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FEBRUARY 2022 | ISSUE#02.22                                                                                                                                                                FEBRUARY 2022 | ISSUE#02.22
                                                                                                                                                                   CELEBRATING



                                                                                                                                                                   THE


                                                                                                                                                                   MALAYSIAN



                                                                                                                                                                   EXPERIENCE




                                                                                                                                                                   By: Dania Haris


















                                                                                                                                                                                                       Want to experience how to
                                                                                                                                                                                                       make batik? Community-based
                                                                                                                                                                                                       tourism. Need a spot to eat
                                                                                                                                                                                                       traditional food? Community-
                                                                                                                                                                                                       based tourism. Buying local
                                                                                                                                                                                                       crafts from the craftsmen
                                                                                                                                                                                                       themselves? You guessed it,
                                                                                                                                                                                                       community-based tourism.


                                                                                                                                                                                                       What is it and why is it more
                                                                                                                                                                                                       important than ever in this
                                                                                                                                                                                                       recovery phase? For starters,
                                                                                                                                                                                                       community-based tourism
                                                                                                                                                                                                       provides guests a more intimate
                                                                                                                                                                                                       experience. It’s a great bridge
                                                                                                                                                                                                       and opportunity for locals to
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                                                                                                                                                                                                       as a chance for full immersion
                                                                                                                                                                                                       with the Malaysian lifestyle.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                       will often find these offers in
                                                                                                                                                                                                       small kampungs and rural towns
                                                                        STORY                                                                                                                          ways to experience Malaysia.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                       and it’s surely one of the best

                                                                                                                                                                                                       The revival of tourism in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                       country since October of 2021
                                                                                                                                                                                                       has received fairly positive
                                                                                                                                                                                                       feedback as people are itching
                                                                                                                                                                                                       to go out. This goes without
                                                                                                                                                                                                       saying that tourist destinations
                                                                                                                                                                                                       such as the islands, hotels, funky
                                                                                                                                                                                                       attractions, small towns such as
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Malacca, Ipoh, and George Town,
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Penang are almost always the
                                                                                                                                                                                                       main star of the tourism industry
                                                                                                                                                                                                       in Malaysia.
        Photo by Syd Tourism Malaysia
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