Malaysia Major Events Malaysia Major Events (MME) is a division of Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), an agency under the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Malaysia (MoTAC). MME was established under the Government’s Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) to identify, promote, facilitate as well as support viable international events to be staged in Malaysia. With its main objective to enhance Malaysia’s economic growth and profile, MME is also tasked to identify and support major event bids for sports, arts, lifestyles and entertainment events and provide assistance to homegrown and home-hosted events in order to further strengthen Malaysia’s global appeal as the venue of choice for major events in the region. MME also acts as a conduit between the public and private sectors in ensuring seamless processes are achieved through synergistic relationships with diverse event stakeholders in staging successful events in Malaysia. Malaysia Major Events also supports through the promotion of these major events to the regional and global markets. Through these promotional efforts, the numbers of attendees have gradually increased annually since our inception. Our achievements thus far;

2012

2013

19 Events 60,700 foreign attendees RM373 million in Tourism Receipts

25 Events 97,211 foreign attendees RM476 million in Tourism Receipts

2014 47 Events 110,899 foreign attendees RM898 million in Tourism Receipts

INDUSTRY STATISTICS Ultimate Sports City 2014 Final Rankings: Rank 1 – Amsterdam Rank 3 – Baku Rank 6 – Calgary Rank 11 – Dubai

Rank 15 – Kuala Lumpur Rank 25 – Singapore

Source: THE SPORTBUSINESS’ ULTIMATE SPORTS CITIES AWARDS 2014

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Last Updated: 5th May 2016

2015 42 Events 67,620 foreign attendees RM 446 million In Tourism Receipts

2012

EVENTS SUPPORTED 2012 Major Event

ATTENDANCE (2012) Event Type

No. of Event Days

No of Tourists Int

Dom

SPORTS Feb 27 – Mar 4 June 10 Nov 8 - 11

BMW Malaysian Open (WTA Tour)

Major Sports

7

1,000

3,500

Autbbacs Super GT 2012 Series World Cup Asia (Paintball) 2012

Major Sports Niche Sports

2 4

5,000 3,000

30,000 5,000

Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment

1

7,000

15,000

7

4,000

15,000

1

4,000

11,000

4

2,000

1,000

7

2,000

15,000

1

2,445

800

1

6,000

15,000

ARTS, LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Mar 17

Future Music Festival Asia 2012

Jun 19-24

Shrek the Musical

July 14

MTV World Stage

Aug 5

9 Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival 2012

Sep 2123 Dec 11

4 Melaka Art & Performance Festival 2012 2012 Super Asia Showcase

Dec 15

KL Indian Music Festival 2012

2013

EVENTS SUPPORTED 2013

th

th

Major Event

TARGET (2013) Event Type

No. of Event Days

No of Tourists Int

Dom

SPORTS Feb 2528 Aug 17 18 Nov1-2 Nov 14-17 Dec 2-6

BMW Malaysian Open (WTA Tour)

Major Sports

3

2,725

7,064

Viper Challenge 2013

Niche Sports

2

990

5,010

Niche Sports

2

1,500

2,509

Niche Sports Niche Sports

4 5

3,020 4,700

4,230 5,730

Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment

1

15,150

50,350

7

932

1,000

1

3,560

10,000

1

3,460

5,482

1

5,282

14,700

th

6 Royal Kedah World MuayThai Challenge World Cup Asia Langkawi 2013 Kids Golf World Championship 2013

ARTS, LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Mar 15-16

Future Music Festival Asia 2013

Jun 24-26

Borneo World Music Expo 2013

July 20

S.H.E 2Gether 4Ever World Tour 2013

Aug 17

Good Vibes

Aug 19

Linkin Park “Living Things” World Tour Live in Malaysia 2013

2

Sept 6-7

We Love Asia

Oct 31

One Republic 2013

Nov 4-8

Richard Clayderman 2013

Nov 23

Wicked Festival

Nov 23-24

Urbanscapes

Dec 5-8

Penang Island Jazz Festival

2014

EVENTS SUPPORTED 2014 Major Event

SPORTS April 13

2

6,120

23,880

1

3,700

2,000

5

3,230

6,550

1

2,750

8,586

1

4,020

3,000

4

2,280

4,800

TARGET (2014) Event Type

No. of Event Days

Major Sports Major Sports

1 10

Niche Sports

2

Major Sports Major Sports Niche Sports Niche Sports Niche Sports Niche Sports Niche Sports

