MAH, Tourism Malaysia, And Shoppe Invite Malaysians To Cuti-Cuti Malaysia Like Never Before

 

PUTRAJAYA, 30 DECEMBER 2020 – Tourism Malaysia together with Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) and Shopee Malaysia have embarked on a new strategic partnership to revive tourism supply chain economy and unveil for the first time, the Stimulus Recovery Plan campaign “Jom Cuti-Cuti Malaysia! Experience Malaysia Like Never Before”.

The campaign will take effect from 31^st December 2020 until 31^st March 2021 and will offer holiday-goers attractive e-vouchers for hotel rooms. Buyers will get to redeem an e-voucher of RM50 with a minimum 3D2N stay at one- to three-star hotels, or an e-voucher of RM100 with a minimum 3D2N stay at four- to five-star hotels across the country. The e-voucher is only redeemable for Malaysians, eligible for one-time use only and on a first-come-first-serve basis. Payment can be made via ShopeePay, Debit Card, or Credit Card. The first 18,750 early-birds who successfully purchase their stay will enjoy an additional RM20 shopping voucher to continue shopping online.

Mr. Zulkifly Md. Said, Director General of Tourism Malaysia, said, “The PRE 1.0 Stimulus is aimed to entice Malaysians to travel local and at the same time support our hotels to generate revenue and sustain businesses. The minute Malaysians travel, they create the spillover effect that will revive our national economy.”

Mr. Yap Lip Seng, CEO of Malaysia Association of Hotels, said, “We have more than 400 hotels from one- to five-stars all over the country offering special room rates and on top of that, Malaysians can now take advantage of the e-vouchers courtesy of the Government of Malaysia! This is an opportunity not to be missed to secure your dream Cuti-Cuti Malaysia getaway, at the same time sow a little seed of hope for the hotel industry of Malaysia that has been heavily impacted by the pandemic.”

“Now that the country has transitioned into the economic recovery phase, both Tourism Malaysia and the Malaysian Association of Hotels have a heavy task of ensuring that the tourism industry is revived. As a business that prioritises the needs of local communities, Shopee is topping up our support for the associations and hoteliers. We will also be waiving off all commissions and transaction charges on our platform for this campaign as an added boost for the industry players. Along with the attractive e-vouchers from the government, we believe the hoteliers will be poised for steady recovery,” said Mr. Ian Ho, Regional Managing Director of Shopee.

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture hopes that the programmes and initiatives that have been planned will help to revive the domestic tourism sector with effective collaborations between all relevant parties towards the recovery of the national economy.

Malaysians can find out more about “Jom Cuti-Cuti Malaysia! Experience Malaysia Like Never Before” by visiting https://shopee.com.my/m/jom-cuti-cuti-malaysia.

-Tourism Malaysia.

Lebih 900 pemancing banjiri pantai Lumut

 

Ammar (tengah) bersama tiga juara yang mengungguli pertandingan memancing Tourism Malaysia Surfcasting Tour 2020 Siri 3 di Lumut pada Ahad.

LUMUT - Seramai 965 peserta menyertai pertandingan memancing Tourism Malaysia Surfcasting Tour 2020 Siri 3 di Pantai Lumut Waterfront dan Pantai Hotel Orient Star di sini pada Ahad.

Pertandingan memancing anjuran bersama Tourism Malaysia dan Wakjali Event Management itu dipilih sebagai salah satu aktiviti untuk mempromosikan pelancongan domestik serta merancakkan ekonomi negara.

Pengarah Kanan Domestik dan Acara Tourism Malaysia, Datuk Dr Ammar Abd Ghapar berkata, kajian yang dijalankan mendapati 10 hotel di daerah Manjung didapati hampir 100 peratus penuh hasil penganjuran pertandingan itu yang melibatkan peserta dari seluruh negara itu.

“Matlamat kita dalam menggalakkan pelancongan domestik tercapai apabila melibatkan kehadiran pelancong dari luar ke daerah Manjung.

“Tempiasnya turut dirasai oleh peniaga kedai makan apabila bilangan pengunjung makin bertambah begitu juga dengan peniaga umpan. Impak positifnya dapat mempertingkatkan ekonomi penduduk tempatan,” katanya dalam sidang akhbar pada Majlis Penyampaian Hadiah Tourism Malaysia Surfcasting Tour 2020 - Siri 3 di sini pada Ahad.

