Tourism tax comes into force on August 1


Proprietors, owners or managers of hostels, hotels, inns, boarding houses, rest houses and lodging houses are required to register their premises from July 1 to implement the new tourism tax. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 7, 2017.

MALAYSIA will impose a tourism tax of RM2.50 to RM20 per room daily for hotel accommodation, starting August 1.

The new tax will be regulated by the Finance Ministry and Customs Department.


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