CHENNAI, September 1 – The Tourism Malaysia Chennai office is hosting the Malaysia Food and Cultural Festival at the Crowne Plaza, Chennai. This event will feature cultural performances by Malaysian artists and culinary expertise from renowned chefs from Malaysia, running from August 26 to September 4, 2023. It also coincides with Batik Air’s inaugural flight operations from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur, commencing on August 24, 2023. The event was inaugurated by the Consul General of Malaysia, His Excellency Mr. Saravana Kumar.
And was supported by representatives from Crowne Plaza, Batik Air, Sama-Sama Hotel, KL International Airport, Borneo Brothers Tours & Travel, and VG Maju Tour & Travels. Diners at The Residency, Crowne Plaza during this event will have a chance to win a full-board package, including two flight tickets to Malaysia. His Excellency Saravana Kumar, Consul General of Malaysia for South India, stated, “India and Malaysia established diplomatic relations in 1957. The two countries enjoy a strong bilateral relationship, and presently, India and Malaysia have established close political, economic, and socio-cultural ties.
The Malaysia Food and Cultural Festival 2023 at The Crowne Plaza, Chennai, will showcase Malaysia’s culinary delights and unique multicultural facets to entice more Indian travelers to choose Malaysia as their preferred destination. Dato’ Dr. Ammar Abd. Ghapar, Director-General of Tourism Malaysia, expressed his gratitude, saying, “With the significant demand for more flights from South India to Malaysia, we are extremely pleased to announce that Batik Air will commence daily flights from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur starting on August 24, 2023.
We are immensely thankful to our partners, including Crowne Plaza, Sama-Sama Hotel KL International Airport, Batik Air, Borneo Brothers Tours & Travel, and VG Maju Tour & Travels, for making this possible. Malaysian chefs from Kuala Lumpur have traveled to Chennai to showcase the flavors of Malaysia, reflecting the strong, spicy, aromatic nature of Malaysian cuisine and bringing the different cultures to this market.” The festival will feature classic Malaysian delicacies such as Laksa, Mee Goreng, Nasi Lemak, Char Kuey Teow, among others, as well as specially crafted innovations.
This extravaganza event, with a staggering selection of traditional recipes, will be hosted at The Residency – Crowne Plaza, Chennai Adyar Park from August 26 to September 4, 2023. This year, Malaysia aims to welcome 16.1 million international tourist arrivals with RM49.3 billion in tourism receipts. India continues to be one of the top countries contributing to tourist arrivals in Malaysia. In 2022, Malaysia welcomed a total of 324,548 Indian tourists, while from January to May 2023, Malaysia received as many as 230,865 Indian tourists compared to 37,198 in the same period last year.
Currently, there are 158 weekly flights with 30,032 seats offered between India and Malaysia through Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air, AirAsia, and IndiGo. Indian tourists can now apply for Malaysia’s eVISA Multiple Entry Visa (MEV) through malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my/evisa.
