PETALING JAYA: For the tourism and hotel industry to survive in the coming months, the government must allow interstate travel, says the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH). MAH chief executive officer Yap Lip Seng said the recent lifting of the inter-district travel ban was a positive move but interstate travel was still much needed. “The survival of the tourism and hotel industry lies in interstate travel and eventually, international arrivals, ” he said. The government is still considering whether to allow interstate travel but this will depend on the Covid-19 zone designation of areas where a journey starts and ends, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Yap said there were demands for local travel and staycations but only states that had natural attractions like highlands, beaches and islands benefitted from the ban on interstate travel.

Source: The Star March 08, 2021 22:26 UTC