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Tourism Tax in Malaysia 2026: The RM10 a Night Malaysians Never Pay, and the Johor Rule That Changed on 1 September
A new federal regulation quietly took effect on 1 September 2026. P.U. (A) 307, the Tourism Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2026, moves Johor out of Malaysia's Friday-Saturday weekend group for tourism tax administration, so the tourism tax offices there now open 7.30am to 4pm Monday to Friday instead of 8am to 4pm Sunday to Thursday. It is a small change with a long backstory, and it lands on top of a rate order gazetted only nine months ago. We read all four instruments on the Customs Department's own portal and set out what tourism tax is, who actually pays it, who is exempt, and the separate island levy that is not tourism tax at all.
6 Hotel Buffets in KL and the Klang Valley 2026: What They Cost Once You Decode Nett and ++
Two hotel buffets can advertise almost the same number and hand you bills RM26 apart. The reason is two characters at the end of the price. A buffet quoted at RM158++ is not RM158: Malaysian restaurants add a 10 per cent service charge, and the Royal Malaysian Customs Department charges 6 per cent service tax on food and beverage on top of that, so RM158++ settles at RM184.23. A buffet quoted at RM158 nett is RM158, full stop. We read the published rate cards of six hotels across Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Subang and the Golden Triangle on 28 August 2026, converted every ++ price into what the card machine will actually take, and lined up the child and senior rules, which no two hotels write the same way.