Menurutnya, pihaknya tidak berkompromi dalam mematuhi prosedur operasi standard (SOP) apabila menetapkan penjarakan fizikal 1.5 meter dengan meletakkan pancang khas di kawasan memancing di sepanjang 1.8 kilometer serta pemakaian pelitup muka.

“Aktiviti berkenaan akan terus dilaksanakan dengan menjadi Pulau Pangkor sebagai salah satu destinasi pilihan pertandingan kerana mempunyai pantai yang panjang.

“Dengan kejayaan penganjuran ini, ia dijangka boleh merancakkan ekonomi pulau bebas cukai itu selain menjadikan ia sebagai syurga buat para pemancing,” katanya.

Ammar berkata, dalam tempoh Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Pemulihan (PKPP) itu, kadar penginapan hotel di seluruh negara dijangka akan mencatatkan kadar pertumbuhan 20 peratus pada tahun depan.

“Pelbagai aktiviti dirancang untuk menarik kehadiran pengunjung di lokasi pelancongan yang diklasifikasikan kawasan hijau.

“Semua hotel dan resort disarankan untuk melakukan proses sanitasi bagi meningkatkan keyakinan pelancong untuk menginap,” katanya.

Dalam pertandingan itu, Mohd Nik Rozaimi Nik Baharuddin, 26, membawa pulang RM30,000 apabila menaikkan spesies gemang seberat 1.33 kilogram (kg) mengalahkan Suria Mat Sahar, 48, yang turut menaikkan spesies sama seberat 1kg sekaligus membawa pulang RM10,000.

Tempat ketiga dimenangi oleh Mohd Rizan Ahmad, 40, yang membawa pulang RM5,000 setelah menaikkan spesies senangin seberat 0.94kg.

Nik Rizalmi yang berasal dari Pasir Puteh, Kelantan ketika ditemui berkata, usaha beliau bersama empat rakan lain menyertai pertandingan memancing di dua negeri termasuk Kedah akhirnya membuahkan hasil.

-sinar harian.

‘Selamat Pagi Malaysia’ bersama YB Dato' Sri Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya Malaysia ( 30 Disember 2020 )

 

Saksikan siaran langsung program ‘Selamat Pagi Malaysia’ bersama YB Dato' Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri, Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya Malaysia pada 30 Disember 2020 (Rabu), jam 9.15 pagi di TV1.

-Tourism Malaysia.

Tourism players preparing for rebound

 

A shop employee taking the body temperature of a patron at Sunway Velocity Mall in Kuala Lumpur. -NSTP/SAIFULLIZAN TAMADI

KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism industry players are pinning their hopes on 2021, and the reopening of international borders tops their wish list.

But while waiting for that to happen, they are eager to make the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry's domestic travel bubble initiative a success.

Sunway Malls and Theme Parks is hoping to cash in on the year-end festive season and school holidays to kick-start the 2021 financial year.

Chief executive officer H.C. Chan said targeting domestic travellers during this period could revive the industry while waiting for the international borders to reopen.

"We foresee some business recovery with the festive season and school holidays this year, and perhaps again at the beginning of next year for the Lunar New Year.

"We hope to see a V-shaped recovery in the fourth quarter of this year, similar to what we saw during the first Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO).

"From there, we expect the recovery to be slow, gradual and protracted in the first half of next year. With the introduction of the vaccines, we expect the recovery to reach 90 per cent of normalcy in the second half of 2021.

"Our footfall and sales hit a normalisation rate of around 50 to 60 per cent across our malls in the first week of this month.

"We are expecting a better performance by our malls as the CMCO restrictions are gradually eased," he told the New Straits Times.

Reflecting on 2020, Chan said the tourism industry must maintain "gold standards" of safety, health and hygiene to survive potential outbreaks.

"For Sunway Malls and Theme Parks, these three aspects have always been a priority.

"Hence, we were quick to roll out safety and hygiene measures with our partners, increasing the frequency of sanitisation operations and installing thermal scanners during the first round of the MCO in March."

Meanwhile, Genting Malaysia said the completion of its outdoor theme park, Genting Skyworlds, will be its top priority next year.

The theme park, targeted to open in mid-2021, will house international-class movie-themed attractions and feature, among others, movies from 20th Century Fox.

"The implementation of the CMCO in a majority of the states in Malaysia has affected our business this year.

"However, we have re-engineered our processes to create a safe environment for all our visitors, employees, business partners and the community," its spokesman said.

The aviation sector also shares similar hopes after the pandemic kept it grounded for most of this year.

