Matta president Tan Kok Liang says domestic tourism is not enough to sustain the industry. FMTNews InternationalTravel Borders Tourism TravelBubbles Covid19
Putrajaya is in discussions with green-zone countries on allowing citizens to cross borders without being screened or undergoing mandatory quarantine.
“Singapore is the top market for arrivals to Malaysia. We can start with business travel and move into leisure travel,” he told FMT, pointing out that some 10.16 million Singaporeans had entered the country last year. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route was the busiest international route in the world with 30,187 flights in 2018, while the bridge between the two nations is known to be the busiest causeway in the world.
“Traditionally, unlike other borders in Malaysia, the border here permits the movement of commuters in big numbers from both ends, thus many businesses and industries are dependent on them. While maintaining that any reopening must be done without compromising health and safety, he said the border’s closure had cast doubt for many in the tourism industry on how long they could survive.
Chairman of Matta’s Sabah chapter Lawrence Chin said Brunei was the fifth-highest contributor to tourism earnings for the state with more than 78,000 visitors last year.
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