1 2 2 2 3 4 2

Major Sports Major Sports

2 2

Lee Kwang Soo Fan Meeting in Malaysia

Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment

1

Jan 24-25

Tropfest SEA

2

Feb 15 Mar 15-16

Temptation Reloaded – Shah Rukh Khan Live in Malaysia 2014 IL Divo A Musical Affair

April 1527 Apr 26

Jersey Boys-The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons AR Rahman : Infinite Love Malaysia

May 20

Jeff Dunham Live in Malaysia

May 24

2NE1 ‘All or Nothing’ World Tour

Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle &

May 1-10 May 3-4 Sept 27 Oct 10-11 Oct 10-12 Nov 1-2 Nov 6-9 Nov 14-17 Nov 14-15 Dec 18-20 Dec 19-21

Ironman 70.3- Putrajaya IFMA – Muaythai World Championships 2014 XTERRA World Tour Championship Race (Malaysia) Asia Pacific Ironman Langkawi WWE Live in Malaysia 2014 Asian Gaelic Games 2014 Viper Challenge 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia Langkawi 2014 World Cup Asia Langkawi 2013 7th Royal Kedah World Muaythai Challenge FISE Malaysia 2014 International Motorcycle Festival (Malaysia) 2014

Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment

No of Tourists Int

Dom

2,400

1,200

5,000

6,000

1,000

4,000

3,600 5,000

1,200 25,000 1,880 1,000 4,500 3,020

4,230 5,854

9,000

ARTS, LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Jan 4

3

5,000

1 2 14 1 1 1

10,000 15,150

50,350

1,000

7,000

2,000

20,000

3,000

22,000

1,250

2,250

500

2,500

th

May 31 June 1617 st st 1 -31 Aug August 810 th 9 Aug Aug 17-20 Aug 23 th

29 Aug Aug 29 – 1 Sept th 5 Sept th

6 Sept th

12ve-13 Sept rd 23 Sept th

24 Sept th

4 Oct th

11 Oct 22

nd

Oct

st

1 Nov th

th

Alan & Hacken 10 Anniversary World Tour Live 2014 Borneo World Music Expo (BWME) 2014 Georgetown Festival Asia Pacific Dance Explosion 2014 CNBLue Can’t Stop in KL Kaya Yanar – Around the World Asian Tour Good Vibes Festival Chilam Crazy Hours World Tour Live in Malaysia 2014 Summernats Malaysia David Blaine Asia Tour 2014 Live in Malaysia Wang Lee Hom Greatest Hits Live in Malaysia 2014 South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) John Legend Live in KL Electric Pet Shop Boys Live in KL 2014 Kollywood Flames – Vikram Star Musical Night Harlem Yu ( I wanna give you) World Tour 2014 in Penang Mariah Carey Live in Malaysia 2014 Retrofest Asia

7 -9 Nov 28 Novrd 3 Jan th 29-30 Nov th 5-7 Dec

Malaysia Urban Retreat Festival 2014 (MURFEST) Sesame Street Live – Elmo Makes Music

Dec 4-7th

Penang Island Jazz Festival 2014

The Maze Challenge Asia 2014 KL Kids Festival

th

6 Dec th

8-12 Dec Dec 1821st th 20 Dec

4

Urbanscapes Kids Golf World Championships 2014 (KGWC) Mamma Mia The Musical Stefanie Sun Kepler World Tour in Malaysia 2014

Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment

1 2

1,500

7,500

600

900

30days 3 1 4 1

214,000 600 5,500 500

3,000

2,500

7,500

1 4

9,000 2,500

1

7,500 5,000

1

15,000

2

16,300

1

3,155

1

4,565

1

7,200

1

6,000

1

9,000

1

8,800

2

3,250

5

30,000

2

5,000

2 4

2,400

12,000 1,500

1

4,000 15,000

4

4,450 1,500

1

8,500 7,000

2015

EVENTS SUPPORTED 2015 Major Event

Event Type

No.of Event Days

ARTS, LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT rd

3 Jan th

9-11 Jan th th 16 -18 Jan th 20 Jan st

28-1 Feb st 30-1 Feb th 14 Feb th

2-8 Mar th

8 Mar th

8 Mar th

19-25 Mar th 3-28 June th 10-11 Apr th 19 Apr nd

2

May

rd

3 May th

16-19 May st 30-31 May th 5-7 June th 19 July th

th

24 -25 July th 27 Julynd 2 Aug th 30 Aug

5

Bastille Live in KL SICA Star Awards Night 2015 SCORE FitMOB: Largest Zumba® Fitness Class 2015 Leo Sayer Concert Tropfest South East Asia World Curry Festival 2015 Slash ft.Kennedy & The Conspirators BMW Malaysia Open (Women Tennis Association 2015) My Music Festival MISO Korean Musical in Malaysia Thriller Live Illuminate 2015 Russell Peters Almost Famous World Tour 215 The Script D.Imman Live in Malaysia Backstreet Boys in A World Like This Tour th 8 OMC Asia Cup Open Live Spectacle Naruto International Indian Film Awards 2015 (IIFA Awards 2015) Malaysia International Finger Style Guitar Festival BIGBANG 2015 World Tour in Malaysia LOL Fest 2015 ILM Arts Festival

Int Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment

TARGET (2015) No of Tourist Dom

1

145

1,375

3

2,155

4,972

3 1

3,045

5

1,582

8,857

3

700

10,000

1

2,640

3,686

7

3,451

10,496

1

971

2,283

7

5,270

18,914

86

6,351

11,796

2

2,632

13,689

1

1,512

3,586

1

518

1,376

1

1,450

3,359

4

5,714

2,399

2

3,652

4,290

1

3

11,025

1 2 7 1

2,836

9,652

th

th

4 -13 Sept th 12 Sept

Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment

9

2,169

8,040

1

100

7,445

1

1,265

10,259

1

4,814

13,354

Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya International Taekwondo Festival Malaysia 2015 XTerra Asian Tour Championship 2015 KL International Wushu Open Tournament Bloodrunner 2015 th IFMAR 1/5 Largescale Touring Car World Championship th 37 WAF World Arm-Wrestling Championship Paintball World Cup 2015

Major Sports Major Sports

1 3

883

1,389

Niche Sports Major Sports

3 4

323 500

720 1,600

Major Sports Niche Sports

1 10

943

1,859

Major Sports

9

5,050

Niche Sports

4

1,219

Asia Pacific Ironman Langkawi FIM Asia Supermoto Championship 2015 th 8 Royal Cup World Muay Thai Championship FISE World Series

Major Sports Major Sports

1 2

6,000 6,000

Niche Sports

2

10,000

Niche Sports

3

26,000

Event Type

No.of Event Days

TARGET (2016) Expected No of Tourist

Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Major Sports

1

10,000

1

1,200

2

3,150

Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Major Sports

1

800

7

6,020

Saturday Night Fever Jodi No 1 Season Grand Finale

th

Electric Run

th

Jon Bon Jovi “Because We Can: The Tour” MURFEST 2015

12 Sept 19 Sept th

th

13 -15 Nov th 12 Dec th

19 Dec SPORTS th 5 Apr th 10-12 Apr rd 1-3 May th th 24 -27 July st 31 July th 30 Aug -

th

25 4 Oct th 29 Oct st 1 Nov th 14 Nov st nd 21 - 22 Nov th th 4 -5 Dec th th 18 -20 Dec 2016

