News about Langkawi

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) has proposed to the National Security Council (MKN) to open Langkawi (pictured) to tourists from several selected countries under the ongoing pilot tourism bubble project.

ALOR SETAR (Oct 11): The travel bubble in Langkawi has brought a ray of hope to the island's tourism industry after the pilot project generated an income of RM24.

ALOR SETAR (Oct 11): The travel bubble in Langkawi has brought a ray of hope to the island's tourism industry after the pilot project generated an income of RM24.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Malaysia’s estimated losses in tourist expenditure are set to rise further to RM165 billion this year from about RM135 billion in 2020 due to the implementation of the Movement Control Order 3.

  ALOR SETAR (Oct 6): The spread of Covid-19 infections involving a leading hotel in Langkawi will not affect the tourism bubble pilot project implemented on the resort island since Sept 16.

ALOR SETAR (Oct 5): A leading hotel in Langkawi is temporarily closed after 59 staff tested positive for Covid-19, said Kedah Health Department director Dr Othman Warijo.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): A total of 149 Covid-19 positive cases were detected as a result of screenings at air and sea entry points to Pulau Langkawi since the domestic tourism bubble pioneer project began on Sept 16.

ALOR SETAR (Oct 3): The tourism bubble pilot project in Langkawi has been a great success, since it was implemented two weeks ago on Sept 16.

ALOR SETAR (Oct 1): The search for Langkawi Airbnb surged by over 13 times month-on-month (m-o-m) between Sept 13-19, following the launch of the Langkawi travel bubble which started from Sept 16.

ALOR SETAR (Sept 30): The Kedah State Health Department confirmed on Thursday that a three-year-old child is the first Covid-19 case to be detected involving tourists to Langkawi under the tourism bubble.