Malaysia will soon be hosting ‘1Malaysia Contemporary Art Tourism 2010’ (MCAT 2010) Festival in the month of July to woo high-end tourists to the county. The Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia is also promoting the festival via its ‘Tourism Art Trail’ - a directory that contains a list of contemporary art galleries, seminars and talks on Malaysia’s contemporary art scene, information on places where tourists can visit, as well as events that they can attend.
“The Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia, hopes that through 1Malaysia Contemporary Art Festival, we will be able to attract more high-yield tourists which is expected to also increase the contribution towards the economic spin-off through new market niche areas in the tourism industry”, said Dato’ Sri Dr Ng, Malaysia tourism minister.
