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SATTA urges govt to help tourism industry
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Association of Tour and Travel Agents (SATTA) has urged the government to subsidies the tourism industry as their cash flow is shrinking thick and fast following the Covid-19 Movement Control Order. Its chairman, Dato’ Seri Winston Liaw appealed recently that the tourism industry needs urgent help and hoping the government can…
SATTA urges govt to save SME entrepreneurs
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Association of Tour and Travel Agents (SATTA) expressed disappointment on the economic stimulus package unveiled by the prime minister on Friday which only focusing on B40 and lower income groups. The stimulus package only focused on a short terms remedy for temporarily relief to these work force, its chairman, Dato’s Seri…
Hotel industry in Sabah badly hit by Covid-19
PUTRAJAYA: The hotel industry in Sabah suffered hefty losses of RM11,550,605 million following the cancellations of 32,392 rooms for bookings from January 22 till March 16, 2020 after the outbreak of Covid-19. The amount recorded by Sabah was the second highest after Kuala Lumpur which suffered losses amounting to RM23,021,301 million from the cancellations of…
BHC 2020 is postponed due to Covid-19
KOTA KINABALU: The much-anticipated inaugural Borneo Hospitality Challenge 2020 has been postponed to a later month due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Its organising chairman Dion Jee said yesterday the event is postponed after taking into consideration the health and safety aspects of the competitors, sponsors and public. “All the participants who have submitted their entries…
MATTA wants more clarity on government measures
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) has urged the government to put in place mechanism to prevent the unnecessary hardships to the people and the remaining tourists still holidaying in Malaysia. Although MATTA welcomes the measures taken Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to restrict the movement of the people…
Liaw returns as SATTA chairman for 2020-22
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Association of Tour and Travel Agents (SATTA) will submit a proposal to the government to amend the Tourism Industry Act 1992 to keep abreast with current development. “Many of the regulations are outdated and not suitable for current situation,” its chairman Dato’ Seri Winston Liaw said. He said SATTA will contact…
Covid-19 spoils the arrival of tourists to Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: The otherwise smooth flow of tourists arriving in Sabah starting early this year was hampered by Covid-19 outbreak. Records showed that Sabah has continued the momentum built from last year with 349,834 visitors arrived in January 2020, which is more than 2.76 per cent to 9,402 compared to 340,432 in the same month…
Sabah needs own action plan to tackle Covid-19
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah needs to come up with a specific action plan to be adopted by the various stakeholders as the impact of Covid-19 that we experience is different to other states in Malaysia. The action plan should be studied by the various stakeholders together with the frontliners such as hotels, tour operators and airlines…
MATTA Sabah Fair is postponed
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair Sabah scheduled on April 3-5, 2020 at the ITCC Penampang has been postponed to a later date due to the worsening Covid-19 outbreak. MATTA Sabah Chapter chairman Lawrence Chin issued a statement on March 12, informed that the decision has been taken to…
SATTA propose visit China after Covid-19 is contained
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Association of Tour and Travel Agents (SATTA) has proposed a visit to Zhangjiajie in Hunan province after the Covid-19 outbreak is contained in China. Its chairman, Dato’ Seri Winston Liaw said on March 11, 2020 the visit was to reciprocate China strong support towards the Sabah’s tourism sector. “This is to…