Tag: Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents
Malaysian tourism outfit Matta says high air-ticket rates will make recovery harder
A major organisation in the tourism trade has raised concerns over the high price of tickets for domestic air travel, saying it will make it hard for the sector to recover. Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) president Tan Kok Liang told Free Malaysia Today (FMT) that the impact would be felt on domestic tourism involving air travel, such as between Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia. “Sabah and Sarawak depend significantly on domestic tourists from Peninsular Malaysia,” he said. He proposed that the governments of the two states waive some travel restrictions so as to encourage tourism despite ... Read more