JOHOR BARU: Tourism players in the state have urged the government to include well known destinations in Johor under its travel bubble initiative.
Mersing Tourism Association secretary Ahmad Firdaus Shaik Omar urged the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry to allow tour operators in the district to operate soon.
“We have done what is necessary to get approvals from the authorities to activate a travel bubble here.
“There are about 600 tourism players in Mersing, including the islanders who are inoculated, while over 90% of the adult population in the district have received their first dose.
“We have also followed the strict guidelines set by the authorities as part of our preparation,” he said in an interview.
The ministry, he said, should allow island-hopping activities off Mersing’s coast, adding that this move would help the operators financially before the start of the monsoon in…