Malaysia Airlines group chief executive officer Captain Izham Ismail said the airline would focus on three aspects in 2021: assist global vaccine distribution, reconnect global economies and revitalise businesses to help workers.

"We will also continue to support the government's initiatives to encourage domestic holidays and travels with ongoing promotions while we prepare for the gradual reopening of international borders.

"We remain hopeful for the global aviation industry to return to its pre-Covid-19 situation, faster than our prediction of recovery in Q2 to Q3 2022 for the domestic and Asean market, with the international (or intercontinental) market recovering in 2024."

Moving forward, Izham called on airline companies to strive towards making the aviation industry pandemic-resilient.

"Airline companies should have better contingency plans and establish better fences around the company to absorb shocks, and they need to be flexible to operation changes accordingly.

"Preparing for the digital workforce is also paramount, hence more investment in upskilling and reskilling employees needs to run in tandem.

"The aviation industry will prosper once again if we come out of this crisis more prepared."

-nst online.

Facebook Live ERA Sabah Bersama Tourism Malaysia Sabah ( 31 Disember 2020)

 

Jangan lupa untuk bersama Facebook Live ERA Sabah dengan Tourism Malaysia Sabah pada 31 Disember 2020 jam 12 tengahari!

Anda berpeluang untuk menang pakej percutian hanya dengan jawab soalan mudah yang diberikan oleh Penyampai ERA Sabah Addnan dan Emma!

Dan jika komen anda paling kreatif, anda berpeluang menang hadiah utama iaitu pakej percutian bernilai RM3,000!

-Tourism Malaysia Sabah.

Penang launches Tourism Recovery tactical campaign

 

GEORGE TOWN: In a bid to revive the tourism industry, which has been badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, Penang and AirAsia today announced a new collaboration.

The collaboration will offer more travel options and value-added services to domestic tourists visiting the state.

It features flights and hotel combos covering more than 25 hotels, from as low as RM49 per person for a 3D2N stay.

For those who prefer a more luxurious stay at four to five star hotels, there are also affordable deals from RM179/pax with 3D2N stay.

The campaign takes place from tomorrow until Sunday for travel periods valid from Jan 4 to March 31, next year.

State Tourism and Creative Economy Committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin said the state has been observing a positive rebound in tourism activities after inter-state travel was allowed.

"We are working towards accelerating the recovery of tourism, supporting jobs and the economy and increasing tourism receipts.

"Partnering with key travel players like Airasia.com will assist us to amplify our efforts and to offer more diverse travel and tourism products by leveraging on their product offerings," he said in his office in Komtar.

Present were Penang Global Tourism (PGT) chief executive officer Ooi Chok Yan and AirAsia regional commercial head Tan Mai Yin.

Elaborating, Yeow said the hotels in the lower category included Brown and May Hotel here and Sunway Seberang Jaya on the mainland.

He added that the more luxurious hotels included Golden Sands and Hard Rock.

Penang, said Yeoh, is committed to putting all safety measures in place while sustaining efforts to revive Penang's travel industry.

Meanwhile, Tan said AirAsia has been observing significant surge in flight bookings since the lifting of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in the state recently.

"We see high traffic coming into AirAsia, and here at AirAsia, we are ready to meet the demands. In fact, we are set for full recovery," she said.

Citing an example, Tan said the Kuala Lumpur-Penang route has seen an increase to 35 flights weekly now from 10 during the CMCO, with other routes like Johor Baru-Penang (25 flights weekly now from 10 during the CMCO) and Langkawi-Penang (from seven to 25 flights weekly) also seeing an increase.

-nst online.

Dasar Pelancongan Negara (DPN) 2020 - 2030: Ke Arah Pengukuhan Industri Pelancongan Negara

 

23 Disember 2020 - YAB Tan Sri Dato' Hj. Muhyiddin Bin Hj. Mohd. Yassin, Perdana Menteri Malaysia telah melancarkan Dasar Pelancongan Negara (DPN) 2020 - 2030 yang dilaksanakan secara dalam talian menerusi Facebook Rasmi Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya Malaysia (MOTAC).

Tan Sri Muhyiddin dalam ucapannya berkata beliau optimis dan yakin, DPN 2020 - 2030 ini mampu menjamin kelangsungan industri pelancongan negara serta menjadikan Malaysia kembali sebagai destinasi pelancongan terpilih utama di peringkat global. Ini dapat dicapai melalui pendekatan utama merangkumi Pemulihan Industri Pelancongan Secara Efektif Berteraskan Norma Baharu, Pengukuhan Daya Saing, Pembangunan Sektor Pelancongan Secara Lestari dan Inklusif, serta Kesedian Mengharungi Bencana pada masa akan datang.

