The Business Times
business-time-50
Asean Business logo
SPONSORED BYUOB logo
SUBSCRIBERS

A stronger ringgit is unleashing Malaysians’ demand for premium travel destinations, experiences

Travel platforms and money changers say the firmer currency is loosening residents’ purse strings for trips abroad

Summarise
google-preferred-sourceAdd BT as a preferred source
阅读简体中文版 (beta)
    • Long queues formed at forex counters in a Kuala Lumpur shopping mall on November 19, as the strengthening ringgit boosted demand for foreign currency.
    • Long queues formed at forex counters in a Kuala Lumpur shopping mall on November 19, as the strengthening ringgit boosted demand for foreign currency. TANG CHIAN HUEY

    Tan Ai Leng &

    Chuah Bee Kim

    Published Tue, Nov 25, 2025 · 01:40 PM

    [KUALA LUMPUR/JOHOR BAHRU] As the ringgit climbs, Malaysians are dreaming bigger, widening their travel horizons from Paris and London to Istanbul, even as traditional favourites such as Bangkok, Tokyo and Bali remain strong.

    Travel platforms and money changers said the stronger currency is unleashing a surge in overseas plans, with Expedia logging a 50 to 60 per cent jump in searches over the past three months.

    Japan and China are leading the rebound, while Europe is edging back into itineraries.

    Malaysia tourismRinggitAseanAsia-PacificAsean Business

    TRENDING NOW

    The CSRC is leading the effort, along with the National Financial Regulatory Administration, which handles consumer protection and supervises banks.

    Why China is tightening controls on overseas stock trading

    US President Donald Trump with President Xi Jinping after a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, on May 15.

    Xi Jinping has just rewritten the rules of US-China rivalry

    Always one to walk the talk, DBS CEO Tan Su Shan has her personal AI agent that checks and serves up to her the latest news on banking.

    ‘Even a CEO’s job can be replaced by AI’: DBS CEO Tan Su Shan bets big on agentic AI

    Set up by Nichol Ng and her brother, FoodXervices traces its roots to 1934 with the business their grandfather started.

    ‘Whole deck of cards just toppled’: FoodXervices’ Nichol Ng on how a 92-year-old family business unravelled – and what’s next

    Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
    Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
    View More