MATTA: Make visa-free travel for Chinese, Indian tourists

KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) is calling on the government to grant visa-free travel for Chinese and Indian tourists visiting Malaysia.

Its President, Datuk Tan Kok Liang, says, "We laud the government's move to extend the 15-day visa exemption for tourists from China and India from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019, published under the Passports Act 1966 in the Federal Government Gazette."

However, rather than extending the visa exemption policy, he said the goverment should work towards granting visa-free travel for tourists particularly from China and India to attarct more visitor arrivals and to become tourist powerhouse holiday destination.