News about tourism

BERA (Nov 21): The country’s natural beauty which has healing effects and is a self-help therapy can make Malaysia one of the preferred eco-tourism destinations in the world, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister (MOTAC) Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

PUTRAJAYA (Nov 17): Malaysia Truly Asia AEROMEET, a platform where tourism industry players from the Americas, Europe and Oceania (AERO) regions engage in business-to-business (B2B) sessions, has returned this year, after a hiatus since 2014.

KUALA TERENGGANU (Nov 3): The booking rates at 36 hotels under the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) Terengganu has shown an increase of up to 80% since interstate travel was allowed on Oct 11.

ISKANDAR PUTERI (Nov 3): The Johor government will offer a total of 15,000 vouchers worth RM100 each to domestic tourists in the effort to boost the tourism sector in the State.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Local tour and travel agents expect domestic tourism in Malaysia to rebound faster than earlier anticipated as more people become confident to travel, with 95% of Malaysia's adult population fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of Oct 19 and as new cases continue to fall.

  LONDON (Nov 1): Malaysia returns to participate in the World Travel Market (WTM) 2021 that is held in hybrid with a strong message to promote Malaysia as a safe holiday destination after travel restrictions were enforced for almost two years worldwide.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): Seven key initiatives, involving a total value of RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): The government is considering opening the nation's borders to vaccinated travellers from certain countries without having to undergo mandatory quarantine, according to National Recovery Council (NRC) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 30): Domestic tourism in Malaysia declined significantly with visitor arrivals and total expenditure falling 44.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Padang Rengas lawmaker Nazri Abdul Aziz (pictured) has called on Putrajaya to “reinstate” the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) scheme under the Tourism, Arts, and Culture Ministry (MOTAC), the Malaysiakini news portal reported yesterday.