Dasar ini akan dilaksanakan menerusi enam (6) teras strategik utama seperti berikut:

i. transformasi tadbir urus
ii. mewujudkan zon pelaburan bagi projek pelancongan yang inklusif;
iii. mempergiatkan digitalisasi pelancongan;
iv. memperkayakan pengalaman dan kepuasan pelancong;
v. memperkukuhkan komitmen terhadap pelancongan lestari; dan
vi. meningkatkan kapasiti modal insan dalam semua sub-sektor pelancongan.

Selain itu, pembangunan industri pelancongan yang berasaskan teknologi digital adalah penting bagi memastikan objektif DPN 2020 - 2030 ini dapat dicapai. Untuk itu, bagi menggalakkan pelaburan pelancongan yang berpusatkan teknologi, Malaysia akan mewujudkan zon pelaburan untuk projek pelancongan atau Special Tourism Investment Zones. Zon ini dijangka dapat meningkatkan kerjasama awam-swasta serta menarik lebih ramai pelabur tempatan dan antarabangsa dalam bidang teknologi digital sektor pelancongan.

Jelas Tan Sri Muhyiddin lagi, Malaysia juga berhasrat untuk menjadikan Malaysia sebagai Top of The Mind Ecotourism Destination of the World. Beliau yakin kelestarian sumber boleh memacu pertumbuhan ekonomi baharu melalui ekopelancongan di samping mewujudkan peluang pekerjaan. Usaha ini juga adalah selaras dengan komitmen Malaysia terhadap Agenda 2030 dan 17 Matlamat Pembangunan Lestari atau Sustainable Development Goals di bawah Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu atau United Nations.

Sementara itu, YB Dato' Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri, Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya Malaysia dalam ucapan alu-aluannya berkata melalui dasar ini, tumpuan akan diberikan kepada pelancongan lestari dan peningkatan pendapatan pelancongan yang merupakan indikator terpenting dalam memberi impak kepada ekonomi negara. Dalam hal ini, pembangunan industri pelancongan adalah ke arah mengutamakan kualiti berbanding kuantiti, atau dalam istilah yang lebih mudah adalah kepada quality tourist atau high yield tourist.

Dato' Sri Hajah Nancy berharap agar semua pihak bersatu hati menggerakkan DPN 2020 - 2030 ke arah memartabatkan Malaysia sebagai destinasi pelancongan dan kebudayaan di serata dunia.

-MOTAC.

Promosi ‘MY30 PLUS 30’ Dapat Sambutan Memberansangkan

 

KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Disember – Kempen ‘My30 Plus30 - Beli 1, Percuma 1’, yang bermula semalam untuk mempromosi pas perjalanan tanpa had My30 bagi rangkaian pengangkutan awam Rapid KL, mendapat sokongan memberangsangkan dengan lebih 1,400 sudah mendaftar pada jualan hari pertama.

Terhad kepada 8,333 pengguna sahaja dan berdasarkan siapa dulu dia dapat, Rapid KL menasihati para pelanggan untuk tidak berlengah dan segera mengambil peluang daripada promosi ini untuk tidak kecewa kerana pakej yang diperkenalkan sebagai satu inisiatif merangsang aktiviti pelancongan domestik ini amat menguntungkan.

Di bawah kempen yang akan berlangsung sehingga 31 Mac tahun depan untuk para pengguna perkhidmatan tren dan bas Rapid KL, satu baucar pas percuma My30 akan diberikan untuk setiap pembelian di mana pas percuma My30 ini boleh digunakan sendiri untuk pembaharuan pada bulan berikutnya.

“Walaupun berdasarkan siapa dulu dia dapat, promosi ini terhad kepada 1 seorang pengguna dan sekali penebusan sahaja. Tempoh penebusan untuk pas percuma adalah antara 15 Januari 2021 dan 31 Mac 2021,” menurut satu kenyataan Rapid KL hari ini.

