Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival 2010 Is Here
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The 2010 Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival (MMSC 2010) Is Back!
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Let go Shopping!
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Attention to all shopaholics, the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival 2010 is going to be back, will run for eight weeks from 24th July and running till 16th September 2010!
You got full 8 whole weeks of grand shopping fiesta to do your frenzied shopping fervour!
This summer-long event entitles all shoppers to some value for money, great discounts and special offers in a number of shops in the country’s many shopping malls.
This much awaited country’s biggest sale carnival brings you a whole range of bargains on various merchandise from home grown products, exclusive designer goods, handbags, exotic local handicrafts, funky fashion-wear, the latest gadgets and tempting dining food experiences to fabulous travel holiday packages.
Duty-free shopping is NOT only available in Langkawi, Labuan and at airport terminals as many shopping items such as Cosmetics, Electronics, Computers and Watches in Malaysia, were duty-free anywhere in the country.
Making your shopping experience even more affordable and worthwhile is the fact that many of the retail goods are tax exempted or duty free.
From glitzy high- end malls to bustling street markets, you will be spoilt for plenty of choice with the endless spread of goods with attractive price tags.
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According to Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, the shopping component of tourism had registered RM15.11bil, or a 28.3% share of tourism revenue.
She added Malaysia was aiming to hit 35% by 2020.
She also said her ministry aimed to attract 36 million tourists by 2020, with an estimate revenue of RM168bil. The target this year is 24 million tourist arrivals and RM55bil in tourism receipts.
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Mega Sale Carnival 2010 is here!
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Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen says tourism products will be rated.
She also says more products should be made duty free to make shopping attractive for tourists.
Yen Yen said this at the launch of the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival, running for eight weeks from July 24 to Sept 16.
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Ng: Increase duty free goods
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KUALA LUMPUR: More products should be made duty free to make shopping attractive for tourists.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the shopping component of tourism had registered RM15.11bil, or a 28.3% share of tourism revenue.
She added Malaysia was aiming to hit 35% by 2020.
“Duty free or tax exemption on a wider range of goods is vital to positioning Malaysia as a duty-free shopping destination that will be at par with the popular neighbouring countries,” she said.
Dr Ng was speaking at the launch of the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival, which will run for eight weeks from July 24 to Sept 16.
“Currently, not all goods are duty free. For example, a leather handbag. If entirely leather, the handbag may be duty free. But if it has a metal buckle, some additional thing at the back, then it is in a different category,” she said.
“If we want to be a major shopping player in the world, we should simplify this. All handbags should be made (duty free), regardless of what buckles they have.” As shopping is one of the major thrusts in tourism, Dr Ng said it was important to keep the price of goods competitive.
Besides shopping, 31% of tourism revenue went to accommodation and another 17% to food, she said.
She said her ministry aimed to attract 36 million tourists by 2020, with an estimate revenue of RM168bil. The target this year is 24 million tourist arrivals and RM55bil in tourism receipts.
On a related matter, Dr Ng said a star-rating system on tourism products, including eco-tourism attractions, would be implemented. The products would be judged according to quality, infrastructure and management.
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Yen Yen: Make KL top shopping city
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Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Ng Yen Yen says her ministry expects more shopping dollars to flow in to the country this year due to the overwhelming response the annual sale carnivals have been receiving.
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M’sians are spending again, retail growth to be up 5%-8%
By EDY SARIF
Malaysian Retailer-Chains Association: Consumers are spending again, thanks to the festive season and economic recovery
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Retailer-Chains Association (MRCA) expects the local retail market to grow 5% to 8% this year compared with a contraction of 2% to 3% last year as the first quarter results showed some pickup, said secretary-general Valerie Choo.
“After facing a challenging time last year, the data that we received from our members have shown some positive results for the first quarter, boosted by the festive season and the economic recovery,” she said yesterday at a press conference on the MRCA CEO Night 2010 which will be held on Thursday.
More than 200 retail chain stores and operators are active members of MRCA, covering more than 6,500 outlets throughout Malaysia.
Choo said despite the up-trend results for the first quarter, in general, some retailers were still facing challenges in their business.
“What we know is that the food and beverage business segment is still doing well but for those involved in the fashion business such as accessories, some have yet to see the good figures,” she said.
Choo hoped the arrival of more tourists this year, including those from the Middle East, would again boost the retail business.
She said the MRCA would be organising the annual CEO dinner for the third year at a hotel in Petaling Jaya.
“We expect about 600 to attend the dinner which will include MRCA members as well as non-members. The dinner will be a good platform for the CEOs, top management and also the public to enhance their networking as well as finding better strategies to enhance business operations,” she said, adding that members would be charged RM300 per seat while non-member would have to pay RM350.
This year, AirAsia Bhd CEO Datuk Seri Dr Tony Fernandes has been invited to speak on his experience of growing AirAsia into a profitable low-cost airline and an award-winning company.
