Tourism activities are currently allowed in areas under the conditional movement control order and recovery MCO. - AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star
Malaysia is banking on domestic revenge tourists to boost the battered leisure travel sector once it s safe to holiday again, says Tourism Malaysia director-general Zulkifly Md Said. Our domestic tourists are waiting to travel again, especially interstate travel. If they are allowed to cross state borders, they would do so, he said during the launch of ITB Berlin Now.
Zulkifly added that Tourism Malaysia has observed encouraging travel movement with the lifting of interdistrict travel ban recently. Hotels are receiving weekend staycation guests. Since people have long been stuck at home, they want to just relax at a hotel and do some sightseeing in the city, he said, adding that airlines should introduce more domestic routes.