{"id":218947,"date":"2023-03-20T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=218947"},"modified":"2023-03-20T06:37:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T23:37:02","slug":"matta-fair-declared-a-resounding-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2023\/03\/matta-fair-declared-a-resounding-success\/","title":{"rendered":"MATTA Fair declared a resounding success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, 20 March 2023: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents declared the 52nd MATTA Fair a resounding success hosted for the first time at Kuala Lumpur\u2019s MITEC exhibition centre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the organisers, the show featured 1,420 exhibition booths occupying nine halls across 37,000 square metres with 222 participating organisations. They included 107 travel and tour agencies, 19 National Tourism Organisations, 13 State Tourism Offices, 37 hotels and resorts, seven theme parks, two cruise lines, six airlines, and 31 other travel-related services exhibitors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"438\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-218948 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-11.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-11-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-11-570x420.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-11-80x60.jpg 80w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 594px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 594\/438;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left to right:<br>Roslan B. Ismail, Head Airlines Global Sales, Malaysia Aviation Group;<br>Nur Zahra binti Zokronain, Tourism Officer, Tourism Perak;<br>Datin Sri Dato Melissa Ong, Marketing Director, Tourism Promotion Board, Philippines;<br>Rocky Khoo, MATTA Fair Organising Chairman;<br>Datuk Tan Kok Liang, MATTA President;<br>Valerie Tan, Business Development Manager, Hwajing Travel &amp; Tours;<br>Kenny Cheong, Managing Director, Hwajing Travel &amp; Tours;<br>Massine Yap, Marketing Manager, AmLeisure Media.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp; MATTA Fair moved to the more spacious MITEC, which featured the latest state-of-the-art technology and facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMATTA defined new standards that paved the way for the MATTA Fair to realise its full potential as a truly-holistic consumer travel fair. The decision to move to the new venue resulted in the expansion and improvement of the MATTA Fair to a much higher level,\u201d said MATTA President Datuk Tan Kok Liang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s MATTA Fair introduced an entirely new concept highlighting daily talk shows and a variety of multicultural performances from state and national tourist offices. They showcased their culture and raised awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key partners and sponsors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perak (Malaysia\u2019s Favourite Destination);<br>Malaysia Aviation Group (Official Airline Partner);<br>Saudi (New Destination);<br>Taiwan (Asia\u2019s Favourite Destination);<br>Royal Caribbean International (Cruise Partner);<br>Philippines (Gold Sponsor);<br>AmLeisure Media (Media Partner).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe MATTA Fair is renowned for value-for-money travel packages, and this year was no different. Consumers were spoilt for choice,\u201d Tan concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, 20 March 2023: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents declared the 52nd MATTA Fair a resounding success hosted for the first time at Kuala Lumpur\u2019s MITEC exhibition centre According to the organisers, the show featured 1,420 exhibition booths occupying nine halls across 37,000 square metres with 222 participating organisations. 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