KUALA LUMPUR, 21 January 2021: The
Bumiputera Tourism Operators Association of Malaysia (Bumitra Malaysia) has
appealed to the government to assist the tourism industry, claiming businesses
have been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
On behalf of almost 600 Bumiputera tourism
companies (Malay owned), the association’s plea follows the Malaysian
Association of Tour and Travel Agents’ call to extend the government’s
financial rescue package.
According to a Bernama report, Bumiputra
Malaysia’s president, Harun Kc Ahmmu, said requests included extending the wage
subsidy programme and the loan repayment moratorium until December 2021.
He also urged the government to provide
special interest-free loans with a repayment period of five years from the time
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The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) has urged the government to be proactive and come up with an enhanced and targeted rescue plan for tour and travel agents in light of the recent announcement of the movement control order (MCO) and the bleak forecast for travel this year.
Tourism players in the country need to cope with operating in a very fragile and uncertain environment, in light of another phase of the movement control order (MCO).