KOTA KINABALU/Nov 20: Sabah Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai is looking forward to be a team player to help develop the tourism industry in Tuaran. Tuaran district is the homeground of Chief Minister cum Sulaman assemblyman Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor is adorned with many tourism potentials. “During the election campaign, I…
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture will organise the 11th Meeting of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts (11th AMCA) in Melaka from October 22-24, 2024, following the successful 20th Senior Officials Meeting on Culture and Arts. These AMCA meetings promote cultural collaboration and understanding among ASEAN member states and dialogue partners, including…
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Kota Kinabalu City Centre has officially relaunched on 16 Jan 2026 following a comprehensive year-long refurbishment, marking a new chapter for the iconic city-centre hotel under the globally recognised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts brand. The refurbishment has introduced refreshed interiors, upgraded guest rooms and enhanced public spaces, aimed at offering modern…
Hong Kong personality Hugo Wong has been roped in to promote Sabah’s rural tourism in conjunction with the Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign and Visit Sabah 2027. This followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), appointing him as corporate social responsibility strategic partner, with Malaysian Chinese Tourism Association (MCTA) Sabah chairman Vincent Sia at…
KOTA KINABALU: Despite the current travel restrictions in Malaysia, Sabah Tourism Board (STB) continues to market and promote Sabah domestically. The #RinduSabah campaign was a three-month campaign targeting the Malaysians. High visibility destination awareness has also been executed in the Klang Valley particularly AEON malls, Bukit Bintang and the Mont Kiara area which does have…
KOTA KINABALU: The tourism attractions and business opportunities of Sabah were presented to representatives of the Uzbekistan tourism players recently. The fruitful event held at Tashkent was hosted by Funholiday Tours and Travel, and I-Word Travel and Tours together with the General Directorate of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of the Region and the Akhsikent…
KOTA KINABALU: Hats off to Sabah tourism and all stakeholders for achieving the target of four million tourists arrival set for 2019. The overall record shows a total of 4,195,903 tourists from both domestic and international has visited Sabah last year. It was an increase of 8.2 per cent to 402,981 against 3,879,413 in 2018….
KOTA KINABALU: Hilton Kota Kinabalu presents ‘Spring into Abundance’ for 2023’s Chinese New Year alongside with 11 other Hilton hotels in Malaysia. This is their first nationwide campaign from Jan 1 to Feb 5, 2023. This year’s theme pays homage to the Rabbit zodiac’s traits of agility and good luck, while ‘abundance’ is synonymous with…
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…
KOTA BELUD has the largest acreages of paddy fields in Sabah, making them the state’s main rice-producing district. And one can marvel at the magnificent paddy field views with Mount Kinabalu at the backdrop while on the way to Kampung Tempasuk Satu, off Jalan Sangkir Dua. The quaint village is located three kilometres away from…