Chinese to accelerate Malaysian tourism

KUALA LUMPUR - Chinese tourists who have been the key growth driver across Southeast Asia over the past decade will continue to support Malaysia's tourism growth, says a Malaysian research house.

Maybank Kim Eng says in a report released last week that it expects more Chinese to visit Malaysia.

As Chinese visitors spend more than any other major source of visitors, the research house believes more inbound Chinese visitors this year will moderate the adverse impact of fewer Singaporean visitors on the Malaysian tourism industry.