{"id":33963,"date":"2026-03-06T11:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=33963"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:27:39","slug":"us-israel-war-on-iran-will-malaysias-tourism-thrive-amid-mideast-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=33963","title":{"rendered":"US-Israel war on Iran: will Malaysia\u2019s tourism thrive amid Mideast crisis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/03\/06\/be02c626-c330-4daa-b56b-791ccf4758de_85ad9dc7.jpg?itok=5MrUqsUE&amp;v=1772763239\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">With the escalating tensions in the Middle East, there have been flight cancellations, closures of several airports and an increasing fear of flying abroad.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Malaysia<\/span>\u2019s tourism industry, however, is confident the country\u2019s diversified visitor base will help cushion any potential impact on the Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The conflict has disrupted thousands of flights, prompting travellers to adopt a \u201cwait-and-see\u201d approach, said Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents president Nigel Wong.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cMalaysia, however, continues to be seen as a safe and welcoming destination for Muslim travellers, which helps sustain confidence,\u201d he said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">He noted that the Middle East remains an important niche market, particularly for Muslim-friendly travel, with visitors staying longer and spending more on family holidays, shopping and medical tourism.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThis segment is important, especially during peak travel seasons such as the summer holidays and school breaks in Gulf countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/southeast-asia\/article\/3345643\/us-israel-war-iran-will-malaysias-tourism-thrive-amid-mideast-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the escalating tensions in the Middle East, there have been flight cancellations, closures of several airports and an increasing fear of flying abroad. Malaysia\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4840],"tags":[5287,16621,4409,17364,17363,5058,16880,3544],"class_list":["post-33963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-globetrotting","tag-crisis","tag-iran","tag-malaysias","tag-mideast","tag-thrive","tag-tourism","tag-usisrael","tag-war","wpcat-4840-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}