{"id":98676,"date":"2026-02-11T17:49:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/?p=98676"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T01:56:10","slug":"safety-first-lets-stick-to-the-licensed-tour-guide-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/safety-first-lets-stick-to-the-licensed-tour-guide-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"SAFETY FIRST: LET\u2019S STICK TO THE LICENSED TOUR GUIDE REGULATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-path-to-node=\"5,1\"><span class=\"citation-120\">This statement highlights the necessity of separating the roles of vehicle drivers and licensed tour guides to enhance safety and professionalism, ensuring drivers remain fully focused on the road<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"5,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"5,5\"><span class=\"citation-119\">While automatic exemptions apply for direct point-to-point transfers involving seven passengers or fewer, MOTAC urges all operators to strictly follow licensing regulations and maintain industry integrity as the nation prepares for Visit Malaysia 2026<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"5,7\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>MINISTRY OF TOURISM, ARTS AND CULTURE (MOTAC)<br \/>\n11 February 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KENYATAAN-MEDIA-PATUHI-GARIS-KESELAMATAN-PELANCONGAN-WAJIB-MENYEDIAKAN-PEMANDU-PELANCONG-BERLESEN.pdf\">MORE INFORMATION<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT 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 highlights the necessity of separating the roles of vehicle drivers and licensed tour guides to enhance safety and professionalism, ensuring drivers remain fully focused on the road. While automatic exemptions apply for direct point-to-point transfers involving seven passengers or fewer, MOTAC urges all operators to strictly follow licensing regulations and maintain industry integrity&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","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-98676","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\/98676","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=98676"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98678,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98676\/revisions\/98678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}