Tag: Tourism Tax
Short notice for tax roll-out frustrates Cambodian trade
The last-minute implementation of a US$2 environmental tax on visitors taking boat trips from Sihanoukville to outlying islands has been met with criticism from...
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...
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 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...
No word yet on Malaysia’s tourism tax implementation date
The Malaysian trade is still in the dark over the implementation date of the tourism tax, as to date there is no official word from...
Malaysian tour operators perplexed over which tax to apply
Conflicting statements by the federal and state governments and the lack of official documentation over the charging of the controversial tourism tax – supposed...
Malaysia’s tourism tax an ‘unfair’ levy to hotels while others get...
Malaysia will from July 1 implement the tourism tax on all types of accommodation premises serving tourists, according to a Bernama report quoting tourism and culture...
