S Puvaneswary, Kuala Lumpur (2010-02-09)

THE ongoing leadership conflict in the Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) has not deterred the incumbent executive council (exco) from organising events for members.

A half-day seminar for members will be held today in Kuala Lumpur, the first since the MATTA general elections on January 7.

The agenda will include current issues facing the travel industry and a members’ update, said Mohd Khalid Harun, MATTA's president.

A management committee meeting tomorrow will fine tune details on holding seminars in other states.

The exco is also planning a B2B tradeshow which will run concurrent with the MATTA fair in Kuala Lumpur from September 10 to 12.

Mohd Khalid was elected president during the hotly contested general elections, a result still challenged by the camp of opposing candidate Joshua Peter Tan (TTG Asia e-Daily, January 8, 2010).

The ongoing tussle between the two MATTA camps will be heard before the High Court on April 1.