LANGKAWI: International tourists are required to stay a minimum of seven days on the island before visiting other locations in the country under the pilot international travel bubble which begins today.
Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) chief executive officer Nasaruddin Abdul Mutallib said the requirement was in line with Langkawi's status as the gateway for international tourists visiting other destinations in this country.
"The government had decided that international tourists are required to stay at least seven days in Langkawi before they are allowed to visit other destinations in the country," he told a press conference at his office in Kuah here today.
Nasaruddin said for international tourists who are planning to visit Langkawi alone, the minimum stay period has been set for three days.
"For those just travelling to Langkawi, the minimum stay period under the pilot international travel bubble is three days," he said.
Langkawi was initially opened for domestic tourism in a pilot travel bubble from Sep 16 for adults who had completed their Covid-19 vaccination.
On Oct 22, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that Langkawi would reopen to fully vaccinated international tourists under a pilot travel bubble project.
The international tourists are required to engage travel agencies to manage their trips to Langkawi while they are also subject to Covid-19 screening prior to their departure and upon arrival in Malaysia.