/ Posted on 22 February, 2021 13:39
Malaysia’s National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme will kick off on February 24, two days ahead of schedule to drive the country’s economic recovery.
The first phase that runs up to April will inoculate frontliners, which could include teachers. The second phase, from April to August, is reserved for high-risk groups while the third phase, scheduled to start in May, are for the general public, aged 18 and above.
Malaysia will begin its national vaccination programme this Wednesday, ahead of schedule
By 1Q2022, an estimated 27 million Malaysians representing 80 per cent of the population, would have received their shots.
Tourism players say the national vaccination rollout spells a new beginning but the process of tourism recovery will be a drawn out one.
PETALING JAYA: Tourism players, including hotels, are calling on the government to lift the inter-district and interstate travel ban to prevent more operators from losing their rice bowl.
/ Posted on 13 January, 2021 12:44
New year, new hopes for post-pandemic travel recovery, but infection surges and continued travel restrictions have provided little relief for many travel agents across Asia. In this three-part series, we find out how the travel agent community in key Asian markets are coping.
By Suchat Sritama and S Puvaneswary
New year, new hopes for post-pandemic travel recovery, but infection surges and continued travel restrictions have provided little relief for many travel agents across Asia. In this three-part series, we find out how the travel agent community in key Asian markets are coping.
THAILAND
A second wave of Covid-19 infections in Thailand has caused travel movement to plunge ahead of the New Year break, smashing hopes of a business uplift.
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PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 pandemic, which infected millions internationally, causing unprecedented border closures and travel restrictions, has left the tourism and travel sector in shambles around the world.
Analysts are predicting that when the recovery process starts, the travel and tourism sector may be the last to recuperate once the dust settles.
Ushering in 2021, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri called upon industry players to maintain their efforts in reviving the tourism sector.
Tourism industry players, she said, should continue introducing attractive packages periodically to maintain public interest.
They must also abide by the Health Ministry’s SOP in order to ensure the sustainability of the tourism economy.