In conjunction with Visit Perak Year 2024, eight million domestic visitors are anticipated in Perak, according to Loh Sze Yee, head of the state committee for tourism, industry, investment, and corridor development.

He is confident that the goal can be reached through the engaging programs provided at various tourism destinations throughout the state, in keeping with its post-Covid-19 pandemic rehabilitation strategy.

"Despite the recovery, we failed to reach the goal set for the last year. Although we are still pursuing the goal, we are enthusiastic about attaining it "When Bernama approached him at his office, he remarked.

According to Loh, the state administration wants 350,000 foreign visitors to come to Perak in the upcoming year.

In connection with Visit Perak Year 2024, he claimed, Perak is providing a "Rehabilitation and Conservation Tourism" package designed to boost economic output through tourism and then contribute to ecological restoration and environmental preservation.

This is a brand-new approach to tourism, not just in Perak but throughout Malaysia. It emphasizes ecological preservation and rehabilitation, and it is accessible to visitors from around the world, he said.

The Royal Belum State Park, which has conserved flora and fauna, including endangered species like the Malayan Tiger, is the main promotion in terms of environmental protection.

Only about 100 Malayan Tigers remain in the wild today. In addition to providing travelers from all over the world with the chance to explore the oldest tropical rainforest, the package also raises awareness of the need for ecological protection, he said.

Regarding the ecological rehabilitation component, travelers will be introduced to the Kinta Valley and the sole remaining tin mining dredge in Malaysia, "Tanjung Tualang Tin Dredge No. 5" (TT5), and they will learn about the growth and fall of the tin mining industry in the Kinta Valley.

He claimed that the mining ponds had been left abandoned as the tin mining sector had declined.

As a result, the state government, through the associated agencies, aggressively turned the defunct mining ponds into green lakes by planting a variety of suitable plants, including aquatic plants and bamboo, to hasten the ponds' ecological recovery.