Pembelian pas-pas ini boleh dibeli di semua kaunter-kaunter khidmat pelanggan di stesen-stesen LRT, MRT, monorel dan BRT di samping lapan hab bas terpilih – Pasar Seni, KLCC, Seksyen 2 Shah Alam, Greenwood, Sri Nilam, Sunway Pyramid, Pearl Point dan Puchong Utama. Urusan penebusan, bagaimanapun, hanya boleh dibuat di dua lokasi iaitu di Sayap Timur stesen KL Sentral dan di Has Bas Pasar Seni.

Ditawarkan eksklusif untuk warga negara Malaysia, pas perjalanan tanpa had My30 membolehkan penumpang untuk menggunakan perkhidmatan pengangkutan awam rel dan bas Rapid KL berulang kali tanpa had untuk 30 hari di Lembah Klang dan Selangor dengan hanya berbelanja RM30.

Kempen ‘My30 Plus30 - Beli 1, Percuma 1’ ini adalah antara inisiatif yang diumumkan oleh Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya, Dato’ Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri pada 23 November lepas sebagai pelan pemulihan pelancongan domestik yang bakal diterajui oleh Lembaga Penggalakkan Pelancongan Malaysia (Tourism Malaysia).

Di bawah inisiatif itu, agensi berkenaan akan bekerjasama erat bersama para pemain industri seperti operator pengangkutan awam darat, syarikat penerbangan dan badan-badan bukan kerajaan dalam industri pelancongan di samping penggiat-pengiat industri pelancongan seni.

-Prasarana Malaysia Berhad.

Pelancaran Dasar Pelancongan Negara 2020 - 2030

 

Saksikan pelancaran Dasar Pelancongan Negara (DPN 2020-2030) oleh YAB Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Bin Haji Mohd Yassin, Perdana Menteri Malaysia.

Tarikh : 23 Disember 2020

Masa : 9:30 pagi

FB live 

Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya Malaysia

https://bit.ly/37FnRzh

-Tourism Malaysia.

Terengganu Lancar Tahun Melawat Kenyir 2021

 

KUALA TERENGGANU,17 Disember - Bagi melonjakkan sektor pelancongan negeri, Terengganu hari ini mengumumkan 2021 sebagai Tahun Melawat Kenyir (TMK2021).

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Teknologi Digital negeri, Ariffin Deraman berkata, inisiatif anjuran Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah (Ketengah) memilih Tasik Kenyir kerana destinasi ekopelancongan tersohor itu mempunyai pelbagai produk yang digemari pengunjung.

“Produk yang boleh diterokai oleh pelancong seperti Santuari Kelah, Kenyir Elephant Conservation Village (KECV), Taman Herba, Taman Orkid, Air Terjun Lasir dan Sungai Saok, Gua Bewah dan Gua Taat, Zon Bebas Tasik Kenyir dan pelbagai lagi.

“TMK2021 yang julung-julung kali diadakan ini akan dimeriahkan lagi dengan pelbagai program menarik sepanjang tahun sekali gus memperkukuhkan Tasik Kenyir sebagai destinasi pelancongan wajib sekiranya berkunjung ke Terengganu.

“Acara-acara yang dirancang telah memfokuskan pelbagai lapisan masyarakat dan akan menarik lebih ramai peminat sukan lasak kerana ekologi yang terdapat di Tasik Kenyir membuka ruang acara sebegini dilaksanakan,” katanya kepada Urus Setia Penerangan Darul Iman (UPDI).

Mengulas lanjut, beliau berkata, penganjuran TMK2021 juga antara lain untuk merancakkan kembali ekonomi pemain pelancongan yang terbantut dek penangan COVID-19. 

“Dengan adanya penganjuran sebegini yang diatur secara berpanjangan dan penekanan kepada pelancongan komuniti setempat (community based tourism).

“Ia juga akan memberi impak positif kepada penggiat pelancongan yang terdiri daripada pengusaha bot laju, pengusaha rumah bot dan pengusaha kedai makan dan juga komuniti setempat,” tambah beliau.

-trdi.my

Penjawat awam dapat diskaun 'makan angin'

 

Sepang: Tourism Malaysia bercadang memperluas pakej istimewa kempen Cuti-cuti Malaysia khusus untuk penjawat awam di negeri-negeri lain bermula awal tahun depan.

Pengarah Kanan Domestik dan Acara Tourism Malaysia, Datuk Dr Ammar Abd Ghapar berkata, pakej fasa pertama yang tertumpu di Lembah Klang akan diperluas ke lima negeri iaitu Johor, Pulau Pinang, Pahang, Sabah dan Sarawak.

