What about Arabian Gulf tourists? Malaysia prepares to reopen borders to Asian neighbours first
KUALA LUMPUR - It is still not known when the big spenders of the Gulf Cooperation Council will be allowed into Malaysia for leisure travel, after authorities announced the country will prioritise arrivals from neighbouring countries once borders reopen.
Manoharan Periasamy, a senior director at Tourism Malaysia, announced on Wednesday (March 31) that nationals from Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia would be among the first to be allowed entry, possibly in the second quarter, due to the amount of traffic between the countries.
Arrivals from other key markets such as China, Japan and Korea are being considered for as early as the third quarter, though when the lucrative Arabian Gulf market will be allowed is yet to be decided.
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