{"id":102012,"date":"2026-04-15T09:49:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/?p=102012"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:49:41","slug":"motac-integrated-operation-targets-unlicensed-entities-and-misuse-of-travel-agent-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/motac-integrated-operation-targets-unlicensed-entities-and-misuse-of-travel-agent-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"MOTAC INTEGRATED OPERATION TARGETS UNLICENSED ENTITIES AND MISUSE OF TRAVEL AGENT LICENSES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-path-to-node=\"19,0\"><span class=\"citation-855\">This statement details the firm action taken by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) through an integrated enforcement operation to crack down on entities operating without valid licenses and the misuse of travel agent licenses<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"19,2\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"19,4\"><span class=\"citation-854\">The operation, involving cooperation with various security and tax agencies, focuses on legal compliance to ensure tourist safety and uphold the image of the national tourism industry<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"19,6\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"19,8\"><span class=\"citation-853\">Industry players and the public are reminded to consistently adhere to established regulations and are encouraged to report any suspicious activities through official complaint channels to support a sustainable and safe tourism ecosystem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>MINISTRY OF TOURISM ARTS AND CULTURE (MOTAC)<br \/>\n14 APRIL 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KENYATAAN-MEDIA-OPERASI-BERSEPADU-MOTAC-SASAR-ENTITI-TIDAK-BERLESEN-DAN-MENYALAHGUNA-LESEN-EJEN-PELANCONGAN-1.pdf\">MORE INFORMTION<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Dikeluarkan oleh:<\/em><br \/>\nUNIT KOMUNIKASI KORPORAT<br \/>\nKEMENTERIAN PELANCONGAN, SENI DAN BUDAYA (MOTAC)<br \/>\n<em>Tel: 03-8000 8000 Fax: 03-88917181<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Website: www.motac.gov.my Email:\u00a0<span id=\"cloakcd40755d6aebdb218e5b591fc864e17c\"><span id=\"cloaka3df774550cc701798288aa0c7e8e0f5\"><span id=\"cloak94bbe5015603d32e38a336c5914550de\"><span id=\"cloakabd2ee3b7026ed40eb1664b40f2fae4c\"><a href=\"mailto:group.ukk@motac.gov.my\">group.ukk@motac.gov.my<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nFacebook, Instagram &amp; X: @mymotac<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This statement details the firm action taken by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) through an integrated enforcement operation to crack down on entities operating without valid licenses and the misuse of travel agent licenses. The operation, involving cooperation with various security and tax agencies, focuses on legal compliance to ensure tourist safety&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[894],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized-ms"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102012"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102013,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102012\/revisions\/102013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}