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                                <title><![CDATA[ Hotel operators want labour crunch resolved ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 04:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They support calls by the National Recovery Council for the expedition of applications for foreign labour. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Budget allocation for marketing a drop in the bucket, say hotel players ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Teoh Yee Shen ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While the total allocation of RM1.6 billion will help boost the tourism industry, many factors need to be taken into consideration, they say. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Hotel prices to rise at lower rate in 2023 in major business events cities, report says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 01:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Corporate travel managers and buyers have difficulty with securing accommodation at good prices, while hotels struggle with inflation and talent shortages amid a rebound in tourism and business events, reports say. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Japan weighs plan for ban on hotel guests without masks, media says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 04:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The move would come at a time when Japan is expected to further ease its Covid-19 border controls, waiving visa requirements for certain tourists and removing a limit on daily arrivals. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ A year on, thousands of Afghan refugees languish in UK hotels ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ More than half of the 20,000 Afghans who have arrived in Britain in the last year are still in temporary accommodation, unable to put down roots and rebuild their lives. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Sarawak tourism players hopeful of recovery as international music festival rallies visitors ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Shazreena Ali ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:47 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Hotel occupancy in the state is estimated at 35% to 40%, compared to 10% to 15% during the pandemic. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ For hotel industry, business is back but challenges remain ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Azzman Abdul Jamal ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2021 01:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While hotel bookings have been on the rise since interstate travel was allowed, many operators continue to face financial problems. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 55 hotels closed down due to Covid-19 ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bernama ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:09:50 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Another 86 have been temporarily closed since March last year. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Ailing tourism spells hairy times for cat hotels, too ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aliff Fikri ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2021 00:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Owners have nowhere to go, which means pets have no need of hotels either. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ KL’s Hotel Istana to shutter ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 02:05:47 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The landmark hotel says it has been left with little other choice. ]]></description>
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