Malaysia recorded nearly 29 million foreign arrivals last year, surpassing Thailand and becoming the most popular destination in Southeast Asia.
According to the Focus Malaysia news site, Singaporeans visited Malaysia the most with 8.3 million visitors, followed by Indonesians, Thais, Chinese, and Bruneians.
Thailand was second in the region with 28 million foreign tourists, followed by Singapore with 13.6 million, and Vietnam with 12.6 million. Indonesia recorded 11.7 million arrivals.
The Philippines and Cambodia each attracted some 5.4 million international tourists in 2023.
Southeast Asian countries raced to attract foreign tourists with flexible immigration policies from late last year. From December, Malaysia has allowed 30-day visa-free entry for citizens from mainland China and India in a similar move to Thailand. And from mid-August, Vietnam granted three-month tourist visas for citizens from all countries and territories. It tripled the duration of stays in Vietnam to 45 days for citizens of 13 countries unilaterally exempted from visas.
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