Malaysia Tourism Tax Start Date and Additional Details

The Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has published Tourism Tax Newsletter No. 1/2017, which clarifies the country's new Tourism Tax that was approved by parliament in April 2017. The new tax applies from 1 August 2017 on tourists (Malaysian national or otherwise) staying at accommodation premises operated in Malaysia at the following rates depending on the orchid/star rating of the accommodation:

• MYR 2.5 per night for one, two and three orchid accommodation, as w…