MELAKA: Close to 50% of tourism players in the historic state have wound up, based on the number of membership renewals with the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) for this year.
MATTA Melaka Chapter chairman Goh Hock Gin said only about 40 of 80 tourism players had renewed their memberships for 2021, indicating that half the industry is no longer in business.
“This is a sad state of affairs for the tourism industry and we need the state government to look into our plight, ” he said in an interview on Monday (Feb 22).
Goh said most of those still active had also not resumed operations because interstate and interdistrict travel are still not allowed during the conditional movement control order.
/ Posted on 10 February, 2021 16:07
Hotel associations in Malaysia have hit out at a government-led initiative to temporarily house foreign workers at hotels to curb the escalating Covid-19 cases caused by cramped living conditions at workers’ dormitories.
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) said the initiative was “the best alternative at the moment” as it would also provide a lifeline to hotel operators suffering the brunt of the virus crisis.
Malaysia rolls out initiative to house foreign workers in hotels to tackle rising Covid-19 cases
The cost to rent a hotel room will be RM200 (US$49) per person per month, and there will be an additional RM20 charge to cover water and electricity. This is regardless of hotel category.
‘Softer’ lockdown this time Police conducting checks to ensure adherence to the restriction on interstate travel. – BERNAMAPIX
PETALING JAYA: Despite the higher rate of infection, most stakeholders view the second movement control order (MCO 2.0) as less restrictive than the first.
The view across the board is that the first MCO was much stricter than the current one.
Under the first MCO, which was implemented from March 18 to June 9 last year, fewer business sectors were allowed to operate compared with MCO 2.0, which came into force on Jan 13.
According to SME Association of Malaysia president Datuk Seri Michael Kang, this has come as a relief for the business community.
Many businesses may close without govt help fotoBERNAMA (2021) Copyrights Reserved
PETALING JAYA: Many businesses that have been major drivers of economic growth may now go under unless help from the government arrives soon.
They are the retail, hospitality, food and beverage sectors, which also happen to be the worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent economic fallout.
The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) warned that most hotels will be forced to close down and lay off staff if the government does not intervene, while the Malaysian Retail Chain Association (MRCA) fears that the second movement control order (MCO 2.0) may just be the final nail in the coffin for small businesses such as beauty salons, spas, theme parks and cinemas.
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