Have you been to Malaysia? If yes, Im sure you have visited the tallest twin buildings in the world, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur or explore the Batu Caves. If you are reading this and still in Malaysia, take a selfie together with the bff, partner and or bestfriend and find out at the end of the post. Or you can check your previous Malaysia selfies with the #bff and post right away. You can be creative with your obligatory selfies, tweak and post and dont forget to put the hashtag #mybffxoxo
Now, is the best time to visit Malaysia and explore the other "must see" destinations such as Bukit Bintang, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Aqua KLCC, Langkawi, Perhentian Islands, Mulu Caves and Mount Kinabalu to name a few.
The MyFest 2015 and Be Friends Forever campaign was launched on June 8 at Fairmont Hotel with Honorable Dato' Mirza Mohammad Taiyab, Director General of Tourism Malaysia along with the rest of the Malaysia Delegation comprised of State Tourism Boards, Product Owners, Hoteliers, Tour Operators and media guests.
In his speech, His Excellency shared, “For MyFest 2015, we aim to have 29.4 million tourist arrivals and RM89 billion in tourist receipts, leading up to our ultimate goal of 36 million tourists and RM168 billion in tourist receipts by 2020. This is part of the government’s National Blue Ocean Strategy to create value innovation through public-private partnership collaboration. To that end, I would like to invite all of you to work with each other and develop new tourism products and packages that will highlight our culture, and promote it as a tourist attraction to the rest of the world.”The MyFest 2015 theme which focus on "Endless Celebrations", the year-long calendar is packed with festivities of every genre; such as cultural festivals, shopping extravanganzas, international acclaimed events, eco-tourism events, arts, music showcases, food promotion and other themed events.
The "Be Friends Forever campaign" complements the year-long "Endless Celebrations". Its as easy as take your best selfie shot with the bff, post those in social network and have a chance to win a trip for two together with your bff.
The campaign encourages travellers who have been to Malaysia to post their favorite vacation photos on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #mybffxoxo, which also qualifies them to win special monthly prizes from Tourism Malaysia, as well as the grand prize for the promotion – a three days/two nights stay in Malaysia accompanied by his or her best friend (or family member). It sure is fun travelling with friends this time in Malaysia.
“We have always believed that traveling builds more than just character and life experiences. In an eventful place such as Malaysia, you can also build lasting memories, memories that you will cherish forever especially if built with close friends and family. In this endless celebrations theme lies a call for people to take these celebration with them long after they have returned home,” shares Dato’ Mirza
He adds, “This special campaign inspired by the Filipinos’ love affair with selfies and picture taking, focuses on not just keeping but on sharing these lasting memories captured digitally and immortalized on social media. In as much as I would love to think that all of us here are all BFF’s, I want to let all Filipinos who have at least once travelled to Malaysia know that we consider all of them and the future generations of countless Filipinos who will take time out to visit my beloved Malaysia, as our best friends forever and my hugs and kisses go out to all of them."
With so many things lined up as well as more events and attractions being held and being put in place in this charming country, Malaysia is happy to inform Filipinos of what they can expect from their trip.
