History

Today, MATTA boasts a membership of over 2,900 member organizations and increasing, comprising local tour and travel organizations as well as numerous overseas affiliations. It is also the national umbrella representative body for the entire travel industry in the country. With a full time secretariat in Kuala Lumpur, its headquarters, MATTA has state chapters in Kedah, Penang, Perak, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan, Selangor, Johor, Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan.

MATTA's objective is to promote the interests of the travel and tour industry in Malaysia. MATTA works closely with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) as well as the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB), help organise fairs, seminars, convention and workshops both to create public awareness of the tourism industry as well as to benefit its members.v

Objectives

  • To unite, supervise and coordinate the activities of the members.
  • To publicise, encourage, promote and extend the tourist and travel trade.
  • To adjudicate and settle any differences which may arise between members
  • To develop friendship and common purpose among the members of the tourist and travel industry.
  • To make representations on behalf of members to Government and all organisations with which the Association has common interest.
  • To encourage the highest ethical standards of business conduct within the trade.
  • To study and promote the interest of the tourist and travel trade and profession and to educate the public regarding the function of tours and travel agents.
  • To discourage unfair competition without in any way interfering with initiative and enterprise based on fair trading.

EXCO 2026 - 2029

Nigel Wong Chun Teim President Urban Rhythms Tours Adventures & Travel Sdn Bhd
Mohd Hizzat Bin Mohd Shah Deputy President Al Furqan Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd
Subramaniam A/L Punusamy Honourary Secretary General VS Adventure Travel Sdn Bhd
Kho Kwang Peow Honorary Treasurer Skyzone Tours And Travel Sdn. Bhd.
Gopalan A/L Mariappan VP Inbound & Domestic Bary Tours Sdn Bhd
Chong Yu Ken VP Outbound Global Net Travel Sdn. Bhd.
Fazil Khan Bin Abdul Kadir VP Air Transportation Mitra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Subramaniam A/L Kandasamy VP Land Transportation SC Southern Tours & Travel Sdn Bhd
Shazli Affuat Bin Ghazali VP Education & Training Legend Vacations Sdn Bhd
Muhd Jafni Bin Mustapha VP Umrah & Haj Maqbul Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd
Adam Kamal Bin Ahmad Kamil VP Research & Technology Suka Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd
Venkatesvarrao A/L Malla Naidu Kuala Lumpur Chapter Chairman Asia Region Holidays Sdn Bhd
Zalifah Binti Zakaria Kuala Lumpur Chapter Deputy Chairman Smart World Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd
Vijiya Kumar A/L M.Krishnan Selangor Chapter Chairman VG Maju Tour & Travels (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Lee Hwee Ching Johor Chapter Chairman De Kim Tour & Travel (J) Sdn. Bhd.
Selvan A/L Gopal Kedah Chapter Chairman Global Sunrise Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd
Leong Mei Ching Undefined Angel Tours Sdn. Bhd.
Shin Wen Ying Perak Chapter Chairman Sri Maju Tours & Travel Sdn. Bhd.
Mohd Amirizuan Bin Ahmad Pahang Chapter Chairman Al Muneer Travel & Tours Sdn. Bhd.
Nurul Husna Binti Satar Negeri Sembilan Chapter Chairman Laksana Sutera Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd
Muhammad Zaqer Asslam Bin Mohd Zaki Kelantan Chapter Chairman Ris Travel Sdn Bhd
Wan Jaafree Bin Wan Abd Hamid Terengganu Chapter Chairman De Penarik Beach Travel & Tour Sdn Bhd
Halimah Binti Ahmad Melaka Chapter Chairman My Exploria Travel & Services Sdn Bhd
Alex Chong Vui Loong Sabah Chapter Chairman Al Hakim Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd
Dyg Azizah bt Abg Zaidan Sarawak Chapter Chairman Inter-Continental Travel Centre Sdn Bhd
Hamzah Rahmat Undefined Flight Centre Travel Group (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

