Malaysia

The virtual tour is far from the real thing, but that does not mean it cannot be pleasant. Some licensed tour guides in Malaysia are already providing virtual tours of world-famous and well-loved destinations across the country and they are worth a try. On “Explore Malaysia Virtually”, visitors can participate in real-time virtual tours with real tour guides or choose to ...

Air Asia Group has partnered with the digital transformation company GrayMatter to launch Scan2Fly, a technology hosted by cloud which can determine the eligibility of passengers to fly before arriving at the airport, thereby providing passengers and staff with a more seamless and contactless clearance procedure. With the launch of Scan2Fly, passengers of the carrier can scan and upload their ...

The national flag carrier Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has launched an online promotion titled “Malaysia Airlines Domestic Fair (MADF) 2020”. The promotion is only for 8 days starting from Wednesday (Sept 23) until the end of the month. Under this promotion, passengers travelling to domestic locations in Malaysia will get 20 per cent discounted air fares on economy class. Tickets ...

The Sabah Tourism Board has launched “Domestic Travel Stimulus” on late Thursday (Sept 17), supported by the state government. Local travel operators that provide domestic travel packages including transportation, accommodation and tours will stand to benefit from the domestic travel stimulus plan. Datuk Christina Liew, Caretaker Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, has said that the stimulus measures are to ...

The Malaysia’s Ministry of Health is considering the possibility of reopening the Malaysia-Singapore border for daily commuters. During a press release on Friday, the Health Minister Adham Baba has said that the period of recovery movement control order (RMCO) will be an important period in the upcoming 4 months for the country, as it will determine whether it is possible ...

On Thursday (Sept 3), Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has informed that the government of Malaysia has decided to impose the entry ban from September 7 on citizens from those countries where more than 150,000 COVID-19 cases have recorded. He stated in press release, “We will add more countries deemed high-risk, which have more than 150,000 positive cases, into the ...

The Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has announced on Friday (Aug 28) that the recovery phase of the Malaysian COVID-19 Movement Control Order (RMCO) will be extended till December 31 this year and foreign tourists will be barred from entering into the country. The Prime Minister said in a televised speech on late Friday that although the number of new ...

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on the international travel, the 3rd edition of the Penang International Travel Exchange 2020 (PITE 2020) will be held virtually from October 14 to 16 this year. Mr. Yeoh Soon Hin, Chairman of Penang State Tourism, Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee has informed on Friday (Aug 21) that the virtual event will ...

On Monday (August 17), the state government of Penang in northern Malaysia has banned overseas medical tourists seeking treatment from entering into the state until new health and safety procedures are finalized based on the coronavirus crisis. The Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has made the announcement and said in his statement, “The state government takes note that the Ministry ...

Mr Sulaiman Bin Suip, Director Tourism Malaysia, New Delhi through his social media post paid gratitude to tourism partners in India and thanked them for their continued support. His message to the tourism partners… Dear Esteemed Partners, Over the last few months, we have all been inundated with what is happening all around the world on covid-19. We are facing ...