Revamp Tourism Industry Act to flush out illegal operators, govt told

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Associations representing travel agents, tour guides and budget hotels are calling for the Tourism Industry Act 1992 to be reviewed before Visit Malaysia 2026 takes off.    Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/07/26/revamp-tourism-industry-act-to-flush-out-illegal-operators-govt-told/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #TourismIndustry #IllegalOperators #TourismIndustryAct1992 #VisitMalaysia2026

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00:00Three tourism industry leaders are urging the government to revamp the Tourism Industry

00:07Act 1992 to weed out unlicensed operators in the sector.

00:12They say urgent action is needed ahead of the upcoming VisitMalaysia Year 2026 campaign,

00:18which the government hopes will attract 35.6 million tourists and generate RM147.1 billion

00:24in tourism receipts.

00:27The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents said harsher punishment and stronger

00:31enforcement are needed as unlicensed operators have denied Putrajaya substantial sums in

00:36tax dollars over the years.

00:39Mata President Nigel Wong also urged the Treasury to allocate more funding to the Tourism, Arts

00:43and Culture Ministry so that it can expand the scope of its enforcement to weed out these

00:48illegal operators.

00:50He also called for a special court to handle complex travel package disputes and clearer

00:54laws to ease business operations.

00:57Meanwhile, Malaysian Budget and Business Hotel Association President Sri Ganesh Mikhil said

01:03there was a need to update other laws like the Innkeepers Act 1952 to address changes

01:08in the industry landscape.

01:10He said extensively promoting Malaysia as a holiday destination without having proper

01:14policies in place would see tourists visit, but the industry and government failing to

01:18reap the full benefits.

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