Levy leeway for tour operators


Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz

PETALING JAYA: Travel operators who secured hotel bookings for foreign tourists before the implementation of the tourism tax will be exempted from paying the levy, said Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz.

Nazri said these travel operators will not have to cover the cost of the tax which was not included in booking agreements.

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