Katanya, kempen itu adalah inisiatif Tourism Malaysia bagi membantu merancakkan industri pelancongan domestik selepas pengusaha berhadapan kerugian sepanjang pelaksanaan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) bermula 18 Mac lalu.

"Kempen fasa pertama di Lembah Klang bermula September lalu mendapat sambutan menggalakkan daripada kakitangan kerajaan kerana mereka menerima potongan harga sehingga 30 peratus di lokasi yang menawarkan pekej pelancongan," katanya kepada selepas merasmikan program Makan Angin & Support Lokal di Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort di sini, tadi.

Turut hadir, Pengarah Urusan Colombia Leisure,Jason Ow Yeang dan Pengarah Urusan Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort, Yogeswaran Veerasamy.

Pada majlis itu, Colombia Leisure turut mengadakan kerjasama dengan Avani Sepang Goldcoast bagi mempromosi pelancongan domestik di resort berkenaan.

Melalui kerjasama itu, pelanggan boleh mendapatkan pakej pelancongan berharga RM399 melalui Columbia Leisure bermula 12 Disember sehingga 15 Februari 2021 serta berpeluang memenangi hadiah cabutan bertuah sebuah kereta Perodua Axia, barangan elektrik dan telefon pintar.

Pakej fasa pertama Kempen Cuti-cuti Malaysia khas penjawat awam dilancarkan pada September lalu oleh Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri sehingga Mac 2021.

Ammar berkata, pakej fasa kedua membabitkan lima negeri itu dijangka dilancarkan oleh Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya awal Januari ini, manakala tempoh kempen fasa pertama akan dipanjangkan sehingga penghujung 2021.

Menurut beliau, pakej istimewa kempen Cuti-cuti Malaysia khas untuk penjawat awam itu bertujuan membantu kerajaan meningkat pendapatan dalam bidang pelancongan kerana golongan ini tidak terjejas pendapatan sepanjang tempoh PKP berbanding yang bekerja di sektor swasta dan bidang perniagaan.

Katanya, penjawat awam hanya perlu menunjukkan kad pengenalan diri kerajaan apabila mengunjungi tempat-tempat pelancongan yang menyertai kempen berkenaan.

"Bagi orang awam yang ingin melancong, mereka boleh membuat pemilihan di tempat-tempat yang menawarkan potongan harga serta bersesuaian dengan bajet.

"Orang ramai juga dinasihati berwaspada dengan promosi ditawarkan supaya mereka tidak ditipu oleh pihak tidak bertanggungjawab serta ejen pelancongan tidak berlesen hingga menyebabkan kerugian," katanya.

Sementara itu, Jason berkata, pihaknya bercadang memperluas program Makan Angin & Support Lokal itu ke beberapa negeri iaitu Negeri Sembilan, Perak dan Pulau Pinang menjelang awal tahun depan.

Katanya, dengan cara itu ia dapat membantu melonjakkan industri pelancongan di negeri terbabit selain membantu pengusaha selepas berhadapan kerugian akibat pandemik Covid-19.

-harian metro.

Empat Pusingan Konsekutif Untuk Menamatkan Musim 2020 PETRONAS CUB PRIX

 

Setelah menerima lampu hijau untuk menyambung semula aktiviti sukan tanpa sentuhan, Kejuaraan Cub Prix Malaysia PETRONAS dengan sukacitanya mengumumkan empat pusingan berturut-turut untuk menamatkan musim 2020.

Kalendar terkini dari Kejuaraan Cub Prix Malaysia PETRONAS sedikit berbeza dari yang biasa, di mana empat pusingan terakhir musim 2020 akan diselesaikan melalui enam hari perlumbaan berturut-turut di Litar Utara  Sepang Circuit.

Kalendar untuk separuh kedua Kejuaraan Cub Prix Malaysia PETRONAS 2020 adalah seperti berikut:

Pusingan 5 & 6 Sepang Utara - 18 hingga 20 Disember 2020

Pusingan 7 & 8 Sepang Utara - 22 hingga 24 Disember 2020

"Tidak diragukan, jadual perlumbaan sebegini sememangnya amat membebankan pasukan dan pelumba. Namun, semua pasukan Cub Prix telah bersetuju bahawa ini adalah cara paling selamat untuk menamatkan musim ini,” kata Ron Hogg, Pengarah Safe Aim Mutual Sdn Bhd, penganjur perlumbaan Kejuaraan Cub Prix Malaysia PETRONAS. 

