SHAH ALAM – The Selangor government has channelled a one-off special payment of RM1,000 to 553 tourism players in the state affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
State tourism exco Hee Loy Sian said the incentive involves an allocation of RM553,000 provided via the Selangor Economic Recovery Plan.
Of the total recipients, he said, 486 are guides with the Selangor Tourist Guides Association, 16 homestay operators registered with the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry and 51 community hosts.
“It is hoped that this incentive will help ease their burden,” he told a press conference after the aid handover here yesterday.
He said RM2 million has been allocated under the recovery plan as tourism vouchers to attract visitors from across the country to Selangor.
He said the initiative is expected to be launched in the middle of next month.
“Each voucher is worth RM200. We will give it to Malaysians who want to travel to Selangor. We target the distribution of 10,000 vouchers.
“This voucher can only be used in this state as we want to encourage people to holiday here. At the launch, we will make known a list of places where the voucher can be redeemed.” – Bernama, November 20, 2020
