Hoteliers laud move to relax international borders


Malaysian Association of Hotels chief executive officer Yap Lip Seng told StarBiz: “Though limited to only business travellers at the moment, we are confident that it can be further fine-tuned and improved for other target groups.”

PETALING JAYA: Hoteliers and property developers welcome the government’s move to allow business travellers into the country following the relaxation of the movement control order (MCO).

Malaysian Association of Hotels chief executive officer Yap Lip Seng said the reopening of international borders is a huge step forward.

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