Malaysia Restarts Domestic Tourist Industry
- CEOCambodiaNews
- Expatriate
- Posts: 62459
- Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:13 am
- Reputation: 4034
- Location: CEO Newsroom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Contact:
Malaysia Restarts Domestic Tourist Industry
Malaysian holiday island opens as tourism restarts
BY: Agence France-Presse September 16, 2021 2:54 PM
Langkawi, Malaysia | Visitors flocked to the Malaysian island of Langkawi Thursday as it became the country's first holiday hotspot to reopen after a coronavirus lockdown that has hammered the vital tourism industry.
Restrictions on local travel had been in place for months and international borders remain largely closed as Malaysia battles its worst Covid-19 wave.
But with the outbreak gradually easing, Langkawi, one of tropical Malaysia's premier holiday destinations, has been chosen for a pilot project to reopen the sector to domestic tourists.
The island began welcoming visitors Thursday, with water cannons firing over the first plane to land at its airport.
"We're very excited because we haven't been anywhere since February 2020," Andrea Manason, an Australian woman based in Kuala Lumpur travelling with her family of six, told AFP.
"It's real exciting for us to be here, and to actually have the kids leave the house."
Under the initiative, hotels and businesses have been allowed to reopen while activities on the island's palm-fringed beaches are resuming.
Tourists must be fully vaccinated to visit and have to take a virus test before departure.
https://cambodianess.com/article/malays ... m-restarts
BY: Agence France-Presse September 16, 2021 2:54 PM
Langkawi, Malaysia | Visitors flocked to the Malaysian island of Langkawi Thursday as it became the country's first holiday hotspot to reopen after a coronavirus lockdown that has hammered the vital tourism industry.
Restrictions on local travel had been in place for months and international borders remain largely closed as Malaysia battles its worst Covid-19 wave.
But with the outbreak gradually easing, Langkawi, one of tropical Malaysia's premier holiday destinations, has been chosen for a pilot project to reopen the sector to domestic tourists.
The island began welcoming visitors Thursday, with water cannons firing over the first plane to land at its airport.
"We're very excited because we haven't been anywhere since February 2020," Andrea Manason, an Australian woman based in Kuala Lumpur travelling with her family of six, told AFP.
"It's real exciting for us to be here, and to actually have the kids leave the house."
Under the initiative, hotels and businesses have been allowed to reopen while activities on the island's palm-fringed beaches are resuming.
Tourists must be fully vaccinated to visit and have to take a virus test before departure.
https://cambodianess.com/article/malays ... m-restarts
Join the Cambodia Expats Online Telegram Channel: https://t.me/CambodiaExpatsOnline
Cambodia Expats Online: Bringing you breaking news from Cambodia before you read it anywhere else!
Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? Need advertising? CONTACT US
Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. JOIN TODAY
Follow CEO on social media:
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram
Cambodia Expats Online: Bringing you breaking news from Cambodia before you read it anywhere else!
Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? Need advertising? CONTACT US
Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. JOIN TODAY
Follow CEO on social media:
YouTube
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
- 21 Replies
- 12438 Views
-
Last post by hanno
-
- 1 Replies
- 1331 Views
-
Last post by JonnyBeeGee
-
- 10 Replies
- 3827 Views
-
Last post by phuketrichard
-
- 2 Replies
- 2228 Views
-
Last post by CEOCambodiaNews
-
- 8 Replies
- 3818 Views
-
Last post by Duncan
-
- 19 Replies
- 6510 Views
-
Last post by hdgh29
-
- 19 Replies
- 4230 Views
-
Last post by xandreu
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 390 guests