Tourism Malaysia opened two new offices in Melaka and Kelantan on 15 January 2004, adding to the list of seven offices established throughout the country in Johor, Penang, Terengganu, Sarawak, Sabah, Kedah and Pahang. As with all other Tourism Malaysia state offices, the Melaka and Kelantan offices are responsible for disseminating tourismrelated information pertaining to the state and the country; promoting Malaysia as a tourist destination; organizing workshops / seminars on tourism; organizing familiarization trips for agents, media and frontliners in the industry; organizing promotional activities to publicise statelevel events and promoting the participation of tourism operators via various marketing support activities.