Travel fair to help Matta members get back on track
KUCHING: Some members of Malaysia Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta), Sarawak Chapter have yet to renew their memberships and licences since the Covid-19 pandemic struck. “There are currently 10 per cent fewer members. Instead of closing shop, they have not renewed their memberships,” chairman Oscar Choo shared. “Moving forward, this is why we […]
AirAsia’s free seats promo available for booking from April 9-17
KUALA LUMPUR: Low-cost airline, AirAsia has launched its Free Seats promo, offering free seats for both domestic and international flights via the airasia Super App. The seats are available for bookings from April 9-17, 2022 for travels from Sept 12, 2022 to March 25, 2023. Domestic destinations include Penang, Alor Setar, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, […]
Shopee data finds Malaysians more confident to travel now
KUCHING: More Malaysians are confident about travelling now as Shopee noted a two-thirds increase in bookings for buses and flights on its platform in the first two weeks of Jan 2022 compared to the same period in Dec 2021. In particular, an uptick of 10 times was observed for Chinese New Year travel dates from […]
SDMC updates guidelines for travel into Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has released its updated guidelines for travellers who want to enter Sarawak. Travellers need to undergo the rt-PCR/RTK-Antigen test and the result should be valid for three days prior to travel. Also, in the guidelines released on Tuesday (Oct 5), those with a negative result must submit this […]
Processing of MyTravelPass application now takes 14 days
PUTRAJAYA: The time taken to process a MyTravelPass (MTP) application has to be increased to 14 days from seven due to the high number of applications received. Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the increasing number of business travellers followed the reopening of many more economic sectors. The MTP was introduced by the Immigration […]
Govt to ease travel, quarantine restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is easing restrictions related to quarantine and travel for fully vaccinated individuals throughout the country effective Tuesday (Aug 10), with the relaxation applicable to all phases of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said with this relaxation, fully vaccinated married couples who are living apart are […]
AirAsia to raise up to RM1.024 bln from proposed rights issue
KUALA LUMPUR: Budget airline, AirAsia Group Bhd (AAGB) has proposed to undertake a renounceable rights issue of up to RM1.024 billion in nominal value of seven-year redeemable convertible unsecured Islamic debt securities with a nominal value of RM0.75 each (RCUIDS) on the basis of two RCUIDS with one free detachable warrant for every six ordinary […]
Vaccine passports possible only after more people inoculated
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The issuance of vaccine passports for travel is only possible after more people are vaccinated, says Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “For a vaccine passport to be implemented, it requires cooperation between all participating countries. “Once we are able to reach a high number of people being vaccinated, then we can implement this […]
Mdec facilitates creation of VR-powered travel platform called Igoroom
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (Mdec) in collaboration with pitchIN, an equity crowdfunding platform, today announced the creation of a revolutionary way to travel and book hotel rooms, powered by a virtual reality (VR) platform, Igoroom. In a statement, Mdec said, in collaboration with pitchIN, Igotopia, the parent company, is set to land […]
Family travels two hours to receive vaccine jab
KUCHING: Realising the importance of vaccination to reduce the risk of severe Covid-19 infection, a 35-year-old man decided to take his parents through three roadblocks along their 60km journey to the vaccination centre. According to Delvern Sindom, he and his parents did not mind travelling the two-hour journey from their residence in Kampung Gerung, Jalan […]
