LADA’s Board of Directors Financial Committee Meeting was held today at Bougainvillea Hall, Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa, Langkawi. This meeting was chaired by YBhg. Datuk Haji Mohammad bin Ismail, Deputy Secretary General (Management) at Prime Minister’s Department with YBhg. Dato' Suhara binti Salleh, Deputy Director of National Budget at Ministry of Finance and YBrs. [...]
709 visitors are estimated to have arrived in Langkawi today via Kuah Passenger Jetty on three ferries. The first ferry arrived with 86 passengers, while the second ferry with 290 passengers received warm welcome by YAB Kedah Chief Minister, YB Minister of MOTAC, and YBrs. Chief Executive Officer of LADA. The last ferry today had [...]
Langkawi, 16th September 2021 – Langkawi has made history as the first tourism destination to be opened to receive domestic tourists under national travel bubble programme. Malaysia Airlines’ MH1432 (Boeing 737-800) with 159 passengers is among the first flights to bring in tourists from Kuala Lumpur into Langkawi. “This is a huge relief for Langkawi’s [...]
Langkawi, 15th September 2021 – Government agrees to reopen Langkawi’s tourism sector under national travel bubble programme’s pilot project effective this 16th September. For early preparation, LADA in collaboration with a few government agencies has launched three initiatives under Langkawi Tourism Recovery Plan (T-REC) 2021-2022 in line with Langkawi’s reopening. YBrs. Tuan Nasaruddin bin Abdul [...]
Langkawi, 14 September – In anticipation of the Langkawi Domestic Tourism Travel Bubble pilot project set to be launched on 16th September 2021, the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA) together with Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) organised the ‘Majlis Gerak Kerja Penggiat Industri Pelancongan Langkawi Bersama NCIA dan LADA Sempena Pembukaan Gelembung Perjalanan Pelancongan Domestik’ to [...]
“Langkawi is all ready to welcome tourists once the island is reopened under tourism bubble programme effective this coming 16th September 2021,” says Nasaruddin bin Abdul Muttalib, Chief Executive Officer of LADA. In line with YAB Prime Minister’s announcement on 2nd September 2021 selecting Langkawi as Malaysia’s pilot destination to be reopened to local tourists, [...]
Langkawi, 9th September 2021 – Langkawi Development Authority has topped ‘Heritage Article’ category in the international Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Awards 2021. This time, the prestigious award which has been organised for the past 26 years was held virtually on 8th September 2021 considering the worldwide spread of COVID-19 virus that has yet [...]
Puan Naemah binti Ismail is among the island’s tourism industry workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Regardless, she has taken a brave step to venture into a new line to generate her family’s income through duck farming project. Currently, she is not only selling fresh duck eggs and meat, but also processing a big portion [...]
A total of 50 tourist bus drivers and 50 tourist guides had received the Infaq Rezeki Box contribution. The support was delivered to two representatives of the associations involved in LADA Complex, which would later be distributed to those whose sources of income have been hugely affected. YBrs. Tuan Nasaruddin bin Abdul Muttalib, Chief Executive [...]
LADA continues the effort to support Langkawi’s tourism industry players in stages to help them overcome the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic. This time, 46 tourist boat helmsmen operating at Kuah Tourism Jetty had received LADA CSR Bakul Prihatin (Basket of Care) contribution. The delivery session was coordinated by Persatuan Pengusaha Bot Kuah (Kuah Boat Operators [...]
