{"id":208903,"date":"2022-08-04T01:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T18:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=208903"},"modified":"2022-08-04T03:08:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T20:08:02","slug":"penang-first-to-back-matta-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2022\/08\/penang-first-to-back-matta-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Penang first to back MATTA online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia, 4 August 2022: Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) recruited Penang as its inaugural official partner for its MATTA online platform designed to boost domestic travel bookings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a press conference hosted jointly with MATTA, Penang Exco for Tourism and Creative Economy (PETACE) Yeoh Soon Hin said the collaboration with MATTA would help to develop promotional activities for Penang\u2019s tourism industry through the e-commerce platform.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"342\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-208904 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1-3.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1-3-300x190.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 540px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 540\/342;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Even though Malaysia reopened its borders to international tourists last April, Penang&#8217;s tourism still relies heavily on domestic tourism. Teaming up with MATTA Online is a significant tool to boost bookings through to the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MATTA president Datuk Tan Kok Liang, who joined the launch ceremony, said the new online platform had received a positive response that would support small-time travel agents in marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a timely shot in the arm for the Malaysian travel and tourism industry\u201d, he told the Bernama news online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri launched MATTA Online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MATTA Online integrates technology to give its members an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered travel platform. 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