MELAKA – The Melaka Flower Festival will be an annual event as part of the state’s tourism calendar to attract more local and foreign visitors and boost its tourism activities.
State Tourism, Heritage and Culture Committee chairman Datuk Muhammad Jailani Khamis said this year’s festival which kicked off yesterday has been well-received based on the number of visitors, adding that it might hit 30,000 visitors tomorrow.
He said the three-day festival brings together more than 100 different varieties of flowers and provides various nature-based activities for the visitors.
“This programme also received a favourable response from exhibitors such as orchid and camellia growers, as well as growers of other floral species that attract visitors from various walks of life,” he told reporters here today.
Earlier, he accompanied Yang Dipertua Negeri of Melaka Tun Mohd Ali Rustam during the opening ceremony in Ayer Keroh here.
Jailani said that one of the event’s main components is the Showcase Gardens of the four local authorities in Melaka, each with its own theme.
“We hope that this programme can indirectly promote eco-tourism in Taman Seribu Bunga for the state, as well as other tourism events,” he added. – Bernama, December 30, 2022
