{"id":105472,"date":"2026-08-13T09:52:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T01:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/?post_type=frequently-asked-que&#038;p=105472"},"modified":"2026-08-13T09:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T01:52:05","slug":"how-does-motac-strengthen-international-cooperation-to-advance-malaysias-tourism-industry","status":"publish","type":"frequently-asked-que","link":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/frequently-asked-que\/how-does-motac-strengthen-international-cooperation-to-advance-malaysias-tourism-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"How does MOTAC strengthen international cooperation to advance Malaysia&#8217;s tourism industry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MOTAC strengthens international cooperation through policy development and strategic partnerships at the bilateral, regional, and multilateral levels to enhance the competitiveness of Malaysia&#8217;s tourism industry. These collaborations are implemented through three main channels:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(i) Bilateral Cooperation Strengthening cooperation with partner countries through Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), bilateral meetings, and the implementation of collaborative programmes in the field of tourism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(ii) Regional Cooperation Advancing the regional tourism agenda through platforms such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT), and the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(iii) Multilateral Cooperation Representing and promoting Malaysia&#8217;s interests in international organisations such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UN Tourism<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through these collaborations, Malaysia is able to expand access to international tourism markets, attract greater investment and knowledge exchange, promote sustainable tourism practices, and strengthen the country&#8217;s position as a globally competitive tourism destination.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"faq_bahagian":[1620],"faq_sistem":[],"class_list":["post-105472","frequently-asked-que","type-frequently-asked-que","status-publish","hentry","faq_bahagian-tourism-policy-and-international-affairs-division"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/frequently-asked-que\/105472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/frequently-asked-que"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/frequently-asked-que"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/frequently-asked-que\/105472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105473,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/frequently-asked-que\/105472\/revisions\/105473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_bahagian","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_bahagian?post=105472"},{"taxonomy":"faq_sistem","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_sistem?post=105472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}