Boon for Local Hoteliers as Malaysia Loosens Lockdown

Yap Lip Seng, Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH)

11-Jun-20 07:45

Boon for Local Hoteliers as Malaysia Loosens Lockdown

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Malaysia has entered a new phase of the movement control order, called the 'Recovery MCO' (RMCO), allowing, among other things, interstate travel between 10 June and August 31, with clear implications for the local hotel industry, both good and bad.

Yap Lip Seng, the CEO of the Malaysian Association of Hotels, discusses.

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan, Noelle Lim, Khoo Hsu Chuang

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Tags: Penjana, hotel, interstate travel, tourist, tax relief, Covid-19, SOP, Recovery MCO, RMCO, MCO,

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