KualaLumpur (VNA) - Malaysia’s tourism industry has shown signs of rapid recoverysince Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced the Recovery Movement Control Order(RMCO) on June 5.
TheRMCO is to be applied from June 10 to August 31 and allows travel in Malaya and between states. The provision has facilitatedthe recovery of domestic tourism, as proven by the increase in hotel reservationrates.
Langkawi Tourism Association CEO Zainuddin Kadir said thepopular tourist island took 1,000 bookings in less than one hour, from 4pm to4.45pm, on June 5.
The association aims to welcome 1 million tourists by theend of 2020.
Kedah, Perak, Johor, Pahang, and Kelantan states have receivedshort- and medium-term reservations, while travelers are looking forward to year-endtrips to Langkawi and Negeri Sembilan, according to the Malaysia Association ofHotels.
Notably, the states of Terengganu, Selangor, and Sarawaktogether with the capital Kuala Lumpur have received bookings for the third andfourth quarters of this year, while Penang, Melaka, and Sabah believe steady growthwill continue to the first quarter of 2021.
The COVID-19 outbreak hit Malaysia’s tourism sector hard.As host of APEC 2020, it set a programme called “Visit Malaysia 2020”, with theaim of attracting 30 million international tourists and earning revenue of 100 billionringgit (23.4 billion USD)./.
TheRMCO is to be applied from June 10 to August 31 and allows travel in Malaya and between states. The provision has facilitatedthe recovery of domestic tourism, as proven by the increase in hotel reservationrates.
Langkawi Tourism Association CEO Zainuddin Kadir said thepopular tourist island took 1,000 bookings in less than one hour, from 4pm to4.45pm, on June 5.
The association aims to welcome 1 million tourists by theend of 2020.
Kedah, Perak, Johor, Pahang, and Kelantan states have receivedshort- and medium-term reservations, while travelers are looking forward to year-endtrips to Langkawi and Negeri Sembilan, according to the Malaysia Association ofHotels.
Notably, the states of Terengganu, Selangor, and Sarawaktogether with the capital Kuala Lumpur have received bookings for the third andfourth quarters of this year, while Penang, Melaka, and Sabah believe steady growthwill continue to the first quarter of 2021.
The COVID-19 outbreak hit Malaysia’s tourism sector hard.As host of APEC 2020, it set a programme called “Visit Malaysia 2020”, with theaim of attracting 30 million international tourists and earning revenue of 100 billionringgit (23.4 billion USD)./.
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