KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The Matta Fair 2023 in March will be the largest since it was established and is expected to generate RM400 million in sales with a target of 250,000 visitors, said the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta).

NEW DELHI, Dec 30 — India is planning to make a Covid-19 negative test report mandatory for passengers arriving from countries with a high number of cases, the country's health minister said during an interview with broadcaster NewsX on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Health and safety threats from the Covid-19 pandemic remain the top concerns for almost two-thirds of Malaysian corporate travellers as business travel returns, according to a new survey by SAP Concur.

SARAJEVO, Sept 7 — Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will soon be able to enter Türkiye with an ID card instead of a passport, and vice versa, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday in Sarajevo.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) posted a net profit of RM32.80 billion for the financial year ended June 30, 2022 (FY2022) as travel restrictions have been gradually relaxed.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — Malaysia recorded its highest trade deficit in services which widened to RM60.7 billion against an RM47.2 billion deficit in 2020 due to lower inbound travel, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The Asean Health Ministers have agreed on the Mutual Recognition of Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates to ensure smooth and safe cross-border travel.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Malaysia and Indonesia are leading the recovery of domestic travel demand in Southeast Asia (SEA), reaching 100 per cent growth in March compared with the same level in 2019, while countries such as Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam are quickly following the lead.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — SKS Airways is set to kick off its flights to Tioman Island from the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang on May 1.

JAKARTA, April 6 — The Indonesian government has re-imposed a visa-free visit policy for citizens of fellow Asean (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries, reported Xinhua, quoting the Ministry of Law and Human Rights on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — The Special Committee on Pandemic Management today agreed to allow the opening of tourism centres, islands and areas as well as interstate travel when the country’s adult population vaccination rate reached 90 per cent based on data and analysis conducted by the Ministry of Health (MOH).

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 14 — The time taken to process a MyTravelPass (MTP) application has to be increased to 14 days from seven due to the high number of applications received.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Inter-state and inter-district travel are not still allowed in states under Phase One and Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), except for those with vaccination appointments.

MOSCOW, April 26 — European Union (EU) will be ready to welcome anyone who has been vaccinated against Covid-19 with shots approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), said President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

KUCHING, April 2 — Individuals who complete two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine may be allowed to travel interstate or even abroad, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today advised states and districts to comply with the directives of the federal government pertaining to Ramadan and Aidilfitri bazaars.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) is forecasting the region’s economy to expand by 5.7 per cent this year and 4.1 per cent in 2022, but growth is expected to be uneven across the Apec economies.

SINGAPORE, Oct 12 — Singapore and Indonesia have agreed to reopen borders between the two countries for essential business and official travel after they were shut to curb the spread of Covid-19.

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 17 —  South Africa announced late Wednesday that it will begin easing restrictions on international travel from October 1 amid a decline in coronavirus cases in the continent’s most affected country, Anadolu Agency reported.

RIYADH, Sept 14 — Saudi Arabia will lift a coronavirus-related travel ban at the beginning of the new year, reported Anadolu Agency, quoting Saudi's official news agency on Sunday.