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Focus on major M’sian Cities
KOTA KINABALU: Eye for the major Malaysian cities and civil servants to revive the Sabah tourism industry. Kinabatangan-Corridor of Life-Tourism Operators Association (KiTA) President Alexander Yee reasoned that these two targets has the spending power, furthermore civil servants have been financially insulated during the Covid-19 pandemic. “For the time being, domestic market is not the…
Look for an approach that can allow leisure travelling
KUALA LUMPUR: Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri hopes to see a new approach to curb the spread of Covid-19, other than continuing to ban interstate travel. She reasoned that tourism industry involved the moment of people from one location to another. “When there is no movement, it means there is…
Rural tourism operators urge govt to allow inter-district travel during CMCO
KOTA KINABALU: Homestay’s operators and those involved in rural tourism urged the Government to lift the inter-district travel ban in the coming Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) which starts on February 19 to March 4. Kohadie Watiman Deputy President of Malaysia Kampungstay and Homestay Association (MKHA) said the Government should no longer implement the inter-district…
SATTA: Create travel bubble with China and South Korea
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Association of Tour and Travel Agents (SATTA) urged the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (MOTAC) to include China, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong for the creation of travel bubble arrangements with neighbouring countries during the Covid-19 situation. SATTA Chairman Dato’ Seri Winston Liaw said the countries he mentioned had contributed significantly…
Sabah’s tourism recovery need longer time
KOTA KINABALU: The recovery phase for the Sabah tourism sector is expected to take longer than other states due to its heavy reliance on air transport. However, Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin is optimistic that all the strategies outlined would effectively restore the industry in the new norm. “We have planned and…
PBB and MRCS jointly collected 100 pints of blood for QEH 2
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Native Registered Tourist Guide Association (PBB) and the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) has successfully collected 100 pints of blood in their joint blood donation campaign on January 9-10. The programme was held at MRCS premises off Tuaran road here to help the blood bank of Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2. About…
Residence owners appeals to SUDC to get rental return
KOTA KINABALU: The predicament faced by the residence owners of Ming Garden Hotel and Residences were among the issues raised during the Sabah Maju Jaya-Engagement Session with Sabah Tourism Stakeholders on Tuesday. Dato’ Seri Winston Liaw who was one of the affected owners has during the meeting appealed to Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk…
Jafry lauds inclusion of Kaamatan and Gawai festivals under the Cuti Cuti Malaysia campaign
KOTA KINABALU: Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin lauds the plan to include the Kaamatan and Gawai festivals holidays under the Cuti Cuti Malaysia or the domestic travel campaign. Jafry (pix) said the Kaamatan festival has the attraction to lure tourists to come and see for themselves the diverse ethnicities and cultural in…
STF is optimistic tourism industry will start to rebound second half of 2021
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Tourism Federation (STF) has anticipated that the state tourism industry which was adversely impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic will likely to start rebounding in the second half of 2021. “However, it is still subject to the development and availability of the COVID-19 vaccination, as well as the impact of the…
Sabah Tourism Ministry will implement DPN 2020-2030 to revive state’s economic growth
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry welcomes the federal government’s efforts in reviving the tourism industry through the implementation of the National Tourism Policy (DPN) 2020-2030. Its Minister, Datuk Jafry Ariffin (pix) assured his ministry will implement the policy according to the suitability in the state in order to boost Sabah’s tourism…