More than 200 tourism packages across Malaysia are available at the Cuti-Cuti Malaysia Carnival 2024 (KCCM 2024), a three-day event at the Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex starting Friday (Oct 25).
At the opening ceremony, Tourism, Arts, and Culture Deputy Minister Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan highlighted the carnival’s theme, "Crafting Holidays," which encourages domestic travellers to explore local destinations with exclusive packages offered during the event.
Khairul Firdaus also reported that from January to June 2024, Malaysia recorded 127 million domestic visitors, generating RM53.2bil in tourism spending.
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00:15Welcome to the official Malaysian Carnival.
00:22As I mentioned earlier, since 1999,
00:26Motec through Tuizen Malaysia has promoted the creation of a Malaysian holiday campaign
00:33which aims to invite Malaysians to holiday in the country
00:38by implementing the special package offer that was promoted
00:43at the time of the cancellation of the tourism exhibition.
00:47This 2024 Malaysian Carnival Holiday is held together with the Malaysian Craftsman
00:53as well as other agencies under Motec,
00:56such as the Ministry of National Heritage, Ministry of Culture and Arts,
01:00Museum of Culture, Academy of Arts and Culture and National Heritage,
01:04ASWARA, National Visual Arts Development Institute and Hotel Sri Malaysia.
01:12Along with the Crafting Holidays,
01:14this event also offers direct experience in art activities,
01:19crafts, culture and local heritage.
01:23At the same time, making the holiday of the people in this country more meaningful and unique
01:29with a combination of culture in tourism.
01:34It gives value and meaning that is truly meaningful to our holiday.
01:39In line with this aspiration,
01:42today we will launch the Crafts Complex Package
01:46which offers a combination of activities and interactive crafts
01:51in four Crafts Complexes,
01:53namely the Kuala Lumpur Crafts Complex,
01:55Langkawi Crafts Complex,
01:57Johor Crafts Complex
01:59and Melaka Crafts Complex.
02:06All the Crafts Centres in the country have their own attractions
02:11including components such as Crafts Selling Centre,
02:14Museum and Heritage Crafts Gallery,
02:17Craft Village,
02:19Painter Village,
02:21EthnoCraft Garden
02:23and Madu Kelulut Garden.
02:25In addition, visitors can also watch
02:28and participate in demonstration activities and interactive crafts
02:32such as Batik Crafts,
02:34Rotan Crafts,
02:36Ceramic Crafts,
02:37Copper Tooling,
02:39Compound Crafts and many more.
02:42After the COVID-19 pandemic,
02:44many visitors come to our country
02:47to see for themselves
02:49the uniqueness of our culture.
02:52How can they get involved
02:55in our culture,
02:59our art.
03:00How can they feel
03:03that our culture is rich in various meanings.
03:08That is why our main purpose
03:10of this programme
03:12or Carnival Cuti-Cuti Malaysia
03:14is at the Crafts Centre.
03:16Because we want to bring the tourism and culture sectors
03:20together in one corner.
03:22This is a necessary approach
03:25that we must follow.
03:27Not necessarily follow the religion,
03:29but we must follow
03:31the theory of culture
03:33and tourism itself.
03:36To make it easier for visitors
03:38to plan their vacation
03:40and get craft products in every country,
03:43the Crafts On-The-Go application,
03:46COTG,
03:47can also be downloaded
03:49and used
03:51by users to find out information
03:54about business profiles,
03:55product proofs,
03:57location of outlet sales centres
03:59and their social media accounts.
04:02Ladies and gentlemen,
04:04for the sake of tourism,
04:06visitors to KCCM 2024
04:10have the opportunity to choose
04:12more than 200 package of tourism
04:14from all over Malaysia.
04:16All of these packages are offered
04:18by more than 100 industrialists
04:20who take part in the offer of
04:22discount options
04:24ranging from 15% to 50%.
04:27This year,
04:28the Ministry has set a target
04:31of 221 million domestic visitors
04:34with a domestic expenditure
04:36of Rp. 93 billion.
04:40As of January to June 2024,
04:43the Domestic Tourism Festival
04:45recorded a positive development
04:48when it recorded
04:50127 million domestic visitors
04:53with a domestic expenditure
04:56of Rp. 53 billion.
04:59This number is expected to continue to increase
05:02to 241 million visitors in 2025
05:06and then to 261 million people
05:10in 2026
05:12with a domestic expenditure
05:14exceeding Rp. 115 billion.
05:18Basically,
05:20we all have to understand,
05:22we all have to know
05:24that domestic tourism
05:26has become a burden
05:28for the tourism industry
05:30during a crisis.
05:32It needs to be prioritized.
05:34In fact, it is an important component
05:38in the outlook for the next year
05:40in Malaysia in 2026
05:42which targets the arrival
05:44of 35.6 million tourists
05:46with a domestic expenditure
05:48of Rp. 150 billion.
05:52Ladies and gentlemen,
05:54one of the uniqueness
05:56in KCCM 2024
05:58is Pasar Saloma
06:00which is a classic Malay village
06:02with more than 30 streets
06:04that offer various traditional markets,
06:07kuih mee and product crafts.
06:09Pasar Saloma certainly brings nostalgia
06:11to the visitors
06:13and is an un-instagrammable moment
06:17unlike any other.
06:19KCCM 2024
06:21also shows the performance
06:23of demonstration arts and crafts
06:26as well as heritage food.
06:28There is also a UFO bread show,
06:31KLCC tea party
06:33and a wedding party
06:35that brings home
06:37Oh, the train is cancelled.
06:39Oh, it's cancelled.
06:41In addition to supporting the initiative
06:43of the October peak,
06:45free health samples
06:47are also offered
06:49only for women.
06:52Let's all come together
06:54to the Crafts Complex in Kuala Lumpur
06:57to get special offers
06:59for the tourism packages
07:01as well as the artistic activities
07:03and heritage of the country's culture.