CMCO: Local tourism sector 'practically destroyed', say travel operators


The conditional MCO happened just as domestic tourism was beginning to pick up. - ART CHEN/The Star.

Travel stakeholders in Malaysia warned that the conditional movement control order (MCO) will further cripple the tourism industry here.

Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) president Datuk Tan Kok Liang said the restrictions came at a very fragile time for travel operators.

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