00:02Tourism, Arts and Culture
00:04Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Singh told Parliament in a written reply on Tuesday
00:09that the Rain Rave Water Music Festival could be developed into a high-impact annual tourism event
00:15following the success of its inaugural edition.
00:18Tiong said the event that was held in Kuala Lumpur from April 30 to May 2
00:23was one of the flagship programs under the Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign
00:28organized by a private company in collaboration with Tourism Malaysia.
00:33He said the ministry will continue to take into account the views of stakeholders
00:37to ensure the tourism sector is strengthened without compromising local values, culture and community sensitivities.
00:45He said all initiatives under the campaign will be implemented prudently and responsibly
00:51in line with the aspirations of the country.
00:53He said the Water Music Festival attracted about 415,000 visitors
00:59and generated an estimated 392.33 million ringgit in economic returns.
01:06Of the total visitors, there were about 150,000 domestic visitors
01:11including those from Sabah and Sarawak
01:14and 100,000 tourists from countries like China, Japan, Bangladesh, India and South Korea.
01:21The ministry said simultaneous events were held in six other locations
01:26and they attracted about 165,000 visitors.
01:30They said the program delivered commercial benefits to businesses in the area
01:34where the Lot 10 shopping complex recorded a 40% increase in footfall and 45% increase in sales,
01:42while Sungai Wang Plaza also saw visitor numbers grow by 31.3% and a surge in sales.
01:49They said food and beverage outlets at Pavilion Hotel also reported an increase in walk-in customers,
01:56with average sales rising by 11%, while food stalls and handicraft stalls set up in the Bukit Bintang area
02:03also generated direct sales close to 390,000 ringgit.
02:08They said the event also generated nearly 10,000 media reports and digital content pieces
02:14with an estimated publicity value of 77.5 million ringgit.
02:19They said the event was only $15,000,000 to 1.5 million.
02:20They said many I could see a thousand times of $1,000,000 p.m.
02:25They said they were not being THAT$2,000,000 to 1.5 million.
02:30They said a few months ago, they must have been runnin' by the end,
02:30That's the event.
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