“Bagi pihak warga Cub Prix, kami ingin mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih kepada Kementerian Belia dan Sukan Negara (KBS), Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN), Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) serta semua agensi-agensi kerajaan yang terlibat di atas kelulusan khas ini. Terutamanya kepada YB Menteri Belia dan Sukan yang amat prihatin terhadap keperitan yang dialami oleh pengiat sukan permotoran dalam situasi ini. Semoga kelulusan yang diberikan ini menjadi sinar agar sektor sukan dapat dibuka semula seperti mana yang dimaklumkan oleh Menteri Kanan Pertahanan dan Menteri Belia dan Sukan. Yang pastinya, warga Cub Prix akan mematuhi segala SOP yang ditetapkan bagi mengelakkan sebarang perkara yang tak diingini berlaku.”

Menepati SOP penganjuran sukan semasa, empat pusingan terakhir Kejuaraan Cub Prix Malaysia PETRONAS akan berlangsung tanpa kehadiran penonton. Meskipun demikian, para peminat sukan permotoran tempatan boleh mengikuti aksi-aksi hebat dari empat pusingan terakhir ini secara langsung di laman Facebook Kejuaraan Cub Prix Malaysia PETRONAS, TV2, RTM Sports, Astro SuperSports Saluran 811 dan Astro Arena.

-Malaysian Cub Prix.

Perigi Tujuh Serendah Tersenarai Dalam Senarai Inventori Jabatan Warisan Negara Untuk Diangkat Status Sebagai Tapak Warisan

 

photo: Tourism Malaysia/kamal

13 Disember 2020 - Perigi Tujuh Serendah merupakan antara 11 butiran di daerah Hulu Selangor / Negeri Selangor yang berada dalam Senarai Inventori Jabatan Warisan Negara (JWN) di bawah Akta Warisan Kebangsaan 2005 [Akta 645] bagi tujuan penyelidikan dan kajian lanjut sebelum diwartakan.

Sekiranya memenuhi kriteria, tapak ini boleh dicadang untuk diangkat statusnya menjadi Warisan Kebangsaan.

Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya, Dato' Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri berkata seperti mana juga kerjasama yang telah dijalinkan dengan semua pihak terlibat di seluruh negara, MOTAC akan bekerjasama dengan pihak berkuasa tempatan di kawasan Hulu Selangor bagi memastikan tempat-tempat menarik di kawasan tersebut diketengahkan sebagai produk pelancongan negara.

Pewartaan ini boleh memberi nilai tambah kepada tarikan sektor pelancongan, selain untuk memulihara, memelihara dan melindungi khazanah warisan yang terdapat pada tapak Perigi Tujuh tersebut.

Dato' Sri Hajah Nancy berkata demikian dalam Siri Jelajah Semarak Pelancongan Domestik di Hulu Selangor bagi meninjau keadaan kemudahan pelancongan di situ.
Turut serta dalam misi tersebut Ketua Setiausaha MOTAC, Dato' Dr Noor Zari Hamat dan pengurusan tertinggi Kementerian MOTAC.

Dato' Sri Hajah Nancy sebelum itu diberi taklimat oleh Ahli Parlimen Hulu Selangor, YB June Leow Hsiad Hui dan Exco Pelancongan, Alam Sekitar dan Teknologi Hijau, Hal Ehwal Orang Asli, YB Tuan Hee Loy Sian.

Meskipun Perigi Tujuh Serendah adalah di bawah seliaan Jabatan Pengairan Saliran Daerah Hulu Selangor yang bertanggungjawab dalam melaksanakan kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan di persekitaran perigi tujuh tersebut, MOTAC katanya dari masa ke semasa akan sentiasa berbincang bagi tujuan penambahbaikan yang boleh dilakukan di kawasan ini.

-MOTAC.

Hotels offering great deals

 

KUALA LUMPUR: The hotel industry is hoping that people will reinstate cancelled plans for year-end holidays, with the lifting of the travel ban since Dec 7.

Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) chief executive officer Yap Lip Seng yesterday said the government's decision was timely and that locals should take advantage of deals and promotions that hotels had organised for the domestic market.

"While locals will target popular destinations such as Langkawi, Penang, Ipoh and Genting Highlands, we are confident Malaysians will find other less-travelled destinations in the country with exciting offers from hotels and tourism players."

Yap, however said, the Klang Valley, particularly Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, with its extended Conditional Movement Control Order until Dec 20, and daily increases in Covid-19 cases, would not see much improvement in tourism activities.

