Malaysia Tourism Report
Was: $1030.00
Now: $875.00
You save: $155.00 (15%)
Malaysia Tourism Report

The Malaysia Tourism Report

The Malaysia Tourism Report has been researched at source, and features latest-available data covering tourist expenditure, government expenditure on tourism, foreign direct investment projects, domestic airline revenues, passenger arrivals and departures, and the country’s hospitality markets; 5-year industry forecasts through end-; company rankings and competitive landscapes for multinational and local companies; and analysis of latest industry developments, trends and regulatory changes, as well as political risk factors affecting the Malaysian tourism sector.

Business Monitor International’s Malaysian Tourism Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the Malaysian tourism industry.

Key Benefits of Report

Coverage

Executive Summary

Summary of BMI’s key forecasts and industry analysis, covering the commercial airline, hospitality and Tourism Report infrastructure industries, landmark joint ventures and acquisitions, projects, and the regulatory environment.

BMI 5 - Year Tourism Report Outlook

Structure, size and value of industry sector; overview of industry landscape.
Assessment of business operating environment and latest regulatory developments. Forecasts for government expenditure on Tourism Report industry. Forecasts for tourist arrivals/departures/airline passenger traffic (international and domestic) and tourism receipts.

BMI 5 - Year Macroeconomic Forecast

Forecasts for all headline macroeconomic indicators, including real GDP growth, inflation, fiscal balance, trade balance, current account and external debt.
Commentary on local exchange rates and their effect on tourism industry.

Business Environment Rankings

Comparative cross-border analysis assessing business and regulatory factors to rank Asia’s most competitive Tourism Report markets. Indicators used include Political Risk, Business Environment Risk, Forecast International Tourism Receipts, Visitor Arrival Growth, Investment Environment and Shock Factors (taking account of any special factors such as terrorism, natural disasters and disease).

Travel

Comparative company analyses and rankings by sales, passengers carried, size of fleet and employee size of leading airlines.
Special focus on effect of rising jet fuel costs on airline industry.

Hospitality

Overview of hospitality industry structure detailing no of beds, no of rooms, and hotel occupancy rates. Comparative company analyses and rankings by sales, and no of establishments of leading hotel groups.

Company Profiles & SWOTS

Company profiles, including SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analyses, fully researched senior executives, contact details and business activity.

Malaysia Tourism Report
Was: $1030.00
Now: $875.00
You save: $155.00 (15%)
Table of Contents

Chapter - Executive Summary

Malaysian Tourism Sector SWOT
Malaysia Political SWOT
Malaysia Economic SWOT
Malaysia Business Environment SWOT

Chapter - Tourism Outlook

Table: Malaysia's Tourism Industry, 2005-2013
Table: Malaysia's Top 10 Tourism Source Markets, 2007
Table: Malaysia's Travel Industry, 2006-2013 (mn people, unless otherwise stated)

Chapter - H5N1 Virus Update

Tourism Business Environment
Table: Asia Travel And Tourism – Business Environment Ranking
BMI's Security Ratings
Table: Asia Pacific Regional Security Ratings
Terrorism Risk Ratings
Table: Asia Pacific State Vulnerability To Terrorism Index

Chapter - Composite

Chapter - Regional Rank

Chapter - Trend

Chapter - Danger Rating

Conflict Risk Ratings
Physical Safety Risk Ratings

Chapter - Government Monetary And Exchange Rate Policy

Monetary Policy
Table: Malaysia – Monetary Policy
Exchange Rate Policy
Table: Malaysia – Exchange Rate Policy

Chapter - Travel

Commercial Airlines
Opening Up The Lucrative Kuala Lumpur–Singapore Route
Malaysia Airlines Back In Profit
AirAsia X
Oil Price Forecasts (can we update with the latest on BMO?)
Table: Oil Product Price Forecasts (US$/bbl)

Chapter - Hospitality

Accommodation
Table: Hospitality Market Structure
Infrastructure

Chapter - Company Profiles

AirAsia
Malaysia Airlines
Berjaya Hotels & Resorts
Resorts World

Chapter - Country Snapshot: Malaysia Demographic Data

Section 1: Population
Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030
Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030
Section 2: Education And Healthcare
Table: Education, 2000-2003
Table: Vital Statistics, 2005-2030
Section 3: Labour Market And Spending Power
Table: Employment Indicators, 2001-2006
Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012 (US$)
Table: Average Annual Manufacturing Wages, 2000-2012

Chapter - BMI Forecast Modelling

How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
Tourism Industry
Tourism Ratings – Methodology
Table: Tourism Business Environment Indicators
Table: Weighting of Components
Sources
Malaysia Tourism Report
Was: $1030.00
Now: $875.00
You save: $155.00 (15%)
Executive Summary

2008 Was Solid Year For Tourism…

Malaysia welcomed 22,052,488 tourists in 2008, an increase of 5.1% year on year (y-o-y) and slightly above BMI’s predictions of a 4% rise. The country had a particularly strong December, when 2,058,684mn arrivals represented a 9.2% increase y-o-y.

Singapore was again the most important source market for in-bound tourists, contributing 49.9% of the total arrivals. Other key markets included Indonesia (11.0%), Thailand (6.8%), Brunei (4.9%), China (including Hong Kong & Macau) (4.3%), India (2.5%), Japan (2.0%), Australia (1.9%), the Philippines (1.8%) and the United Kingdom (1.7%).

