KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's island resort bubble for foreign tourists opened on a subdued note Monday, with hoteliers seeing little pent-up demand.
The opening of Langkawi, a scenic backdrop for popular movies like "Crazy Rich Asians," marks the country's tentative step back into the coronavirus-stalled international tourism market. The duty-free island is now accessible to fully vaccinated visitors from almost all countries -- a first since Malaysia closed its borders in March 2020.
