Budget 2021: Tourism workers should look for jobs in other industries, says MATTA


The tourism industry has been badly affected by the pandemic. — Bernama

Tourism workers should consider looking for employment in other industries, said Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) president Datuk Tan Kok Liang.

Tan was commenting on the lack of assistance given to the travel sector, which has been devastated by Covid-19, in Budget 2021.

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