Travellers from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau together contributed about 6.5%. Other major disembarkation countries for Penang arrivals were Japan (5.2%), Taiwan (4.7%), Thailand (4.1) and the UK (3.8) (Ong Wooi Leng, 2010). According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States these benefits include: creating jobs and businesses, increasing tax revenues, diversifying the local economy, creating opportunities for partnerships, attracting visitors interested in history and preservation, increasing historic attraction revenues, preserving local traditions and culture, generating local investment in historic resources, building community pride in heritage and increasing awareness of the site or area's significance.