News about tourism

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Airbnb wants to resolve the contention surrounding the 90- to 180-day restriction on short term rentals with Malaysia Productivity Corp (MPC) and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Discussions are currently ongoing for banks to provide targeted assistance to those in need, after the moratorium period ends on Sept 30, 2020, according to Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 -- The two-day Malaysia Virtual Travel Expo 2020 from August 22, 2020, could help boost the country's domestic tourism during the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) period, said Tourism Malaysia Domestic and Events Division senior director Datuk Dr Ammar Abd Ghapar.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) is forecasting a 75% drop in tourist arrivals for 2020, as compared to the preceding year, given the gloomy sentiment on international travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): Tourist arrivals fell 36.

TOKYO (July 6): The famous Tokyo One Piece Tower theme park attraction, which located in Tokyo Tower, will close permanently by end of the month as the business was badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Oriental Daily report.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Indian-based OYO Hotels & Homes is experiencing an improvement in its business with the opening up of the local economy post Movement Control Order (MCO), reported The Edge Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA (July 2): The Immigration Department will handle all matters related to the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme from July 6 onwards, reported FMT today.

PETALING JAYA (July 1): The Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) centre in the tourism ministry has been closed “until further notice”, according to a report by FMT.

GEORGE TOWN (June 29): Penang has seen a steady growth in domestic tourism after the restrictions on interstate travel in Malaysia were slowly relaxed.