PUTRAJAYA, Oct 5 — Most tourists to Langkawi tend to book their own travel, accommodation and tour arrangements, according to monitoring and a survey by the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac).

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.

JAKARTA, Oct 5 — Indonesia will reopen its tourist island Bali for some international travellers, including those from China, New Zealand, and Japan, among others, from October 14, senior cabinet minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Monday.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Oct 4 — The Selangor Fruit Valley (SFV) has recorded 1,122 visitors within two days of resuming its operations. Its marketing manager, Nor Rashidah Mohamed Raihan, said the centre for agrotourism in Bestari Jaya received 605 and 517 visitors on Saturday and...

BERA, Oct 3 —  The government will focus on several sectors which are badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, including tourism, retail, and small and medium enterprise (SME), in Budget 2022 to be tabled later this month, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, Oct 2 — Three museums and a monument in Selangor have been reopened to visitors since yesterday, following the state’s shift to Phase Three of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) The museums include Muzium Pertanian dan Perikanan Sabak Bernam, Muzium Kuala...

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

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Sept 28 — The Menteri Besar has encouraged Selangor’s citizens who have been fully vaccinated to explore tourist attractions in the state, which is now under Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said support from the people can...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the tourism industry across the globe due to the resulting travel restrictions as well as the slump in demand among travellers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — A total of 1,500 tourism industry operators have received compliance certification under the Adopt and Adhere Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) guideline to operate under the new norms.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 —  Malaysia's tourism receipts recorded a drop of 71.2 per cent to record RM52.4 billion in 2020 compared to RM182.1 billion in 2019, according to Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — AirAsia’s inaugural service from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi this morning under the travel bubble recorded a 100 per cent flight load, signifying a strong rebound for domestic air travel.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — The opening of more tourism sectors in the country will very much depend on the success of the Langkawi travel bubble initiative, Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Domestic tourists from all over the country, with the exception of those residing in areas placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO), are allowed to visit Langkawi Island from September 16, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

BANGKOK, Sept 6— After the success seen in “Phuket Sandbox” and “Samui Plus”, Thailand plans to reopen more of its popular tourist destinations starting next month to revive its tourism industry hard hit by Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — The announcement of the reopening of the tourism sector at several destinations under the tourism bubble based on set conditions will enable the Tourism Recovery Plan to be implemented as soon as possible.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is targeting Langkawi Island to be the first tourist destination to be reopened in a bid to help improve the socio-economy of the people affected by Covid-19.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal PETALING JAYA, Aug 22 — The Selangor government is mulling the reopening of several tourist and historical sites in the state to the public once the movement restrictions have eased. State executive councillor for culture and heritage Borhan Aman Shah said the plans in...

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, July 28 — Collaborative and concerted cooperation among member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) should take place immediately in order to revive the regional tourism industry.