MATTA Fair deferred from March to May


PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) has deferred the MATTA Fair in Kuala Lumpur to May owing to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) crisis affecting the economies in the region.

Its president Datuk Tan Kok Liang said the decision was made following adverse effects of recent travel bans and negative public perception due to indiscriminate social media postings of the outbreak on the nation’s tour and travel trade.

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