Outbound travel unaffected as Malaysia goes to the poll in May

12 Apr 2018 2074 | World Travel News

Agents are confident that Malaysia’s upcoming 14th National General Election on May 9, which has been declared a public holiday, is unlikely to deter Malaysians’ outbound travel demand as it falls on a weekday and not over a long weekend.

Nanda Kumar, managing director at Hidden Asia Travel & Tours, said: “We have not had any cancellations for tours running on the week of the general election. Our tours to Yogyakarta, Bali, Bangkok, Pattaya and South India are running as scheduled.

For some agents, there have not been cancellations for trips coinciding with the election (photo credit: Harris Hamdan/Shutterstock)

He added: “People have booked these tours at least two months ago and have taken leave from work. None of my clients have cancelled or changed the date of travel because it coincides with the general election.”

Another agent, Cooper Huang, CEO at Malaysian Harmony Tours & Travel, said: “The election date does not coincide with the school holidays and (will take place during) a low season for travel. We have not had any request for change in booking due to the general election.”