Malaysia is a shopping paradise for many tourists
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- 07 Sep 2022
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There are different reasons for going on a trip, and different types of vacations that one can plan for. One of them is a shopping holiday, something that is seeing an uptick in post-lockdown travelling trends.
According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia’s (DOSM) latest data on domestic tourism trends (2021), shopping tourism is “becoming an increasingly relevant component of the tourism value chain”. What this means is that shopping plays a major role in determining the value of a holiday destination.
It is an important component of the overall travel experience, or a deal breaker, if you will. In some cases, it is even the main motivation for travel, where if the destination offers little to no shopping experience, then some folks may prefer to go somewhere else.
In Malaysia, shopping is one of the top categories that influence domestic tourists’ expenditure, according to the DOSM’s Domestic Tourism Survey conducted last year.
Even though overall domestic tourism expenditure fell by 54.5% in 2021 (mainly due to the lockdowns and various travel bans imposed nationwide), shopping remained the most popular purpose (36.4%) for travel among domestic visitors. Other purposes include visiting relatives and friends (24.2%), holidaying/relaxing (15.5%), seeking medical treatment/wellness (10.3%) and incentive travel/others (6.6%). Read More...
