77 hotels, guest houses forced to shut by Covid-19 crisis, Dewan Rakyat told

77 hotels, guest houses forced to shut by Covid-19 crisis, Dewan Rakyat told

Tourism minister Nancy Shukri also says 57 tour companies have ended their businesses.

Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri says the government has been helping the hospitality industry through various incentives.
KUALA LUMPUR:
Seventy-seven hotels, motels and guest houses closed their businesses from March to October as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri said 32 of them were shut after winding-up orders were obtained from the courts.

She said 57 companies involved in tour operations had also ended their businesses.

However, the ministry approved 135 new licences for tourism companies at the same time,” she said when answering a question from Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub (BN-Machang).

Nancy said the ministry had been assisting the hospitality industry through various initiatives, including the Penjana tourism funding, tax-free initiatives from July this year to next June, and waiver of service tax.

She said financial assistance of RM600 per staff was given monthly to ensure they kept their jobs under the Employment Retention Programme,

The ministry also provided financing facilities through Bank Pembangunan Malaysia and SME Bank.

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