Matta Fair brings in crowd

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Matta Fair is on again to delight holiday bargain-hunters and anyone looking for a quick getaway.

The first day of the fair drew thousands of visitors, checking the hundreds of tour and holiday packages available.

There was no fear of influenza A(H1N1) either as many came prepared with their face masks, which were also given out for free by the event secretariat.

As government medical technology officer Zulkifli Ismail, 55, put it: “H1N1? If you believe in God, there is no problem.”

Bottles of hand sanitisers were also generously distributed throughout the three main halls for visitors to the 830-booth event lasting three days until Sunday.

Let’s holiday: Throngs of visitors checking out travel promotions at the 2009 Matta Fair held at Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

The KL Bird Park drew a curious crowd by bringing in an owl, an eagle and a parakeet to wow animal lovers.

The fair is open to the public from 10am to 9pm.

Fee per entry is RM3. EON Bank Matta Card holders will enjoy free entrance.

The Star, Nanyang Siang Pau and China Press are the event’s official newspapers.

In conjunction with the travel fair, Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERL) which is the operator of KLIA Transit and KLIA Ekspres is offering special fares.

Visitors to the Matta Fair can get one KLIA Transit return ticket for free if they buy a return adult ticket at RM70.

As for commuters on the KLIA Ekspres, they can buy their ticket at RM25 one-way compared to the usual RM35.

All they have to do is purchase a minimum of three adult return tickets at RM50 each.