Malaysia is like any countries in the world when looking at new income sources: taxing the tourism and travel industry. A new departure tax has just been mulled out by the government but a think [Read More…]
AirAsia launched last Monday its newest route linking Ipoh to Singapore, further strengthening the connectivity to Singapore from Malaysia. The inaugural flight departed from Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 4 on December 3 at 11.40am and [Read More…]
The new Malaysian government which put an end to the reign of the Barisan Nasional -the historical coalition which has been running Malaysia from the independence to May elections this year- has also revived old [Read More…]
The first phase of the new public transportation hub for Penang is due to open by the end of the week. The completed facility of Penang Sentral is however due by 2020. The soft opening [Read More…]
Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Christina Liew recently indicated to local media that the Malaysian State located on Borneo Island is on track to achieve its 3.85 million tourist arrivals this year. The Tourism [Read More…]
To the surprise of many, the Chief Minister of the State of Johor Bahru in Malaysia is looking at getting the support of the Malaysian Federal Government to revive the construction of a new bridge [Read More…]
Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Christina Liew is appealing to the authorities, including MASwings to reconsider its decision to stop the Kota Kinabalu-Tawau and Kota Kinabalu-Sandakan routes. The end of both services is [Read More…]
According to Malaysian newspaper New Strait Times, Malaysia budget towards promotion is not sufficient to turn around the corner and make tourist arrivals growing again. Hopes are high for a change in 2019 reports the [Read More…]
TUI Group, one of the world’s leading tour operators and the largest tour operator in Europe, will soon begin operations here in Malaysia, their first full-fledged office in Southeast Asia. Mohamaddin bin Ketapi, Minister of [Read More…]
The tourism industry is set to expand – Ahead of ITB Berlin 2019 as the new government of Malaysia, the Official Partner Country, reiterates its aim to increase its tourism policy commitments. Tourism as a [Read More…]
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