Published on: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia needs to start planning for the recovery of its tourism industry, such as implementing strategies to open up its international borders to tourists who have received the Covid-19 vaccine jabs, once the Movement Control Order (MCO) 3.0 ends.
Malaysian Inbound Tourism Association (MITA) President Uzaidi Udanis said that in its efforts to revive the deteriorating tourism industry, Malaysia should look at and study other country’s best practices, such as Qatar, the Maldives and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
“We need to initiate a sandbox (experiment) where we can test specific destinations, such as Qatar-Malaysia, for example, before opening up to other destinations.
/ Posted on 19 May, 2021 15:25
In preparation for tourism reopening, the Malaysian Inbound Tourism Association (MITA) has called on the government to study and adopt best practices from destinations such as Qatar, Dubai and the Maldives which have successfully restarted their tourism engines.
Malaysia’s tourism sector is now in a critical stage as the country is currently under its third movement control order since the start of the pandemic, with domestic and international tourist activities banned, as the country battles to contain a surge in Covid-19 infections.
MITA urges support for tourism workers amid ongoing nationwide lockdown, Alor Setar Town pictured
Tuesday, 18 May 2021 05:42 PM MYT
People wearing face masks pose for a picture on the roadside atop a hill with a view of the Kuala Lumpur skyline in Ampang January 31, 2020. Picture by Firdaus Latif
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 Malaysia needs to start planning for the recovery of its tourism industry, such as implementing strategies to open up its international borders to tourists who have received the Covid-19 vaccine jabs, once the movement control order (MCO) 3.0 ends.
Malaysian Inbound Tourism Association (MITA) president Uzaidi Udanis said that in its efforts to revive the deteriorating tourism industry, Malaysia should look at and study other country’s best practices, such as Qatar, the Maldives and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
/ Posted on 5 May, 2021 12:07
The Malaysian government will place six districts in Selangor under the movement control order (MCO) for 12 days from Thursday (May 6), as the country continues to battle a surge in Covid-19 cases.
The six districts are Hulu Langat, Petaling, Gombak, Klang, Kuala Langat and Sepang. The remaining three districts in the state – Kuala Selangor, Sabak Bernam and Hulu Selangor – are unaffected and will continue to be under the conditional MCO.
Six out of nine districts in Selangor to be placed under MCO
ahead of this month’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri
; a Ramadan bazaar in Selangor pictured
While interstate travel has been banned nationwide including in Selangor ever since MCO 2.0 was announced in January, under the new restrictions, residents in the six districts placed under MCO will also not be allowed to travel inter-district, except for emergencies and work. Dining in and social activities will also not be permitted.
/ Posted on 15 April, 2021 14:45
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) has resumed a tourism fund dubbed Gamelan for tourism operators to avail of for promotions and marketing campaigns to revitalise the tourism sector.
The fund, first introduced in July 2019 with an allocation of RM5 million (US$1.2 million), was postponed last year due to the implementation of the movement control order and the country shutting its border to foreign arrivals.
Tour operators in Malaysia can leverage Gamelan fund for promotions; group of kayakers in Labuan island, Malaysia pictured
The Ministry of Finance has approved the resumption of the remaining special allocation of RM3,086,180 for the Gamelan programme, for use through this year.