00:09Because of the Media East conflict now, I know that maybe there are some transit hub from the Media East
00:16country, like the European and also the Media East visitors that are affected.
00:20So, I think Malaysia, we really expected to rely on the Chinese, Korean or Japanese. Most of them, the visitors,
00:27they will come to Malaysia.
00:28Statistically-wise, our focus, our tourists mostly is about 75-80% from this region, from the ASEAN region.
00:38So, in that sense, all the world has been focusing on ASEAN, but with the conflict now in the Middle
00:46East, it's just that we want to explore more for our ASEAN region.
00:52So, that is the part that we are talking about, but that doesn't mean that we are foregone.
00:57All those clients from Africa or even US, Europe, we will still be doing that because we do have a
01:05direct flight from that side and we do have other transit points.
01:09So, yes, we are worried about the effect, but we are thinking new ways of bringing them over to Malaysia.
01:17For the short term now, the solution, maybe we will focus on the Southeast Asia and also the Asian country.
01:24So, are we seeing this increasing on the March or April?
01:28Well, as I said, much data is not coming yet, so we need to wait for it.
01:34We only see data until February, which is very good.
01:38Yeah, it's a big increment kind of thing.
01:41March, we really need to wait for the data, and then from all this data, we can do further analysis.
01:46If we are anticipating that it's going to be lesser from, let's say, the long haul, like the Europe or
01:51US,
01:52is it really happening, or they via some other road and came over to Malaysia?
01:58We need to analyze that.
01:59But in the February data, is it the Chinese and the Japanese?
02:03Yeah, Chinese increase a lot, actually, in that sense.
02:06Roughly, how many percentage is it?
02:08I do have a figure for China's market the other day, during February.
02:13Oh, double digit growth.
02:14Double digit growth.
02:15Because of Chinese New Year holiday.
02:18But this year, how, how, what is our target for the Chinese visitor?
02:23We are, yeah, we are, we are, targeting is about 6 million.
02:28Yeah, we are, and we are, we are aiming for 7 million as well.
02:31Yeah, but it depends on the situation.
02:34Yeah, it is a good year, we are very hopeful.
02:36But, let's see, yeah, but as I mentioned, if, let's say, imagine if, it is quite difficult for them to
02:42go to,
02:42Middle East or beyond Middle East.
02:45Yeah.
02:45Maybe this is the place for them to come.
02:47In China alone, it's billions, they were talking about.
02:51Well, we can only be hopeful, and we are, my minister, with us, we are doing a lot of arrangement.
02:58Hopefully, with these changes of strategy, we can still achieve what we're aiming for.
03:03But for the short term, just now I mentioned, we temporary, just focus on, I mean, like, the promotion, our
03:09marketing or promotion.
03:10Just try to tell the Chinese or the Korean and the Japanese, they actually can come from the Malaysia through
03:18the China airline or something.
03:19Because I know that, I think, we have Monday or weekly, we have more than China airline direct flights to
03:25Malaysia.
03:26And some of the Europeans, they also can take the transit from China.
03:29You see, this kind of marketing or promotion is work?
03:31Well, in our region, here in Asia, actually, we don't have, our so-called air route is not really affected
03:39counting.
03:40I think the only thing that is affecting right now is the price.
03:49Oh, okay.
03:54But if travelling to somewhere else is much more expensive, maybe, that would change their mind as well, that they
04:00want to travel around this area rather than to go, I mean, beyond this area.
04:05I see.
04:05The effect might increase for you too.
04:08Because I interviewed some of the players that were suggest to, like, maybe the Russians or the Europeans, they can
04:13take the transit from China to China.
04:15Yes, yes.
04:16Actually, that's one of the strategies that we are planning.
04:20How to, I mean, without going to Middle East and then to other transit.
04:25Then how long you will take the engagement to actually, in the final, analyze the review the BC Malaysia year?
04:31How long it will take?
04:32Well, it involves a lot of players.
04:35Yeah, so, it is not just our decisions, it's their decisions as well.
04:40They'll need to test it out as well, right?
04:42I mean, it is an investment for them as well.
04:45And then because, if you use the new hub, the connectivity need to adjust like what Mr Chua said.
04:50Because it involves calls and everything, they have to re-route and everything.
04:53All the arrangements are different.
04:54So normally, they don't use, we don't use Aishe as a hub.
04:57You know, especially from China, Korea, something like that.
05:01Normally, the Middle East carrier, they have a good connectivity to the Europe and everything.
05:05So when we change, that's why it takes time.
05:07Because, like Mr Chua said, the oil prices to re-route and then, it's not our decision.
05:12So it's the airline decision as well.
05:14So are we seeing the March actually the zero visitor from the Middle East, is it?
05:18I won't say so, actually.
05:19We don't say it's all zero.
05:21Oh, okay.
05:22That's why I mentioned that we are quite hopeful.
05:24Yeah, we want to see the data to really able to tell the story.
05:27Okay.
05:28It is not a lot of assumptions, right?
05:30Yeah.
05:30So we want to look at the data rather than to assume and then make a decision kind of thing.
05:35Then how soon can we release the data?
05:36We've all been waiting also.
05:37Yeah, we're also waiting.
05:39Yeah.
05:39Okay.
05:39Normally, we need to wait for the customer and DOSM to provide us with all those data.
05:45Then we can able to analyze.
05:47Oh, okay.
05:48I understand.
05:48Definitely, it's going to be by end of a much early April kind of thing.
05:52Thank you very much and warmest.
05:54Welcome.
05:55Today is the tenth day of the celebration of the key of the Harun Rai celebration moment.
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