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.

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Secretariat

GM's Office

Maziah Mihat General Manager maziah@matta.org.my
Yasmin Afrina Bt A.H Fazli Executive Assistant yasmin@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

Finance

Nur Hamizah Zakaria Head mizah@matta.org.my
Amirah Syahidah Assistant Finance Manager mirasyida@matta.org.my
Cherry Su Yee Hui Finance Executive cherry@matta.org.my
Hayree Saat Finance Executive hayree@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

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
Owen Cheng How Man Events Executive owen@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
NURUL SAHIRA BINTI KAMARUZAMAN Administrator (Melaka) secretariat.melaka@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
Pung Toh Ming Administrator (Penang) secretariat.penang@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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Council of Past Presidents

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