Malaysia says #WeMissYou

Tourism Malaysia is gearing up to welcome more tourists and has devised a unique campaign called #WeMissYou campaign ahead of the reopening of its international borders that is expected after 90 per cent complete inoculation nationwide.

As the world slowly opens up for domestic and cross-border travel, Malaysia is also looking at gradually opening up to allow domestic movement and eventually international visitors as well. Sharing some details about what the country is focussing on at the moment, Manoharan Periasamy, Senior Director of Tourism Malaysia’s International Promotion Division for Asia & Africa, says, “Malaysia has successfully completed the vaccination of more than 90 per cent of its adult population against COVID-19, and as a result, domestic tourism has fully reopened effective Monday, October 11 2021. In the meantime, Tourism Malaysia is gearing up in preparing to welcome more tourists and also continuing in promoting the #WeMissYou campaign ahead of the reopening of our international borders that is expected after we achieve 90 per cent complete inoculation nationwide.”

Tourism Malaysia recently participated for the third time at the third edition of the Gulf Travel Show (GTS) from October 12 to 14 2021. As a platinum partner, Malaysia had its own virtual pavilion with 13 booths consisting of Tourism Malaysia Dubai, Tourism Malaysia Jeddah, Langkawi Development Authority, Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), together with three DMCs/tour operator partners, one product partner, as well as five hotels and resorts from the island of Langkawi. Highlighting the benefits of participating in this show, Manoharan adds, “GTS 2021 is a platform that allows industry players to share the development and implementation of safety for domestic and international travellers in preparation for reopening the borders, especially for the Middle East market.”

Nasaruddin Bin Abdul Muttalib, Chief Executive Officer of LADA adds, “On September 16 2021, the government has announced the reopening of Langkawi as the pilot project for Malaysia’s domestic travel bubble, aimed at reviving the nation’s tourism industry. Langkawi has become the first holiday destination in Malaysia to open its doors to domestic tourists who are fully vaccinated. The visitors are also subject to the standard operating procedures (SOP) compliance and are required to go through COVID-19 screening tests before entering Langkawi.”