Even As Interstate Borders Reopen, Travel & Tourism Not Out Of The Woods

Nigel Wong, Honorary Secretary-General, The Malaysian Association Of Tour And Travel Agents

12-Oct-21 07:45

Even As Interstate Borders Reopen, Travel & Tourism Not Out Of The Woods

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The government lifted the ban on interstate travel this week on Monday 11 October. We take the pulse of the domestic travel and tourism sector as travel resumes, and also look ahead to wishlist items for Budget 2022 that would aid the recovery of Malaysian tour and travel operators.

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Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See, Shazana Mokhtar

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Tags: Interstate travel, Malaysia, Domestic travel, Tourism, Covid-19,

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