By Tan May Ling
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 – In last year, Malaysia had recorded a total of 25 million of tourist arrivals, which is 0.6% higher than then number recorded in year 2010.
Majority of the tourists arrived in Malaysia during that year can be categorized in the Asia continent. Neighbouring countries such as Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei are the main visitors coming into Malaysia. The Singaporeans are still the main tourists in Malaysia because of the close distances between both countries despite the rise and drop of the number throughout the year.
The stable climate of Malaysia has also prompted many foreigners to come in every year, especially in the middle of the year where it is the peak season. June and July had recorded the highest number of tourist arrivals in 2011.
Majority of the countries that is located on the north continent, such as the USA, UK and even in the West Asia has a radical rise during mid-year (July) in 2011. This is because of the hot weather during summer and tourists from these nations will come to Malaysia to escape the hot weather. However, the opposite pattern can be seen in Australia where the peak season is during January, which is also a summer season in Australia.
From the map also we can see that there is a rise during the end of the year and beginning of the year in certain nations such as the Norway, Sweden and Finland. Tourists from these countries come to Malaysia during their winter season to escape the cold weather.
