KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The Malaysian Tourism Agency Association (Mata) will be organising the second edition of the Asia Islamic Tourism and Trade Expo (AITEX) 2024 from August 23 to 25.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — The 30-day visa exemption for travellers from China and India to Malaysia as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday, will certainly boost the tourism industry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — Tourism-related associations have expressed hope for the government to increase the Sales and Services Tax (SST) annual threshold for the hospitality industry from RM500,000 to RM1.5 million through Budget 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — The Malaysian Tourism Agency Association (Mata) yesterday reminded prospective haj pilgrims who purchase haj packages using the invitation visa to exercise caution before making any payment to any party that offers them using this visa.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — No new Covid-19 variants of Covid-19 have been detected so far, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Accommodation facilities operators under the tourism bubble programme are urged to conduct Covid-19 screening on all their employees before they report for work, to ensure everyone’s safety, said Malaysia Association Tour Agency (Mata) president Datuk Mohd Khalid Harun.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 —  The government’s decision to allow domestic tourism activities for fully vaccinated individuals in states under Phase Two and Phase Three of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) will be able to revive the tourism industry which has long been stalled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The Malaysian Association Tour Agency (MATA) has urged the government to allow the RM1 billion Penjana Tourism Financing (PTF) facility to be directly administered by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (Motac).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — The proposal to keep the country’s borders close for international tourism activities until mid-2021 can help invigorate the economy with domestic spending, said Malaysia Association Tour Agency (MATA) president Datuk Mohd Khalid Harun.