The reopening of tourism activities with a tourism bubble programme in a controlled environment can help pave the way for travel recovery in Malaysia.
The travel landscape in Malaysia has to be opened one way or another – and a tourism bubble is the kind of stepping stone the embattled industry needs right now.
Travellers allowed to visit Langkawi will be limited to individuals who have completed their vaccination. The Phuket Sandbox programme, which was launched on July 1, allows foreign tourists who are fully vaccinated to visit the island. — JACK TAYLOR/AFP Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents president Datuk Tan Kok Liang says tourism bubble initiatives must be facilitated by tour operators to minimise any risk of a virus outbreak.
Malaysian Tourist Guides Council president Jimmy Leong agrees that travel operators would have a very important role to play to ensure the success of tourism bubbles.
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