The blissful vivid colors of
fireworks roofed the Kuala Lumpur skyline which marks the most anticipated commencement
of the biggest and grandest tourism campaign, the Visit Malaysia Year 2014 Grand Launch
on January 4, 2014 in Dataran Merdeka. Celebrating 1Malaysia Truly Asia is
this year’s theme – a reflection of Malaysia’s rich cultural and heritage
diversity, as well as its peace, stability and warm Malaysian hospitality.
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister
YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin officiated the fourth edition of
the Visit Malaysia campaign. The
Deputy Prime Minister urged all Malaysians regardless of their ethnicity and
backgrounds to come together and provide their support in ensuring the success
of the Visit Malaysia 2014 in line with the “We Are The Host (Heart, Open,
Smile, Together)” concept with the essence of being a great host by welcoming
tourists with open arms and helping them bring home pleasant memories.
The historical square was clad
with a big stage set as the myriad of activities – amazing ‘building mapping’
presentations on the façade of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, astounding
cultural dance performances tied with penetrating musical extravagance.
Vocal powerhouse divas like Dato
Siti Nurhaliza, Datuk Khadijah also serenaded the crowd; among other popular
artists are Amy Search, Azlan, Datuk Jamal Abdillah, Nash & The Typewriter,
Hafiz, Najwa Latif.
The crowd also enjoyed the interesting line-up of programme kicked off as early as 10:00 am and these include insects exhibitions, caricature life drawing, handicraft sales, batik drawing and food stalls featuring signature dishes from 14 states of Malaysia
The crowd also enjoyed the interesting line-up of programme kicked off as early as 10:00 am and these include insects exhibitions, caricature life drawing, handicraft sales, batik drawing and food stalls featuring signature dishes from 14 states of Malaysia
The day – long grand celebration
estimated a turnout of more than 50,000 local and foreign crowd and a big
success.
This tourism campaign is
targeting 28 million tourist arrivals corresponding to RM76 billion returns. There are more than 200 exciting events and festivals planned for the entire year to attract more tourist and to achieve the target.
Visit Malaysia in 2014 to witness
and experience Asia's wide array of sights and sounds!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored tour by Tourism Malaysia
in partnership with Gaya Travel Magazine. Visit Malaysia 2014!
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