Malaysia Star, 16 May 2011More than half of the foreign visitors who took up homestay vacations in Malaysia last year were from Singapore with a majority opting for Johor.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said of the more than 49,000 foreigners, 52.5% or nearly 25,800 were from the republic.
The Singaporeans were followed by visitors from Japan (22.4% or nearly 11,000) and Europe (9.3% or more than 4,500).
Ng said Johor had the most number of homestay guests (23,300), followed by Selangor (5,600), Sabah (5,500) and Pahang (2,500). Full story
