Is vaccine optimism in the air for tourism sector in Malaysia?

The global vaccination rollout is beginning to spur the return of travel, according to a recent report. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

More than a year after the tourism industry was brought to a standstill by the Covid-19 pandemic, the global vaccine rollout is beginning to spur the return of travel.

The start of 2021 saw travel turn a corner with monthly search volumes showing strong growth throughout the first quarter of the year, according to Expedia’s Q1 2021 Travel Recovery Trend Report.