Retrofest Asia 2015 A-Lin Sonar World Tour Live in Malaysia 2015

EVENTS SUPPORTED 2016* Major Event

3

8000

1

10,000 6,600

1,307

ARTS, LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT th

13 Feb

Anirudh Live In Malaysia 2016

13 Feb

5 Divo Concert

th

st

20 – 21 Feb th 27 Feb th

28 Feb th – 6 Mar

6

KL Saracens International 10s Rugby Miri Country Music Festival 2016 Perfect 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championship (WTTC)

th

5 Mar th 6 Mar

Kubultra 2016 Powerman Asian Championship Malaysia Richard Marx The Solo Tour

th

9 Mar th

EXO Planet #2 – The EXO’luXion

th

Magical Ice Festival: Disney’s Frozen Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya Songkrun Water Run & Music Festival 2016 Urbanscapes

12 Mar 26 – th 27 Mar rd 3 April rd 3 Apr rd

23 Apr th

30 Apr th

7 May

Electric Run 2016

th

AR Rahman Live In Concert

st

Gimme Gimme ABBA: Royal Charity Gala Outdoor Concert Little Mix Live in Kuala Lumpur

14 May 21 May st

21 May th

th

28 -29 May nd th 2 –5 June nd th 2 -5 June th 5 June th

th

13 -17 July th 25 July th

30 – st 31 July th 12 – th 13 Aug th 13 Aug rd

3 Sep th

12 Nov

7

Amei Live In Malaysia

Dr Bubble with Milkshake Potted Potter – A Harry Potter Parody by West End London Shrek – The Musical Gabriel Iglesias: Breaks Even World Tour 2016 Let It Be Musical – A Celebration of the Music of the Beatles Selena Gomez Live In Kuala Lumpur Nancy Ajram Good Vibes Festival Challenge Iskandar Puteri 2016 Battle of the Reds Ironman Malaysia, Langkawi

Major Sports Major Sports

1 1

1,000 6,200

Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Major Sports Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Major Sports

1

2,500

1

9,600

2

50,000

1 1

6,000 7,100

1

16,500

1

13,000

1

2,500

1

16,500

1

458

1

2,700

2 4

800

4 1 5

20,100

1

10,000

2 2

12,000

1

6,400

1 1

8,000

BIDS WON IN 2011 – 2015 Date of Event

BIDS WON Major Event

TARGET Event Type

No. of Event Days

No of Tourists Int

Dom

3

1,000

3,000

5

3,000

3,150

2

8,000

80,000

10,000

SPORTS Apr 27 – 28 2012 May 19– 26 2013 Aug 9 -10 2013 2014 May 2014 Oct 2015 20142016 20142016 2016 2019

XTERRA Malaysia World Tour Championship Race

Major Sports

Sudirman Cup 2013

Major Sports

Barcelona Asia Tour 2013

Major Sports

WWE Live in Malaysia 2014 MuayThai World Championship

Major Sports Major Sports Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Major Sports

2 7

Major Sports

4

2,000

1,000

Major Sports

7

4,000

1,000

Major Sports

7

1,400

2,000

Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment

4

2,280

4,800

2

6,000

14,000

7

1,200

2,000

1

4,000

21,000

1

800

2,000

6

5,000

10,000

1

1,500

6,500

2

2,250

7,750

1

500

4,500

1

1,250

3,750

8

1,600

1,800

3

5,200

9,200

th

37 WAF World Arm-Wrestling Championship Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya & Ironman Langkawi FISE World Series (Extreme Sports) World Table Tennis World Championship 2019 IWWF Waterski World Championship

