Langkawi’s tourism-dependent economy has been battered by waves of domestic coronavirus travel restrictions in Malaysia and the closure of the country’s borders. Photo: Thomas Bird
‘This year is about survival’: on Langkawi, Malaysian holiday island, tourism staff and businesses stretched by Covid-19
- Malaysia’s border closure and domestic lockdowns to combat Covid-19 appear to have revived an ancient curse cast by a beauty who drove islanders wild
- As tourism businesses and their staff face lean times, a businessman suggests it could be time for the ‘jewel of Kedah’ to develop medical tourism and education
Langkawi’s tourism-dependent economy has been battered by waves of domestic coronavirus travel restrictions in Malaysia and the closure of the country’s borders. Photo: Thomas Bird