Secretariat

GM's Office

Maziah Mihat General Manager maziah@matta.org.my
Siti Nurazlina Bt Mohd Razalin Executive Assistant nurazlina@matta.org.my

Industry Development and Transformation

Ahmad Soffian Mohd Shariff Head soffian@matta.org.my
Siti Nurfeqa Taman Zori Industry Services Executive nurfeqa@matta.org.my
Nor Syahirah Izati Nor Azman Industry Services Executive syahirah@matta.org.my
Muhammad Aiman Bin Mohd Razafa Industry Services Executive aiman@matta.org.my
Nur Maisarah Binti Mohd Zakiman Industry Services Executive maisarah@matta.org.my
Nurul 'Atiqah Binti Muhammad Miftahuddin Industry Services Executive atiqah@matta.org.my

Finance

Amirah Syahidah Head mirasyida@matta.org.my
Nur Fatin BT Sobri Finance Executive fatin@matta.org.my
Cherry Su Yee Hui Finance Executive cherry@matta.org.my
Nur Illiyina Binti Mohd Sabri Finance Executive nurilliyina@matta.org.my
Ammarsya Mokhtaza Finance Executive ammarsya@matta.org.my

Marketing, Brands and Communication

Palani Muthu Head pal@matta.org.my
Nur Shahirah PR, Comms & Marketing Specialist sheera@matta.org.my
Nur Batrisyia Social Media & Content Specialist batrisyia@matta.org.my
Affif Ammar Bin Saifful Azhar Graphic Designer affif@matta.org.my
Alisya Anjang Harun PR, Comms & Marketing Executive alisya@matta.org.my

Events

Tan Mei Yin Head mei@matta.org.my
Muhammad Amiruddin Events Senior Executive amir@matta.org.my
Puteri Nurshazlyn Events Executive puteri@matta.org.my
Nuraisyah Abd Rahman Events Executive aisyah@matta.org.my
Danesh Nair Regukumaran Events Executive danesh@matta.org.my

Membership Services

Siti Aishah Ariffin Membership Executive aisha.ariffin@matta.org.my

MATTA Academy

Nor Syahirah Izati Nor Azman Industry Services Executive academy@matta.org.my

Chapter Services

Aish Yusof Administrator (Johor) secretariat.johor@matta.org.my
Imah Hussain Account cum Admin Assistant (Johor) accounts.johor@matta.org.my
Noramirasyafina Norzairodzi Administrator (Kedah/Perlis) secretariat.kedah@matta.org.my
Nurnajwa Binti Mohd Asri Administrator (Melaka) secretariat.melaka@matta.org.my
Ng Wei Khai Administrator (Penang) secretariat.penang@matta.org.my
Nor Fazleen Zainuddin Administrator (Negeri Sembilan) secretariat.negeri@matta.org.my
Nur Atira Azra Hazhar Administrator (Selangor) secretariat.selangor@matta.org.my
Muhammad Yusri Mohamad Zaid Administrator (Pahang) secretariat.pahang@matta.org.my
Siti Syafinaz Mohd Isa Administrator (Perak) secretariat.perak@matta.org.my
Nur Aina Syafiyah Mohd Zul Administrator (Kelantan) secretariat.kelantan@matta.org.my
Dalia Wahidah Zahkai Administrator (Terengganu) secretariat.terengganu@matta.org.my
Michelle Louise John Administrator (Sabah) secretariat.sabah@matta.org.my
Azlina Ibrahim Administrator (Sarawak) secretariat.sarawak@matta.org.my
Muhammad Aiman Mohd Razafa Administrator (Kuala Lumpur) secretariat.kl@matta.org.my

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MATTA ®

Council of Past Presidents

Datuk Tan Kok Liang
DATUK HAMZAH BIN RAHMAT
Dato' Ngiam Foon
Tunku Dato' Seri Iskandar
Mokhti Bin Abas
Fahmy Mubarak