At this stage, with the global economic slowdown set to have a significant impact on tourism industries around the globe, we believe that the time is right to make some slight downwards revisions for our tourism industry forecasts. We fear the likelihood of a 9% decline in 2009, in line with the government’s own thinking on the subject, before the industry can recover. That said, BMI remains bullish on the longterm prognosis for Malaysian tourism, which continues to benefit from strong government support and a relatively secure and stable political situation.

…But 2009 Will Be More Difficult

Malaysian Finance Minister Najib Razak was downbeat on Malaysia’s tourism sector prospects in 2009. AFP quoted the minister as saying he expects tourist arrivals to fall by at least 9%, because of the global economic slowdown and ongoing regional security concerns. BMI shares the finance minister’s caution and has downgraded its forecast for this year’s tourist arrivals accordingly. BMI also shares Najib’s view that the recent political unrest in neighbouring Thailand could prove a boon to the country’s tourism sector, if people decide that the situation on the ground in Thailand is too dangerous. Moreover, Kuala Lumpur International Airport is also well-positioned to take up any air traffic that now chooses to boycott Bangkok International.

No Plans To Abolish Service Tax

Despite calls from some hotel and restaurant operators for its abolition, the government has no current plans to remove the country’s 5% service tax, according to Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Kong Cho Ha. Speaking to local media ahead of the 2009 Budget speech, Kong said that the revenue collected from the service levy amounted to MYR3bn in 2007 and that service tax remained a major source of income.

The government has taken steps to remove some of the tax burden from smaller hospitality businesses. From July 1 2008, the annual sales threshold for the collection of the service tax on non-hotel restaurants was increased from MYR500,000 to MYR3mn.

Increasing Islamisation A Concern For Tourism?

Recent events have called into question the previously sacrosanct secular model employed successfully in Malaysia over the past 50 years. BMI had already reported in 2007 on the country’s Islamic morality police – which has far-reaching powers under Malaysian law – being accused of breaking into hotel rooms occupied by mixed-race foreign couples and demanding to see marriage certificates.

Since that time, we have seen the success of the Islamist party Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) in the elections of April 2008. The PAS increased its representation in parliament from six to 23 seats and also gained control of some state governments at the same time.

Now, a government proposal aims to curb the rights of women to travel abroad on their own. State media reported in May 2008 that women intending to travel abroad may soon have to obtain a written letter of consent from either their families or their employers before being allowed to go abroad. Foreign Minister Rais Yatim claims that the proposal is aimed at sheltering vulnerable young women from being used as drug mules, quoting a statistic that 90% of cases where Malaysian women had been jailed abroad involved drugs.

However, women’s groups have expressed outrage at the plan, saying it infringes women’s rights. One organisation, the Sisters in Islam, called the proposal ‘totally ridiculous and regressive’. Several commentators have also pointed out that these letters of consent would be very easy to forge.

Certainly, these new proposals, if implemented, would represent a retrograde step in women’s rights. In the event, the government quietly shelved the plans after the criticism it received. BMI will continue to monitor the situation on the ground in Malaysia but at the present time believes that tourism is too important a source of foreign exchange for the authorities to start adopting a less women-friendly approach to visiting tourists. Conversely, of course, an increasing adherence to Islamic values could see more Arab tourists coming to the country, which may offset any downturn in visitors from Western nations.

List of Ranked Companies

Competitive Landscape for Asia Tourism Reports: Sample of Companies Ranked

[TOP]

Comparative cross-border analysis assessing business and regulatory factors to rank Asia’s most competitive tourism markets. Indicators used include Political Risk, Business Environment Risk, Forecast International Tourism Receipts, Visitor Arrival Growth, Investment Environment and Shock Factors (taking account of any special factors such as terrorism, natural disasters and disease). Company SWOTs for leading resort, hotel, airline, travel and tourism operators in each market, including competitive intelligence on overall geographic presence, competitive positioning and relationships with international operators; % share of operator markets; % share of international arrivals and departures; % share of busiest domestic routes; main products and services; panregional expansion, merger and acquisition strategies.

* Accor Asia
* AirAsia
* Air China
* Air India
* Best Western
* British Airways
* Cathay Pacific
* Garuda
  * Holiday Inn
* Hyatt
* Malaysia Airlines
* Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
* Radisson
* Shangri-La Asia Limited
* Singapore Airlines
* Thai Airways
* VietNam Airlines
Malaysia Tourism Report
Was: $1030.00
Now: $875.00
You save: $155.00 (15%)
Read about our other Tourism Reports

Africa

Egypt, Kenya, Morocco and South Africa

Asia

China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam

Caribbean

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands, British and Virgin Islands, U.S.

Europe

Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Romania, Russia and Slovenia

Latin America

Brazil, Chile and Mexico

Middle East

Oman, Turkey and United Arab Emirates
Business Monitor International Business Monitor International
A Market Leader in Country Risk, Industry Intelligence and Company Research

Mermaid House, 2 Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London EC4V 3DS, UK

BUSINESS MONITOR INTERNATIONAL's country risk analysis and forecasts, market research on leading industries, and multinational company research is relied upon by corporates, banks, government departments and multilateral organisations in over 125 countries around the world.

Country Risk Analysis and Forecasts
BMI
has for 25 years specialised in political risk analysis, financial markets analysis, and macroeconomic forecasts on 175 global markets.

Industry Intelligence and Market Research
BMI's industry research covers Automotives; Banking; Chemicals; Defence & Security; Food & Drink; Freight Transport; Information Technology; Infrastructure; Insurance; Mining; Oil & Gas; Petrochemicals; Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare; Power; Telecommunications, and Tourism.

Company Research
BMI maintains a fully-researched 55,000-site database of multinational company subsidiaries located across global markets.