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Malaysia's Hotel Operators' Continued Headwinds

Shaharuddin Saaid, Executive Director, Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO)

15-Feb-24 07:45

Malaysia's Hotel Operators' Continued Headwinds

Recently, Malaysian hoteliers have warned that next month's increase in the Sales & Services Tax (SST) from 6% to 8% will likely result in room rates going up by between 10% and 30%. Shaharuddin Saaid, Executive Director of the Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO), explains what the challenges are for the industry which has yet to recover to pre-pandemic.

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Produced by: Chin Wai Lun

Presented by: Keith Kam, Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning


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