Travel bubble for Malaysian holiday island of Langkawi unlikely despite positive sounds from ministers
KUALA LUMPUR - Hopes that Langkawi will soon reopen to tourism are unlikely to be realised despite talk by ministers of placing it in a so-called travel bubble that will enable vaccinated travellers to visit the Malaysian holiday island while the rest of the country continues to endure travel restrictions.
Senior government figures have mentioned several times in recent months that they were planning to open up international travel corridors to Langkawi, where the dominant tourism industry has been destroyed by its quarantine from the mainland and overseas sources of visitors.
Most recently, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri said she hoped Qatar Airways would resume flights to Langkawi from Doha through a travel bubble once the Malaysian destination’s population had reached herd immunity.
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