Embracing an uncertain future: COVID-19 and MICE in Malaysia
dc.contributor.author | Ho, Jie Min | |
dc.contributor.author | Joseph Kee Ming, Sia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-09T00:54:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-07-09T00:54:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ho, J.M. and Joseph Kee Ming, S. 2020. Embracing an uncertain future: COVID-19 and MICE in Malaysia. Local Development & Society. 1 (2): pp. 190-204. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84445 | |
dc.description.abstract |
In March 2020, the Malaysian government implemented the Movement Control Order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sudden surge in COVID-19 cases was later found to be linked to an event, hinting that mass gatherings are among the risk factors for rapid spread of COVID-19. Consequently, all types of gatherings were prohibited, presenting challenges to the event industry. Although the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) sector was allowed to resume operations from 1 July 2020 onwards, the event industry landscape is bound to be changed. This paper presents an overview of Malaysia’s reaction to “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic, reviews the local government’s effort to facilitate the recovery of MICE sector and suggests some possible future trends in MICE hosting post COVID-19 crisis. This paper also develops various specific research questions related to post COVID-19 pandemic and MICE that need to be answered by future research in tourism domain. | |
dc.title | Embracing an uncertain future: COVID-19 and MICE in Malaysia | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 1 | |
dcterms.source.number | 2 | |
dcterms.source.title | Local Development & Society | |
dc.date.updated | 2021-07-09T00:54:48Z | |
curtin.department | Curtin International | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available | |
curtin.faculty | Curtin International | |
curtin.contributor.orcid | Ho, Jie Min [0000-0001-8881-2393] |