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Tourism industry: Expectations for 2021

Malaysia Association of Tour and Travel Agents hopes that a vaccine will be “widely available for travellers and most Malaysians by 1Q2021 and that health and safety protocols, including policies for quarantine measures, will be reviewed.”

What is the plausible recovery trend for Malaysia post-Covid-19?

A recession will always be followed by a recovery due to its cyclical nature. In general, there are four distinct recession and recovery shapes — V, U, W, and L — depicting the possible trends that could happen to the economy, from the best- to the worst-case scenario.

'Placemaking' redefines the all-important location factor

Real estate consultancy Savills Malaysia managing director Datuk Paul Khong describes placemaking as an art of creating a distinctive sense of place in order to capture people to a location and to ensure their repeated return.