KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Local tourism industry players are more than ready to welcome the reopening of Malaysia's borders come April 1 as flocks of international tourists are expected to grab the opportunity of easier entry to the country.
“As an industry player, we are glad with the announcement made by the prime minister on March 8 regarding reopening the borders for tourism, which I think it’s what we all have been waiting for the past two years. Meanwhile, Star Travel Agency’s chief executive officer Harinder Kaur said the announcement was positive news for travel agencies around the country as all of them have been waiting for this moment to be able to resume their businesses.
Harinder added that with the reopening of borders, the nation would be able to increase its revenue in the tourism sector which would be a boost for the Malaysian economy and also its image in the sector. “We are also ready to initiate a campaign called ‘Jom Ke Langkawi’ that has a special promotion for local tourists whereby they are given a free night stay for every three days two nights stay in Langkawi,” he said.