{"id":105476,"date":"2026-08-13T09:53:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T01:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/?post_type=frequently-asked-que&#038;p=105476"},"modified":"2026-08-13T09:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T01:53:19","slug":"why-is-sustainable-tourism-important-for-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"frequently-asked-que","link":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/frequently-asked-que\/why-is-sustainable-tourism-important-for-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is sustainable tourism important for Malaysia?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malaysia&#8217;s tourism industry depends on the sustainability of its natural assets, cultural heritage, and the well-being of local communities. In line with the direction of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UN Tourism<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ASEAN, and APEC, which advocate sustainable, resilient, and inclusive tourism, Malaysia must ensure that tourism development is managed responsibly to mitigate challenges such as overtourism that have affected several international destinations.<\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This approach not only safeguards the country&#8217;s tourism assets but also strengthens destination competitiveness while ensuring long-term economic and social benefits for the nation and local communities.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/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-105476","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\/105476","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\/105476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105477,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/frequently-asked-que\/105476\/revisions\/105477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_bahagian","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_bahagian?post=105476"},{"taxonomy":"faq_sistem","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_sistem?post=105476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}