Making People Talk Business is Penang’s Business

By Elizabeth Su

December 2016 FEATURE
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The team at the Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau.
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The future of business tourism is in the hands of the newly formed Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau.At the Ninth China MICE Industry Golden Chair Awards ceremony held in Beijing in April 2016, Malaysia was voted among the top 10 best international destinations for business tourism.According to Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz, Malaysia is targeting to draw 30.5 million tourists or RM103bil in tourist receipts this year. In 2015 the tourism industry was the second highest...

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Elizabeth Su

is a Mason Fellow from Harvard. She believes that one of the best ways to learn is to ask the right questions.

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