The prestigious Malaysia Tourism Awards, which recognises and honours local and international tourism industry players for outstanding and innovative products and services, is held once every two years; this will be the 19th edition of the esteemed awards.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The Ministry of Tourism and Culture and Tourism Malaysia are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Malaysia Tourism Awards 2014/2015.
The prestigious Malaysia Tourism Awards, which recognises and honours local and international tourism industry players for outstanding and innovative products and services, is held once every two years; this will be the 19th edition of the esteemed awards.
Members of the Malaysia travel trade fraternity are invited to submit their nominations for fourteen award categories, as listed below:
• Best Local Tour Operator
• Best Foreign Tour Operator
• Best Tourism Article
• Best Tourism Publication
• Best Hotel Services
• Best Tourist Attraction
• Best Tour Package
• Best Tourist Guide
• Innovative Shopping Centre
• Best Homestay
• Best Spa
• Innovative Restaurant
• Best Travel Documentary on Malaysia
• Best Online Promotion of Malaysia
The Malaysia Tourism Awards 2014/2015 introduces several changes to better reflect the landscape of the global tourism industry today. It now has 14 categories and 50 subcategories for nominations.
Two new categories have been introduced, namely:
a. Best Travel Documentary on Malaysia
– This award recognises the best travel documentary on Malaysia produced in
either electronic or online channels.
b. Best Online Promotion of Malaysia
– This award is for the best online tourism promotion on Malaysia.
In addition, the Best Foreign Tour Operator category has been expanded from 10 to 18 subcategories, while the Best Tourism Publication category is no longer restricted to tourism magazines. Now, it also considers the contributions made by other local and international publications, such as coffee table books and guidebooks that have given good coverage on Malaysia.
Members of the international tourism trade are also invited to send in their nominations for the relevant categories. They are asked to contact the nearest Tourism Malaysia overseas office for submission details.
Closing date is 30 June 2015.
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