KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — The country’s tourism sector is estimated to suffer losses amounting to RM45 billion this year as a result of the closure of the country’s borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The tourism sector has seen an upsurge, with hotel reservations nationwide showing an increase of up to 30.74 per cent until June, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

TOKYO, June 29 — Tetsuya Kan, head of a major regional bank in Osaka, said it will take two more years for the western Japan prefecture to recover from the damage caused by Covid-19, which has crushed the city's once-thriving tourism and retail sectors.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, June 18 — Tourism Selangor has set a new target of six million tourists this year with its “Pusing Selangor Dulu!” campaign, as it remains committed to promoting the state to the local market. General manager Azrul Shah Mohamad said the redirection to focus on...

PUTRAJAYA, June 10 — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) today launched the domestic tourism recovery programme in efforts to revive the sector which was adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — AirAsia will launch an unlimited pass to stimulate and revitalise Malaysia’s domestic tourism in support of the government’s effort, following the announcement that domestic travel in Malaysia will resume today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — Airlines are expected to lose US$84.3 billion (RM360 billion) this year for a net profit margin of -20.1 per cent, while revenues will be halved to US$419 billion (RM1.8 trillion), according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — The government’s announcement that the domestic tourism sector can resume operations starting June 10 will help the country accelerate its economic recovery phase.

BANGKOK, April 29 — Tourism ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) agree to integrate efforts to revive tourism in the region after the end of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), reported Thai News Agency.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Various campaigns and promotions for the country’s tourism industry are now focused on virtual methods due to the constraints caused by the Covid-19 pandemic today, with a focus on domestic tourism.

BANGKOK, April 16 — A Malaysian tour guide was among the three latest Covid-19 fatalities reported in Thailand, bringing the death toll in the kingdom to 46.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) has called on the government to allow the private sector to stop mandatory contributions to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) and other levies such as the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) and Employment Insurance System (EIS).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) will introduce a new campaign to replace the Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) campaign which was cancelled following the Covid-19 situation.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The government has cancelled the Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign due to the Covid-19 situation, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri announced yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is increasing its efforts to encourage more Malaysians to travel domestically within the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in the cancellation of over 157,000 hotel room bookings -- a loss of RM66 million in terms of revenue as of Feb 17, according to the Malaysia Association of Hotels (MAH).