PETALING JAYA: Public health must be safeguarded even while the country looks to the tourism sector to drive economic recovery, says the Malaysian Association of Tours and Travel Agents (MATTA).
“MATTA is not an expert on public health, hence, we always refer to the Health Ministry and the government to give us directions. We will follow accordingly,” said the association’s president Datuk Tan Kok Liang.“If any country is recording an alarming rate of infections, then we should implement the necessary measures,” he added.
He said arrivals from China would only be expected after March, dismissing allegations that Chinese nationals would flock into the country immediately, following the lifting of the republic’s travel ban tomorrow. “The sector is not optimistic of a significant increase of tourists in this first quarter – however, we might see it sometime in the second or third quarter of the year,” he saidOn handling any possible Covid-19 outbreak, he said tourism players in Malaysia were trained and prepared for any possibility.
Commenting on the economic repercussions if discriminatory moves are made against Chinese tourists, Uzaidi said the loss could be much bigger than estimated.
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