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Sale carnival puts shoppers in a frenzy
PETALING JAYA: Thousands of shoppers flocked to malls nationwide as the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival 2010 kicked off on Saturday.
The carnival, which will run for 55 days, is an opportunity for bargain hunters to find the best deals. It ends Sept 16.
The annual sale, now in its 11th year, coincides with Hari Raya in September .
With the festival, shoppers can shop for, among others, designer goods, home decor items, computer peripherals and electrical appliances.
Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said amendments to the Trade Descriptions Act 1972 would provide for stern action against traders who cheat or hike the prices of their goods.
He said the amendments were expected to be gazetted before Ramadan.
Under the amendments, traders would then be required to inform the ministry of a sale at their outlets and the list of existing prices of their goods 14 days in advance before they offer price cuts.
Shops will also have to slash the prices by at least 70% of their goods.
Ismail Sabri said the amendments were to prevent consumers from being cheated by unscrupulous traders.
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Pavilion KL launches sale carnival
KUALA LUMPUR: Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, a premier shopping destination, has launched its “Super Stylish Sale” for Malaysians and foreigners.
The event, which will end on Sept 16, is in conjunction with the annual Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival.
Pavilion KL has been appointed as host of Bukit Bintang Fashion Festival in collaboration with the Tourism Ministry.
“With the launch of ‘Super Stylish Sale’, shoppers will find our tempting discounts, attractive dining offers, exhilarating performances and promotions most irresistible,” said Pavilion KL general manager (marketing) Kung Suan Ai.
Making their debut were the Pavilion KL Style Cops, an army of appointed “fashion police”, who would be summoning shoppers with shopping vouchers and giveaways, Kung said.
“The Pavilion KL Style Cops are friendly and helpful mall guides who will alert shoppers of what’s happening and deals of the hour. It’s our way of making a point that fashion can be fun,” she said.
The shopping mall consists of 450 stores across seven shopping levels, offering discounts, shopping specials and entertaining events during the 55 days of the carnival.
During the sales period, shoppers charging RM1,000 to their MasterCard (with a maximum of two receipts allowed) can enter the Luxury Style Contest and stand a chance to win home luxury items worth about RM20,000
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Shopping a major tourism attraction
PETALING JAYA: More shopping dollars will be flowing in to Kuala Lumpur this year given the overwhelming response to the country’s three annual sale carnivals.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the ministry expected this year’s shopping revenue to rise by 10% to RM16.6bil.
She said that in terms of revenue last year, shopping amounted to 28.3% or RM15.1bil of the country’s total tourist receipts of RM53.2bil.
“Our annual mega sales campaign success is evident in the growing number of tourist arrivals each year during the sale months.
“Increasing tourist arrivals, especially during these sale months, further prove that shopping is indeed a major attraction and plays a strong role in the travel decisions of the potential visitor to Malaysia,” she said.
Speaking after opening Art Auction Malaysia here yesterday, Dr Ng said the ministry was looking to develop new products like converting Kuala Lumpur into a top shopping city.
She said the overwhelming response to the country’s three annual sale carnivals, the Malaysia Grand Prix Sale, the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival and the Malaysia Year-End Sale, bore testimony to how popular shopping had become in Malaysia.
“We have to move to achieve our target of 36 million tourist arrivals and RM168bil in tourism receipts by 2020,” she added.
Dr Ng said working on the smart collaboration basis via public private partnership, the ministry was moving fast to offer new tourism products to cater to the more discerning, global and high-end lifestyle tourists.
On Art Auction Malaysia, Dr Ng said it was a milestone in the development of art tourism in the country and sales from the arts would also contribute to the tourist receipts.
She added that the auction also helped to boost domestic tourism because art lovers would travel from other states to Kuala Lumpur.
The auction, organised by Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers Sdn Bhd, has a preview exhibition from today to Aug 7 at Wisma Bentley Music, Mutiara Damansara.
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Tourism Ministry may promote St Anne’s fest as a national event
By DERRICK VINESH
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Tourism Ministry plans to promote the annual St Anne’s Novena and Feast at the St Anne’s Church in Jalan Kulim here as a national tourism event.
Its Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the 10-day festival, which attracted about 100,000 local and foreign pilgrims, was an important cultural and religious event with the potential to boost tourism.
“Presently, the festival is merely listed in the state’s tourism calendar. We hope to include it in our national tourism calendar next year as the number of people at this event is almost similar to the crowds at the annual Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves, Selangor,” she said after visiting the church here yesterday.
The festival is touted as one of the world’s top 20 Catholic gatherings.
“Religious tourism is one of the products that we want to promote to the world,” Dr Ng said.
She later presented RM20,000 to the church in conjunction with the festival.
Thousands of pilgrims took part in a candlelight procession which began at 10.30pm at the church.
They held candles, flowers and rosaries ahead of a group of volunteers, who shouldered a palanquin bearing the statues of St Anne and her daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The 30-minute ceremony was held soon after Penang Bishop Antony Selvanayagam, parish priest Monsignor Stephen Liew and several other priests celebrated an open-air Mass outside the church.