15,000

9

20,000

5,050

1

11,6000

ARTS, LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Dec 2012

Jennifer Lopez Live

Jan 2013 July 2013

27 Golden Disk Awards 2013 Australasian Debating Championship

Aug 2013

Metallica Live in KL

Aug 2013 Sept 2013

George Benson Live in KL

Nov 2013 Jan 2014 Jan 2014

th

Asia Harley Days Alicia Keys Set The World On Fire Tour Tropfest SEA Lee Kwang Soo Fan Meeting In Malaysia

2015

Jeff Dunham Live in KL World Universities Debating Championship

2015

8 OMC Asia Cup Open

2015

International Indian Film Awards 2015 (IIFA Awards 2015)

2014

8

th

2 Arts, Lifestyle & Entertainment

11,025

YEAR OF FESTIVALS 2015 The Malaysia Year of Festivals 2015 campaign leverages on smart partnerships in line with the National Blue Ocean Strategy that nurtures stakeholders engagement, support and participation. The symbiosis enables Malaysia's tourism efforts to be competitive and to remain one of the prime contributors to the socio-economic development of the nation. Stakeholders and industry players should be united and Malaysians should come forward in the spirit of unity during Malaysia Year of Festivals 2015. MARKETING AND BRANDING Having been in operations for over 4 years and with the new name as well as new logo; Malaysia Major Events has sought to leverage its awareness in the industry by increasing various marketing activities. Marketing Materials with a new branding concept are being progressively developed to instil brand resonance and create a name within the international events arena. In an effort to reach industry players and stakeholders on Malaysia Major Events’ progress and updates, a new website was established in isolation with MyCEB. Malaysia Major Events will also organize biannual Major Events Symposium to bring all key industrial players under one roof to discuss current issues. To further leverage its exposure and value add proposition to supported events, an advertising and promotional plan is underway focusing primarily in print and online medium. TRADESHOWS Malaysia Major Events has identified the following tradeshows that will potentially create leads in hosting major events right here in Malaysia. These tradeshows also provide the opportunity to market Malaysia in these regions. These tradeshows include:

ACTIVITY MIDEM 2014 International Live Music Conference South by Southwest SPORTEL IF FORUM Polstar! LIVE 2015 The Sport Business Summit Music Conference (ILMC) South by Southwest (SXSW)

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CATEGORY

DATES

LOCATION

Arts, Lifestyle and Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle and Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle and Entertainment Sports Arts, Lifestyle and Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle and Entertainment Sports

1- 4 February 2014

Cannes, France

7- 9 March 2014

London

11- 16 March 2014

Austin, TX

7- 10 October 2014 3- 5 November 2014

Monaco Laussane, Switzerland

19- 21 February 2015

Nashville, TN

4-5 March 2015

New York

Arts, Lifestyle and Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle and Entertainment

5- 8 March 2015

London, UK

8 -17 March 2014

Austin, USA

SportAccord Convention

Sports

19- 24 April 2015

Sochi, Russia

All That Matters

Arts, Lifestyle and Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle and Entertainment Arts, Lifestyle and Entertainment Sports

20- 23 May 2015

Singapore

26- 30 May 2015

Singapore

21- 25 October 2015

Budapest, Hungary

19- 20 November 2015

Paris, France

Music Matters WOMEX City Events 2015

TRACKING MECHANISM Malaysia Major Events has also put in place a tracking mechanism to monitor spectatorship and evaluate an events’ viability. All event organizers requesting to withhold tax from the Ministry of Finance are required to provide input into the tracking mechanism before they receive a refund. This allows easier tracking of revenue generated to the country.

INDUSTRY EDUCATION PROGRAMME We provide our partners and stakeholders an added advantage in the industry through the various educational programmes enlisted in Malaysia Major Events. The first essential tool is educating our partners and stakeholders in the bidding process done via the Bid Workshop conducted, followed by workshops on sponsorship strategies, international marketing approaches, case study evaluation and analysis, and incorporation to the local industry.

MARKETING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME Malaysia Major Events have also launched the Marketing Partnership Programme (MPP), a platform to facilitate event industry with marketing partners with the single focus of increasing international attendance. The aim is provide attendees with attractive options and attractions to make a trip to Malaysia thus attending the events supported.

