by Tourism Minister said don’t rely on foreign therapist, instead try do more training to Malaysian who are interested in this industries like setting up an internship program.
Well the Minister got the point, if a travelers just finished traveling from Bangkok then drop by at KL for a spa treatment. Suddenly the guys still got a hand from Thailand in KL. So the experience will be not so exciting.
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Furthermore we can’t show real local identity. But if the spa owner still insist to used foreign expert in therapist, one of the requirements is that the spa must be rated at least three stars, Says Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen here.
Well, partly agree with you on your point. If a visitors wants a different experience they should have chosen some local (malaysian) therapies.
Else going for thai massage done by the locals, to me is more of less the same experience 🙂