Opening of land routes with Singapore will boost tourism, says Nancy Shukri
JOHOR BAHRU: The land routes between Malaysia and Singapore via the Johor Causeway and the Second Link will be opened simultaneously with the opening of the country’s borders, said tourism, arts and culture minister Nancy Shukri. She said this would facilitate travel by Singaporeans to Malaysia, thus reviving the country’s…
JOHOR BAHRU: The land routes between Malaysia and Singapore via the Johor Causeway and the Second Link will be opened simultaneously with the opening of the country’s borders, said tourism, arts and culture minister Nancy Shukri.
She said this would facilitate travel by Singaporeans to Malaysia, thus reviving the country’s tourism sector, which had been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
She said the announcement on the opening of the country’s borders would be made by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob soon.
“The tourism, arts and culture ministry is ready and always prepared (to receive tourists from abroad),” she told reporters after a meeting with industry players here today.
Last Saturday, the prime minister was reported to have said that the country’s borders would be reopened soon and this move would allow families who had not seen each other for a long time to return home, especially for Aidilfitri, which will be celebrated in May.
On Nov 29 last year, the land vaccinated travel lanes (VTL), via the Johor Causeway and the Second Link, were opened simultaneously with the air VTL between Changi Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
Land travel between Singapore and Johor Bahru is for long-term pass holders working in Singapore and Johor Bahru.
On today’s event, Nancy said the programme was an initiative to get closer to the tourism, arts and culture industry players in Johor.
At the event, she also launched the Jom Balik Kampung Homestay Malaysia Campaign, organised by Tourism Malaysia, in line with the launch of the jomhomestay.com portal, which was completed on Nov 27 last year.
She said the campaign was aimed at promoting homestays in the country as an alternative to staying at hotels for travellers.
The campaign is also aimed at encouraging homestay operators, including youths, to produce attractive packages as well as highlight local products, to make their homestays attractive. — Free Malaysia Today