MPPP to Host Top Tourism Forum

By Jeffrey Hardy Quah

June 2012 FEATURE
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Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and MPPP president Patahiyah Ismail (right) launching the Penang TPO brand on April 15 this year.
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For decades, tourism has been vital to Penang’s economy and also its self-identity. In September, the island will have a unique opportunity to showcase what it knows before representatives from nearly 70 countries.George Town was selected earlier this year to host the fifth Tourism Promotion Organization for Asia Pacific Forum (TPO), beating many other cities in the region which had lobbied hard for the honour. The forum will be attended by about 200 people, including mayors and government delegates, as...

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Jeffrey Hardy Quah

is a freelance writer and editor.


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