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exciting pre- or post- conference tours and activities to enjoy. Delegates’ families are happier to spend their vacation in a conference destination if they can enjoy fascinating leisure and shopping diversions while the spouse or parent delivers the keynote address. Incentive guests can experience anything from Borneo longhouse theme parties to a day at Legoland, and Malaysia also offers fabulous team building and educational experiences.
There are few better ways to bond a team together than exploring Mulu’s cave system or climbing Mount Kinabalu, few faster routes to corporate environmental awareness than helping
with elephant, orangutan or tiger conservation, and few better methods of creating cross-cultural understanding than eating and socializing together in the melting pot that is Malaysia.
Best of all, Malaysia offers excellent value for money. According to the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitive Index 2019, it is ranked
5th globally for price competitiveness.
The Venues
Event organisers have an enviable choice of modern conference and convention centres around the country, complemented by many less conventional venues: beach
Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre (MITEC) is the country’s largest venue. Its 45,000-plus sqm of exhibition space puts Malaysia firmly on the global mega-exhibition circuit.
resorts caressed by the South China Sea; rainforest retreats to get hands-on with nature; luxurious eco-resorts which act as gateways to UNESCO World Heritage Areas; and more.
The nation’s largest venue is the game-changing Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), opened
in 2017 and offering over 51,000 sqm of space with infinite possibilities. It is the third largest Business Events venue in Southeast
Asia, giving Malaysia the capability to compete and succeed in growing sectors, particularly
the ‘mega-exhibition’ market for regional and international events attracting 100,000 visitors or more. It also caters for smaller conferences and conventions ranging from 200 to 20,000 delegates.
The multiple award- winning Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre is the 2nd largest in Malaysia with over 33,000 sqm of
The KLCC Convention Centre is a popular venue due to its ideal city centre location and its ability to host many types of exhibitions of various sizes.