Omicron not a deterrent for tourism, say industry players

JOHOR BARU: Tourism industry players believe that travel can still move forward with strict adherence to standard operating procedure and vaccination shots amid reports of Omicron, the new Covid-19 variant.

Malaysia Tour Guides Association president Jimmy Leong said the country’s experience in dealing with other variants of concern (VOCs) were important as this provided guidelines for the government and industry players to tackle Omicron.