The Covid-19 pandemic cost the tourism industry some RM45 billion in losses until June this year, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy ShukriShe said sectors such as hotels, transport, shopping, food and beverage and meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions were badly hit.
“The government is working hard to revive the tourism sector and hopes to see a revival in the second quarter of next year. Nancy said international tourist arrivals saw a drop since early January after Covid-19 started spreading in China.