Tag: Malaysia
Malaysian trade suffers teething pains from tourism tax rollout
Barely a week into the implementation of the unpopular tourism tax in Malaysia, travel agents and hoteliers in the country say they are now...
Opposition to tourism tax not letting up in Malaysia
In Malaysia, the unpopular tourism tax will be enforced nationwide on September 1 but grievances continue to pour in from local hoteliers and agents.
Among...
The dreary side of competition
S Puvaneswary looks at price slashing, depleting margins in Malaysia’s competitive inbound sector
Intense competition from new entrants, along with weakening bookings from most major...
Malaysian trade relentless in efforts to woo Chinese
Malaysia is expected to hit its target of three million Chinese tourist arrivals this year, an increase from 2.1 million in 2016, a sentiment...
Malaysian trade still at odds with new tourism tax
Hoteliers in Malaysia continue to challenge the coming tourism tax, saying that details still have not been made official with two weeks to go before its...
Malaysia opens doors to medical tourists from Bangladesh
Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) has entered into a partnership agreement with Bangladesh's NCH Consumer Healthcare for patient referrals to Malaysia.
As the healthcare traveller...
Malaysia tourism tax will go into effect September 1
Following unclear details and much controversy, Malaysia tourism tax is set to be implemented in Malaysia on September 1.
The official date of implementation was...
Flat rate for tourism tax, Malaysians exempted
The Malaysian government yesterday announced a review of the controversial tourism tax by imposing a RM10 (US$2.33) flat rate per night, per room on foreign tourists...
Days away from implementation, Malaysian tourism tax plan still unclear
With days to go until the new tourism tax supposedly comes into force on August 1, the Malaysian trade is still none the wiser...
Malaysian tour operators with contracts to get tourism tax exemption
Clients of local inbound agents who have already signed contracts with overseas partners will be exempted from paying the tourism tax for the contracting...
