PETALING JAYA: The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has caused a big blow to the tourism trade, slashing domestic travel by some 60% since the SARS issue first surfaced in the country.
Based on the latest feedback from members of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agencies (Matta), the number of travellers from China has also dropped to near zero while arrivals from Hong Kong and Taiwan were down by 90%.
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