2.0 Travel and Tour Regulations
2.0 Travel and Tour Regulations
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2.0 Travel and tour Regulations
The Act provides for the licensing and regulation of tourism enterprises and
matters relating to such regulation and licensing.
“Tourism enterprise" means:
a) any tour operating business;
b) any travel agency business; or
c) any business of providing tourism training institutions
TOURISM INDUSTRY ACT 1992
“Tour operating business" means any business of providing all or any of the
following services:
a) arranging for sale or commission any transportation, accommodation, tour
services or any other incidental services for tourists within or outside
Malaysia;
b) organizing or conducting for sale or commission inbound or outbound tours;
c) providing conveyances for hire to tourists;
d) any other services incidental to any of the services enumerated above
TOURISM INDUSTRY ACT 1992
“Travel agency business" means any business of providing all or any of the
following services:
a) selling, arranging or making available for commission, tickets entitling a
person to travel on any conveyance either by land, sea or air;
b) selling, arranging or making available for commission, accommodation
places within Malaysia or outside Malaysia;
c) any other services incidental to any of the services enumerated above
TOURISM INDUSTRY ACT 1992
Section 5
All tourism enterprises (travel agents and tour operators) must be licensed,
failure of which will render the person guilty of an offence and shall, on
conviction, be liable