He said the average hotel occupancy rate for this month was expected to be 30 per cent and unlikely to exceed the projected figure.

Based on MAH's latest survey on Oct 16, the hotel occupancy rate this month in mainland Kedah and Perlis is expected to be 9.78 per cent, Langkawi (27.76 per cent), Penang (28.89 per cent), Perak (39.77 per cent), Selangor (34.33 per cent), Kuala Lumpur (27.32 per cent), Negri Sembilan (42.24 per cent), Melaka (38.86 per cent), Johor (37.83 per cent), Pahang (27.31 per cent), Terengganu (24.79 per cent), Kelantan (29.13 per cent), Sabah (13.64 per cent) and Sarawak (28.62 per cent).

On Dec 5, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had announced that interstate and interdistrict travel would be allowed from Dec 7, except for areas under the Enhanced Movement Control Order. 

The much-awaited nod, according to the tourism industry players, would allow them to get their businesses back on track. 

Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri had said the tourism industry suffered losses amounting to RM45 billion from January to June. 

She said tourism was one of the sectors hardest hit by the coronavirus and was expected to be the last to recover. 

On projections for next year, Yap said with international borders still restricted, the industry was expected to be highly dependent on domestic tourism.

"However, due to the low yield of domestic travel, the tourism industry, especially hotels, can only hope to survive with domestic revenue, with little or no profits whatsoever."

He added that since the spike in Covid-19 cases at the end of September until Oct 16, 63.10 per cent of hotels in the country suffered cancellation of events.

"This has resulted in loss of revenue worth RM35.6 million." 

He said the strategy to offer special and discounted deals with flexible stay periods and terms could help hotels with immediate cash flow. 

However, he said, for the medium and long terms, wider and inclusive strategies were needed.

"The industry will need international travel bubbles to be established as soon as possible.

"We need a blueprint on reopening borders, with selected bubbles and their corresponding set of requirements such as special insurance, healthcare deposits, as well as movement tracking guidelines and mechanism. 

"These will ensure minimal interruptions to travel itineraries while remaining under the close observation of the health authorities."

-nst online.

Endau Rompin nominated as Asean Heritage Park

 

Endau Rompin National Park (TNJER) in Johor has been nominated as an Asean Heritage Park (AHP), which will make it Malaysia’s fourth national park to be declared as a protected ecological area. - NSTP file pic

KUALA LUMPUR: Endau Rompin National Park (TNJER) in Johor has been nominated as an Asean Heritage Park (AHP), which will make it Malaysia's fourth national park to be declared as a protected ecological area.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said 90 per cent of TNJER is covered with tropical rainforest, and is a well-preserved ecosystem with almost the whole protected area surrounded by forest reserves.

The three other AHPs in the country are the National Park (Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu), Kinabalu National Park (Sabah), and Gunung Mulu National Park (Sarawak).

"TNJER's nomination as an AHP will, among other things, improve the image of TNJER as an important conservation area in Johor, and a second national park in the peninsula.

"It will also strengthen TNJER's management based on best management practices on par with regional and international management of protected areas, and improve the network and cooperation between protected areas locally and internationally.

"The ministry will present nomination documents to the AHP secretariat in the Philippines to be considered by the Asean working group and approved by Asean ministers in 2021," he said in a statement today.

Shamsul said TNJER contains 80 threatened plant species listed under the Endangered Species International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, including 38 critically-endangered species, 16 endangered species, and 26 vulnerable species.

He added that TNJER is also an important habitat for the conservation of large threatened mammals, especially the Malayan Tiger, the Malayan Tapir, the Malayan Sun Bear and the Asian Elephant.

TNJER's nomination, he said, mirrors Malaysia's efforts in preserving and recognising protected areas as invaluable national treasures.

"I urge all state governments to also take the initiative to present nominations to obtain international recognition such as an AHP.

"Such recognition will help in terms of tourism not just in Malaysia and Asean, but also worldwide.

"However, before ecotourism potential is explored aggressively, development and management of ecotourism areas must be done in a sustainable manner to ensure existing flora, fauna, and ecosystem are protected," said Shamsul.

He added that to achieve this, capacity research must be conducted and ecotourism players must ensure that the capacity limit is adhered to.

This effort, he said, is also in line with Asean's hopes that protective conservation measures are made to maintain ecological process and genetic diversity, ensure the preservation of biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as preserve the environment in terms of culture, education, research, recreation, and ecotourism.

-nst online.