Alitrip Malaysia Tourism Pavilion or Alitrip MTP was launched by the Malaysian Prime Minister on 4th November 2016 with an aim for Chinese travelers to access Malaysia's travel and tourism products through this e-marketplace which is a local online travel agent (OTA) in China.
AliTrip is also created by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and will be managed and operated by Beijing Xinlian Mobile Technology, appointed by Alibaba and endorsed by Tourism Malaysia.
Alitrip Malaysia
Alitrip MTP provides an excellent platform for Malaysian travel trade players to engage directly with Alibaba’s 100 million active online travel products customers.
The travel products and services that Malaysian tourism merchants promote and offer directly to Chinese travelers via Alitrip MTP include the local tour and hotel packages (with or without flight tickets), shopping and dining mobile vouchers, local attraction and event tickets, and local transportation and communication services.
The travel products and services that Malaysian tourism merchants promote and offer directly to Chinese travelers via Alitrip MTP include the local tour and hotel packages (with or without flight tickets), shopping and dining mobile vouchers, local attraction and event tickets, and local transportation and communication services.
Tourist Arrivals from China to Malaysia in 2015
In 2015, tourist arrivals from China to Malaysia increased by 4%, reaching 1.68 million against 1.61 million in 2014. The first eight months of 2016 already recorded a 26.3% growth in arrivals from the Chinese market, with a total of 1.4 million tourists.
Malaysia is now gearing up to achieve 2 million Chinese arrivals by the end of this year, and 8 million by 2020. Therefore, the Alitrip Malaysia Tourism Pavilion couldn’t have come at a better time for the country to achieve this ambitious target.
Malaysia is now gearing up to achieve 2 million Chinese arrivals by the end of this year, and 8 million by 2020. Therefore, the Alitrip Malaysia Tourism Pavilion couldn’t have come at a better time for the country to achieve this ambitious target.
The Prime Minister of Malaysia encouraged Chinese tourists to visit Malaysia as it is now easier for them to travel to the country due to the relaxed visa requirements which supposed to expire by end of 2016, has now been extended until 31 December 2017.
Najib Razak and Jack Ma in Beijing. Picture courtesy of Twitter/Bernama |
The Prime Minister launched Alitrip Malaysia Tourism Pavilion at the China World Hotel in Beijing on the 4th November 2016 where the event was graced by;
- Minister of Tourism and Culture Malaysia Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
- Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma
- Ambassador of Malaysia to China Dato’ Zainuddin Yahya
- Secretary General of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia Tan Sri Dr. Ong Hong Peng
- Tourism Malaysia Chairman Dato’ Dr. Siew Ka Wei
- Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk Seri Mirza Mohammad Taiyab
- Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the People’s Republic of China Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting
- Alitrip President and Alibaba Group Vice President Li Shaohua
Conclusion
Alitrip Malaysia Tourism Pavilion or Alitrip MTP is a local China platform where everything is in Mandarin and is targeted to the local China consumers to book tickets for flights and many other things and also ground packages for travel and tourism.