Although we are unable to travel abroad, where it is blocked due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has allocated RM200 million to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) as a stimulus package under the 2021 Tourism Recovery Plan as part of the 2021 Budget.
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dato ’Seri Nancy Shukri said that this initiative is to help them in the tourism industry and will be implemented soon – including discounts for domestic destinations.
Although international travel is still restricted, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that travel between states within and between states designated as the COVID-19 green zone will be allowed starting from 22 November 2020.
Currently, three major airlines in Malaysia are coming up with domestic travel promotions in collaboration with MOTAC under the Tourism Recovery Plan 2021.
1. Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines is offering domestic flight discounts as part of the Malaysia Holiday Stimulus campaign.
Starting November 23, 2020, eligible Malaysians can redeem an RM50 flight discount for one route, where each passenger is eligible for up to RM200 to travel to any domestic destination in Malaysia.
For example: From Penang to Kelantan via Kuala Lumpur, it is two routes with a discount of RM100. If the flight includes a round trip, you can redeem a flight discount of up to RM200
Book: Now until December 8, 2020
Travel: Now until 30 June 2021
Flights must be booked on the official website, and the eligible travel time for this promo runs until June 30, 2021. For full terms and conditions, click here.
In addition, Enrich members who book and purchase full-fare tickets in Malaysia until 8 December 2020, are eligible for a 500 Miles Bonus under the Enrich program. If you sign up for a new Enrich account, use promo code ENRNEW20 to get a registration reward.
A total of 24,000 e-vouchers are available, and eligible Malaysians will be able to redeem one e-voucher of RM50 each at airasia.com starting from 1400 on Monday, 30 November 2020., until fully redeemed.
2. Air Asia
This e-voucher allows you to redeem the RM50 flight discount for any AirAsia Malaysia domestic flight (flight code AK) booked between 30 November 2020 to 13 December 2020 for the travel period between 7 December 2020 to 31 March 2021.
Full redemption information is available at airasia.com, for full terms and conditions, click here.
AirAsia Malaysia is also expanding its domestic network with eight new routes for important and upcoming trips.
The new route will connect Langkawi – Ipoh, Langkawi – Kota Bharu, Johor Bahru – Bintulu, Johor Bahru – Kota Bharu, Penang – Sibu, Penang – Kota Bharu and Kuching – Langkawi. Each route will operate with three weekly flights which will start in December 2020, while flights between Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Terengganu are scheduled to start in February 2021.
3. Malindo Air
Malindo Air Airlines launched the “Jom Cuti-Cuti” campaign with an RM50 discount voucher offer to 6,000 Malaysians. The RM50 discount e-voucher is as follows: –
Voucher registration period: 25 November 2020 to 15 December 2020
Validity period: November 25 to March 31, 2021
Voucher redemption: Can be made through www.malindoair.com within 14 days from the date of voucher issuance
Eligibility: Malaysians who have a valid identity card. One voucher for each identity card.
Full redemption information is available at malindoair.com, for full terms and conditions, click here.
Sources: Air Asia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air