Yap said airbnb last reported over 53,000 listings in Malaysia, adding that this would further hamper recovery of the legitimate hotel industry.
PETALING JAYA: The hotel sector, which has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, is urging the government to regulate home-sharing businesses, such as airbnb, as soon as possible.
Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) chief executive officer Yap Lip Seng(pic below) said home-sharing businesses in Malaysia operated differently compared with other countries that have imposed regulations on it.
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