KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 (Bernama) -- The Aerotrains connecting the main terminal and satellite buildings at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) will be fully operational on March 23.
WHILE agents at the MATTA and Mayflower travel fairs in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend (TTG Asia e-Daily, March 2) reported zero new bookings for outbound travel to Japan following the earthquake and tsunami there, they still remain upbeat about the destination.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 (Bernama) -- The Tourism Ministry is discussing the prospect of bringing in foreign tourist guides who are proficient in foreign languages, to cater for an increasing demand.
KUALA LUMPUR, Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir said the slogan Malaysia, Truly Asia was created by him for the Colours of Malaysia annual celebration.
BERLIN, March 14 (Bernama) -- A number of Malaysian states are participating in the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) in Berlin, along with other representatives of travel, tour agencies and hotels.
KUANTAN: Beware the cheap travel packages offered by unknown companies. They may end up costing more than any other travel package, with con artists at work.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- AirAsia Bhd is offering promotional fares to 32 destinations in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
"The Klawang Homestay, located in Jelebu district has 29 participants or operators who provide comfortable rooms to stay, according to the prices offered," he told Bernama here today.more..
THE third Malaysian Tourism Fair (MTF) will be held this year at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) Kuala Lumpur from May 20 to 22. Organised by the National Tourism Council of Malaysia (NTCM) and supported by Tourism Malaysia, this is the third time the annual fair is being held.
WITH this period being low season for leisure travel to Malaysia, inbound operators have not seen many cancellations or postponements from Japan following the recent earthquake and tsunami there.
ZURICH: The Japanese disaster will reduce premium air travel in March as it makes up 6% to 7% of the global market, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said yesterday. “It is too soon to judge how the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March will affect air travel, but the market is large enough to have a materially adverse impact on the international total for that month,” IATA said in a statement.
PASSENGERS on flights from Japan to Malaysia being scanned for radiation contamination have so far tested negative, said a source from the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) yesterday.
OUTBOUND Malaysian MICE players report that groups scheduled for Japan are switching destinations, as many fear the risk of radiation contamination due to the nuclear crisis there.
GEORGE TOWN: Tour operators here are being inundated with calls from holiday-makers over their trips to Japan. Happy Holidays Sdn Bhd director Marie Lim said all tours to Japan booked through the company had been postponed or cancelled.
KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism industry players including several airlines in Malaysia have agreed to allow those who are scheduled to travel to Japan between March 11 and April 15 to get a refund for their tickets or to postpone their trips in view of the current situation in Japan.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism Ministry will not adjust its tourist arrival target despite a bleak outlook for the tourism sector in the wake of the twin disasters in Japan and the political upheavals in the Middle East.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian students applying for British visas could soon face more anxiety.
KUALA LUMPUR: Cheaper popular overseas destinations are taking the shine away from domestic tourism, especially with more very low-cost travel packages.
KUCHING, March 18 (Bernama) -- The proposed erection of metal railings at popular tourism haunts and crime hotspots in Sarawak to minimise crime could serve as a double-edged sword. While the proposal was was noble, Sarawak Tourism Federation (STF) president Audrey Wan Ullok said other alternatives should be explored before its implementation. The STF represents key tourism players in the private sectors.
KUCHING: MASwings will revive the Kota Kinabalu-Mulu sector by introducing a direct non-stop Kota Kinabalu-Mulu-Kota Kinabalu service, effective March 27.
KUCHING: MASwings will revive the Kota Kinabalu-Mulu sector by introducing a direct non-stop Kota Kinabalu-Mulu-Kota Kinabalu service, effective March 27.
PETALING JAYA: Firefly will have additional flights from Johor Baru’s Senai airport to Langkawi and Penang between May 27 and June 12 in view of the school holidays.
The State-owned Enterprises Ministry has urged the Transportation Ministry to take action against AirAsia for its alleged violation of the Open Sky policy.
Johan Svanstrom, Vice President and Managing Director for Hotels.com in Asia Pacific, told ADOI, “Even though prices in Asia Pacific fell last year as compared to 2009, the price level in the region is 15% higher than in 2004 when the Hotel Price Index was first launched. We are seeing a varying price landscape in Asia Pacific with some markets recording price declines, but hubs like Malaysia and Singapore are recording healthy growth in room rates thanks to strong bounceback in corporate travel and renewed tourism interest from the rest of the world.
MALAYSIA'S Muslim population has caught the attention of at least two NTOs, Thailand and South Korea, who are putting out specific initiatives this year to lure more travellers from this segment.
AirAsia, an international low cost airline based out of Malaysia, is presenting new fare offers for flights out of Hong Kong, as part of their Project Fly Stage 2 promotion. The discounted fare applies to all our international routes from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Sabah, Bangkok, Phuket and Medan starting from $36.
KUDAT, March 19 (Bernama) -- All aircraft passengers coming directly from Japan will have to undergo checks to determine radioactive levels at the main entry points in the country, said Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri.
KUALA LUMPUR: Airline companies have agreed to refund passengers for the flights to Japan that they had missed following the strong earthquake and tsunami there last week, said Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.
OPPORTUNITIES abound for traditional travel agents in ASEAN to be the online leader in their respective markets, but they need to change their approach, several panelists at yesterday's ASEAN eTravel Mart in Bangkok said.
