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 Friday, April 16, 2021
For tourism operators to avail, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia, has recently restarted a tourism fund dubbed Gamelan for promotions and campaigning that would help in revitalizing the tourism. In July 2019, the fund was first introduced …
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 Monday, February 22, 2021
Business Events Council Malaysia (BECM) Chairman, Alan Pryor, urges the Malaysian government to continue to enhance more active engagement with the business events industry, in order to advance mutual economic recovery goals and strategies to elevate the city’s and the …
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 Wednesday, January 20, 2021
The Malaysian tourism industry is being crippled once again with the implementation of another Movement Control Order (MCO) effective since January 13, 2021 alongside countrywide restrictions on interstate travels. Despite being allowed to operate, hotels are expected to lose all …
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 Wednesday, January 13, 2021
On Tuesday, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced that King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah gave his consent to declare a state of emergency in the country in order to stop the COVID-19 outbreak after the latest surge in the coronavirus cases. It was …
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 Thursday, December 31, 2020
Malaysia is thinking about easing its border restrictions in order to save its harshly affected tourism industry. Any travel agreement will probably start with lower-risk countries in the Asia-Pacific. “We are now working at negotiating with countries such as Singapore, …
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 Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Malaysia has launched a 10-year plan to restart its battered tourism sector, which is estimated to have lost more than 100 billion ringgit ($24.61 billion) this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Southeast Asian country had initially targeted 30 …
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 Thursday, December 17, 2020
Recently, the government has taken the decision to reopen several tourism activities along with the sports sector during the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) period that would strengthen both the industries. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob …
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 Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The shorter Covid-19 quarantine period will be a sandbox for preparing Malaysia when it reopens its doors, opined tourism industry players. Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) president Datuk Tan Kok Liang said that shortening the quarantine period …
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 Friday, December 4, 2020
The Malaysian Society of Association Executives (MSAE) held a virtual webinar recently, supported by Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) and Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre), to present their association objectives and their survey findings on the Impact of …
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 Friday, November 27, 2020
The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) was recently voted as Malaysia’s Best Convention Centre 2020 by leading travel and business events industry players in the inaugural World Mice AwardsTM 2020, retaining its market leadership position. This recognition came on …