Malaysian MICE Industry Shines at AIME 2024
KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) has once again demonstrated the strength and dynamism of the Malaysian Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry at the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) held in Melbourne, Australia, … Continue reading Malaysian MICE Industry Shines at AIME 2024
Malaysia: Cooperations with three European Travel Associations
BERLIN – The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with three European Tour and Travel Agency Associations at ITB Berlin 2023, marking a new level of cooperation between Malaysian tourism stakeholders and … Continue reading Malaysia: Cooperations with three European Travel Associations
Malaysia goes into serious Covid-Lockdown
KUALA LUMPUR – A brutal wave of COVID-19 infections has pushed Malaysia back into “total lockdown” mode, effective Tuesday, prompting the government to unveil over $9 billion worth of extra stimulus and clouding the prospects for holding a long-anticipated election … Continue reading Malaysia goes into serious Covid-Lockdown
Trains collide in Kuala Lumpur: 200 injured
KUALA LUMPUR – More than 200 people were injured in Malaysia on Monday when two trains collided in the capital Kuala Lumpur, the state-run Bernama news agency reported. The accident occurred at 8:45 p.m. local time when one of the trains, … Continue reading Trains collide in Kuala Lumpur: 200 injured
Thai AirAsia to restart all domestic routes
CANBERRA – Australia-based National Roads and Motorist Association (“NRMA”) has announced its acquisition of several tourism businesses from the Australia-based Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania (“RACT”). The AUD160 million acquisition consists of two prominent hotels within Tasmania, the 60-key Freycinet … Continue reading Thai AirAsia to restart all domestic routes
AirAsia collaborates with Tourism Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR – AirAsia applauds the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) for taking proactive steps in announcing a detailed Stimulus Recovery Plan to reinvigorate the national economy through domestic tourism, which involves the Cuti-Cuti Malaysia campaign and cooperation … Continue reading AirAsia collaborates with Tourism Malaysia
Malaysia Airlines plan to retrain workforce
Kuala Lumpur – An upskilling and reskilling programme introduced by Malaysia Airlines is aimed at transforming its employees into a future-ready workforce to drive the carrier’s long-term operational sustainability. Dubbed MH EDGILE, the programme is opened to more than 2,000 … Continue reading Malaysia Airlines plan to retrain workforce
Malaysia: Ban on foreign tourists remain
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia has further extended the recovery movement control order (RMCO) to December 31, 2020, while the ban on international tourists will remain in place, as Covid-19 cases across the globe continue to surge. The RMCO, which kicked in on … Continue reading Malaysia: Ban on foreign tourists remain
Singapore relaxes travel restrictions
Singapore – Singapore on Friday moved to further relax coronavirus travel restrictions for incoming travellers from “low-risk” territories such as mainland China, Taiwan and Malaysia, with senior officials adding that the city state was moving towards allowing full fledged travel to Brunei … Continue reading Singapore relaxes travel restrictions
Malaysia: AirAsia logs record loss in first-quarter
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group Bhd reported its largest quarterly loss, battered by a collapse in demand for air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic as well as losses on fuel hedges settlement. It reported a net loss of 803.3 … Continue reading Malaysia: AirAsia logs record loss in first-quarter