Malaysia initiates ‘prosper thy neighbor’ policy
It is ultimately to turn Malaysia’s airports into regional air hubs for its Southeast Asian neighbors as the goal for Malaysia in initiating a new policy. It is poised to boost tourism and air connectivity in Southeast Asia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - The surge of economic corridors announced by the Malaysian government recently has spurred its Southeast Asian neighbors to keep on eye for Malaysia's "prosper-thy-neighbor" policy.

Malaysia's willingness to share its experience and success in drawing up to 20 million visitors to the country has encouraged Indonesian national carrier Garuda to propose the use of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) as its regional "air hub" over Singapore following Malaysia's success.

After a successful meeting with tourism officials from Jogjakarta and Solo in Indonesia recently, Malaysian Tourism Minister Tengku Adnan has proposed establishing a "tourism bridge' with Indonesia. Under this initiative, Malaysia is hoping to develop travel products that allow the "exchange" of tourists from the Middle East in return for Indonesia promoting Malaysia to Russian and Australian visitors.

"We also want them to promote our island destinations Langkawi, Penang and other alternatives to Bali," added Minister Adnan.


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