Visa-free entry to Malaysia for transiting Indian subcontinent nationals

INBOUND agents welcome the government's move to allow transit visitors from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh to enter into the country without a visa from July 1 as it would further boost arrivals.

  27/05/2010 15:00
Tourland Travel managing director A Aruldass said the visa-free transit facility will benefit Malaysia's carriers, Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia, and make Malaysia a transit point. He said it would also be easy for wholesalers in India to route passengers through Kuala Lumpur to the benefit of local tour operators.

However, Tina Travel and Agencies managing director Adam Kamal felt the timing of the introduction of the visa-free transit facility misses out on opportunities to be gained from the Indian peak summer period, which comes to a close in early June.

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said details of how the visa-free transit facility will work and its conditions will be announced soon.

The country is targeting an additional 8,000 to 10,000 transit tourists from the Indian sub-continent through this move. (Sources: S Puvaneswary, Kuala Lumpur, TTG Asia)
     
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