Malaysia’s domestic tourism sector recorded a solid performance during the first nine months of 2025, registering 216 million local visitors with total expenditure reaching RM88.4 billion. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the figures reflected year-on-year growth of 11.8 per cent in visitor numbers and 13.7 per cent in spending, underscoring the sector’s continued recovery and expansion. He noted that the encouraging trend was consistent with the performance of tourism-related industries in the third quarter of 2025, particularly retail and transport activities linked to domestic travel. “Retail sales of automotive fuel rose by 6.3 per cent year-on-year, which mirrors sustained travel activity within the country,” he said…