Should Malaysians bother to holiday abroad amid the pandemic?


Mural artist Oscar Lee putting the a final touches on his artwork in Kuala Lumpur. The city has many new interesting tourist spots to check out. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

After nearly two years of not travelling overseas, are you still experiencing withdrawal symptoms? Do you still find yourself looking longingly at pictures of past holidays and thinking, “Oh, if only I could go back there today”?

Or are you starting to appreciate Malaysia’s many interesting and attractive tourist destinations, enjoying staycations and going on domestic holidays whenever you could?

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