Also at the mass was Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. The festival, which started on July 23, ends today.
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Be rewarded for shopping
MALAYSIAN Mega Sale Carnival is back with exciting offers to tempt bargain hunters.
With over 650 shops filled with a plethora of brands for all manner of products, shoppers will be spoilt for choice with discounts up to 70%.
In addition, 1Utama is sweetening the deal with its “Fast Grab Redemption” campaign.
From now to Sept 16, shoppers at 1Utama will have the oppurtunity to receive gifts courtesy of the mall and its retail partners every day.
1Utama advertising and promotions manager Patrick So said the mall will be joining hands with 13 partners who are giving away 33 selected items as gifts.
“The Mega Sale is a time to get really good bargains and our Fast Grab Redemption retail partners will be giving away gifts,” he said.
In total, RM630,000 worth of gifts will be to shoppers during the Mega Sale.
For the redemption, shoppers need to only shop at participating 1Utama Mega Sale outlets and provide receipt of minimum RM150 at the redemption kiosk on the lower ground floor in Oval.
ONECard members who redeem gifts under the Fast Grab Redemption will receive a free RM5 parking credit.
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Malaysia eyes Kiwi tourists
By STEPHEN THEN
ROTORUA (New Zealand): Malaysia is eyeing the 90,000 New Zealanders who visit Britain annually, hoping to lure them to “drop by” for at least a week in the country while enroute to Europe.
About 63,000 New Zealanders visited Malaysia last year but Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen believes the number can be increased by 1.5 times if those who head to Britain can be convinced to land for a few days and tour Malaysia.
Dr Ng, who has spent time meeting with people involved in the tourism industry in New Zealand over the past few days, said she found that there was great potential to increase the number of New Zealanders visiting Malaysia.
“New Zealanders are very keen travellers to other parts of the world.
“They are keen on food, arts and crafts, as well as horticulture,” she said yesterday.
She said that she had obtained data which showed that about 90,000 New Zealanders head for Britain each year.
“We want to get them to come to Malaysia for about five days or one week.
“We can tailor special packages that can give them a relaxing and enjoyable time before they fly off to Britain,” she said.
Ng is on a 10-day mission to promote Malaysia in New Zealand and Australia.
She has called on Tourism Malaysia to launch aggressive campaigns in New Zealand by drawing up new packages as soon as possible.
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M’sia needs to do more to attract super-rich tourists: Yen Yen
By STEPHEN THEN
QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND: Malaysia is losing out multi-million ringgit in potential income from the “super-rich’’ tourist categories because there are not enough dynamic, adrenalin-rush tour packages in our country to attract those who have tonnes of cash to burn.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen took a comprehensive aerial, ground and mountain tour of world-famous Queenstown, nestled in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, and found that this globally-famous destination was way ahead of Malaysia in tourism attractions.
Queenstown offers everything to tourists from every income category, from back-packers to multi-millionaires.
“Just look at the amount of money spinning out from this place (Queenstown). The mountains alone attract an income worth NZ$100mil every year (RM245mil) in terms of gate entry and spin-off for food, bungee-jumping, parachuting and helicopter tours.
“This value-adding is sadly missing in Malaysia. We in our country do not have any special packages for helicopter tours to cater to the super-rich CEOs and celebrities who have money to spend.
“Our tourism destinations in Malaysia offer the very basic for tourists only. Look at this place, it has everything, from great souvenirs to great food and great adventures.
“These are being packaged in such an innovative manner that Queenstown alone, by itself, can attract up to a million foreign tourists yearly.
“’We really need to enhance our creativity and innovativeness in Malaysia and offer tour packages, food and touring facilities to cater to every income group of tourists, including the super-rich who have plenty of money to spend,” Dr Ng said after a briefing by Skyline Gondola senior manager Chris Dickson.
Dr Ng is on a 10-day mission to New Zealand and Australia to promote Malaysia.
Dr Ng also took an aerial tour to the top of the highest peak in Queenstown, walked around the famous town to inspect the facilities, restaurants and souvenir shops, as well as ride the gondola for a panoramic view of the region.
She said Malaysia had plenty of such scenic places – from Langkawi to the east coast to Sarawak and Sabah – but the packaging was not good enough.
“We have cities with nice buildings, beautiful islands, forests that are 130 million years old, huge caves, beautiful limestone mountains and mysterious interior areas that people would love to see.
“If we can offer helicopter tours, I am sure a lot of very rich tourists from all over the world would love to come to Malaysia for aerial tourism,” she said.
She said that some wealthy tourists who came to Queenstown were willing to spend up to RM5,000 (NZ$2,700) per hour for helicopter tours.
Dr Ng said she has jotted down the value-added tourism advantages that Queenstown had and would talk to the tourism development authorities and private sector tourism players on urgent measures to come up with more innovative ideas to expand Malaysia’s attraction to tourists.
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