Travel operators in Malaysia need help to keep business running


By LEESAN

The columnist (seen here during a trip to Lake Baikal in Russia last year) calls on his peers in the tourism industry to keep fighting for survival. — LEESAN

George, a Kenyan animal migration guide I befriended on one of my travels, recently texted me to lament the absence of tourists in his home country. This is despite the fact that it is currently peak holiday season in the East African country.

It looks like we’re going to lose our jobs anytime now, he said. He added that bosses of travel companies are in a really tough position these days.

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