DESTINATION CREDENTIALS • • • • • • • • •

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Location Value Strong Track Record Rankings Safety, Stability & Security Government Support Social and Tour Programmes Ease of Communication/Language Venue

1. Location a. Malaysia is strategically located between two giant economies (China and India) and sits right in the middle of Asia where over 55% of the world’s population reside. b. Various affordable travel options are available in and around Kuala Lumpur: rail, monorail and taxi. c. Airport distance from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to the city centre: • By train: 28 minutes • By car: 40 minutes 2. Value th

th

a. 8 Least Expensive City in the world and 5 in Asia Pacific (2014 TripAdvisor TripIndex Best Value International City) th b. 10 Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2014. Malaysia, the only Asian country to have made the list in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2014 (Lonely Planet Guide) th c. 12 Most Price Competitive Country (2014 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook) 3. Strong track record a. Malaysia has an impeccable track record for hosting some of the world’s major international events:      

F1 Moto GP Future Music Festival Asia MTV World Stage Golden Disk Award – K-Pop DreamWorks’s “Shrek The Musical”

4. Rankings a. Malaysia, Best Family Tourist Destination in the world (Lonely Planet Magazine India Travel Awards 2014 in Mumbai) rd b. Malaysia ranks 3 in 2014 Global Retirement Index, the best place to retire in Asia (American publication International Living) th c. 4 most attractive shopping destination (CNN Travel 2014) th d. Kuala Lumpur, ranks 5 globally for Cheapest First Class Hotel in The World (TripAdvisor's Tripindex Room Service 2014) th e. 8 Most Visited Country in the world according to Global Destination Cities Index in 2015 (Mastercard Index) f. World Competitiveness Index 2014 by World Economic Forum rank 20 g. Worldwide Cost Of Living 2014 by Mercer rank 111. h. Skytrax Awards 2015: th i. World's Best Low-Cost Airports : No 6 rd ii. World's Best Airports Serving 40-50 Million Passengers : 3 place

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5. Safety, Stability & Security a. “Malaysia lies in the fusion of it all, into a country that is one of the safest, most stable and easiest to manage in South East Asia.” (Lonely Planet Guide) b. Malaysia Major Events provides a range of services to support event organisers e.g. bid support, site inspections, product and service selection, planning advisory services, event promotion, itinerary development, government liaison and on-site support 6. Social & Tour Programmes a.

Malaysia hosts a colourful blend of cultures which is reflected through its diversity of food, architecture and lifestyle - "Malaysia, Truly Asia"

b.

A cultural showcase of everything “Asian”: colorful and festive with gracious hospitality

c.

Malaysia offers an extensive and affordable choice of exotic, beautiful and exciting experiences within one destination Lush tropical rainforests, idyllic island resorts, abundant wildlife and historic towns

d.

7. Ease of Communication/ Language a. Malaysia has a multi-lingual population – most can speak at least 3 languages including the national language; Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin and Tamil. b.

English is widely spoken (English Proficiency Index Country Rankings: Malaysia ranks No 2 among non-native speaking Asian countries/Highly Proficient, English Proficiency Index, 2015).

8. Venue Malaysia offers a host of venue options where the capacity ranges from 1,000 pax to 87,000 pax. Below are such examples:

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THE KUALA LUMPUR PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE (KLPAC) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Capacity: 2,000 pax

KUALA LUMPUR CONVENTION CENTRE Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Capacity: 3,000 pax

ARENA OF STARS, GENTING HIGHLANDS Pahang, Malaysia Capacity: 6,000 pax

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STADIUM PUTRA BUKIT JALIL Selangor, Malaysia Capacity: 15,700 pax

STADIUM NASIONAL BUKIT JALIL Selangor, Malaysia Capacity: 87,000 pax

For more information, log on to Malaysia Major Events website – www.mymajorevents.com.my and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/MalaysiaMajorEvents and twitter @MyMajorEvents

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