The Malaysian government is going ahead with its tourism tax to be imposed from July 1, 2017. Under the new tax, hotel guests will be charged between RM2.50 and RM20 for every night’s stay, depending on the classification of the hotel.

According to Malaysian Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz the money collected would be used to promote Malaysia overseas and refurbish tourism facilities. The Tourism Tax Bill 2017 was passed in the last Parliament sitting with a majority vote.