Beijing travel ban over Wuhan virus will cripple tourism industry, says Matta

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The travel association says agents have been receiving a lot of cancellations. FMTNews China Tourist Beijing Wuhan Coronavirus Virus

More than 1.5 million tourists from China visited Malaysia in the first half of 2019 but industry players fear there will be a sharp drop in arrivals following China’s ban on internationl group travel.

Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents president Tan Kok Liang said agents had been receiving a lot of cancellations, although he did not have the actual number. “We hope the situation will be contained and will only be for the short term, otherwise the repercussions will be more severe as it will affect the global tourism,” he told FMT.

According to Tourism Malaysia, there were 1.55 million tourists from China to Malaysia in the first half of 2019. In 2018, Malaysia welcomed 2.94 million Chinese tourists to the country.

 

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They didn't think about medical cost to the government, to the people. They didn't think about loss of productive time to the people. Which including themselves. They just think about their profit. What a shithead..

The boss of Matta need to be changed. Mindset not right. No empathy to the citizens of Malaysia.

WTF

Come on lah Matta, what a comment. U'll just focus on Chinese China only ka? Widen ur reach to other tourists..

Inviting virus to Malaysia is deadly. Make other destinations as alternatives.

What a selfish groups ! Unbelievable and ridiculous !

What nonsense! It’s not the time to think of profit! This is crisis management. Let the authorities do what necessary to manage the outbreak first!

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