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Singapore Tourism Board director, cruise development Annie Chang; Penang Global Tourism CEO Ooi Chok Yan; and Thailand Tourism Authority deputy governor for tourism product and business Thapanee Kiatphaibool speaking at a CruiseWorld Asia panel discussion moderated by Singapore Cruise Centre chairman Loh Lik Peng.
Hopes for cruise bubbles developing between ASEAN countries have soared, after key tourism executives in the region attending this week’s CruiseWorld Asia webinar revealed that discussion and plans are underway to restart cruising in their respective destinations.
Penang Global Tourism chief Ooi Chok Yan dropped a broad hint that Malaysia is looking to launch domestic cruising in the second quarter of 2021, when he was asked by panel moderator, Loh Lik Peng, chairman of Singapore Cruise Centre and CEO of Unlisted Collection, when the country might resume sailings.