribution in helping brand Malaysia on a regional level. - Bernama
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