He said spiritual travel packages would be more relevant to a multicultural state like Melaka. “The mysterious ‘loud knocks’ sounds superstitious and weird, especially when we hear this kind of tale in the modern age, ” he told The Star here on Thursday (Dec 17). Sulaiman said he anticipates that spiritual tours would have the ability to woo more tourists, given that Melaka has many historic places of worship: old mosques, churches, temples and even a famous gurdwara. “We can look into selling these spiritual travel packages to global markets covering all religious groups. “Melaka has been a melting pot for various ethnic groups since time immemorial, and we will continue to preserve it, ” he said when asked to comment on the proposal by Melaka Tourism Business Club (MTBC) vice-chairman Dennis Samford on Dec 15 to make the mysterious “loud knocks” phenomenon into a “ghost tour package” in rural areas.