Industry players say they won't be able to service loans or offer jobs under the RM1 billion stimulus tourism package if they can't make money first. FMTNews Covid19 Lockdown
The Penang Jazz Hotel in Tanjung Pinang was one of the first hotels to close shop due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
Ch’ng, who is also Penang Arts Society president, said in reality, these attractions are better at crowd control, implementing social distancing guidelines and hygiene standards compared to other sectors. “Never mind the stimulus, just give us a date on which we can reopen. We will abide by the new normal.”Sim Choo Kheng of the Escape Theme Park also concurred with other players in wanting to reopen, or else risk seeing the demise of the tourism industry.
He welcomed the waiver for tourism and service taxes until June 30 next year. He said this would boost travel demand. Malaysian Association of Hotels CEO Yap Lip Seng said the hotel industry appreciated the new initiatives and extension of the wage subsidy programme of RM600 for another three months. He, however, said the subsidy was “insufficient” for the industry to stay afloat.
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