As a response to the decline in visitation from one of its main source markets, the Malaysian government has waived visa fees for Chinese visitors.

As a response to the decline in visitation from one of its main source markets, the Malaysian government has waived visa fees for Chinese visitors. Whilst visas will still be a requirement, these will be free for Chinese visitors, in a hope to stimulate demand from this primary source market. Though China remains one of the top five feeder markets for Malaysia, it dropped from third to fourth place (Thailand moved up), between January and October 2014 with a decline of 11%. The disappearance of MH370 in March 2014 led to group cancellations from Chinese tourists as well as a decline in corporate travel from this market.