In a report compiled by the World Economic Forum for travel competitiveness among ASEAN countries, Singapore tops the list followed by Malaysia. The scores are out of 7 and the survey is based on three factors that assist T&T competitiveness—elements that are related to government and policy, elements related to the business environment and infrastructure, and the T&T human, cultural, and natural resources, and those that are human, cultural, and natural (relating to a country’s resource).
(Source: The ASEAN Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2012/World Economic Forum)
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