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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 “Many of the regulations are outdated and not suitable for current situation,” its chairman Dato’ Seri Winston Liaw said.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…
Sutera Harbour Resort offers flash deal for school holiday
KOTA KINABALU: With the school holiday just around the corner, the Sutera Harbour Resort here is offering one of its best deals of the year for families to spend some quality time away from home. This is a deal not to be missed as only three days left for the booking period which begun from March…
BHC 2020 aims to boost tourism confidence
KOTA KINABALU: The inaugural Borneo Hospitality Challenge (BHC) 2020 will continue as planned to showcase to the world that Sabah is free from Covid-19. Malaysia especially Sabah is safe to hold MICE events and competition such as BHC, where the organisers hopes to put Sabah on the map since the event is of international scale…
Jobless tourist guides sells ice cream
KOTA KINABALU: A group of local Chinese speaking tourist guides who became jobless following the Covid-19 outbreak which shutdown the tourism industry has decided to act to make ends meet. Instead of letting the grass grow under their feet while waiting for the recovery, they had resolved to adapt to the new environment to stay…
Thailand events and festivals is on as scheduled
Director of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) – Malaysian & Brunei (Kuala Lumpur Office), Nongyao Jirundorn was pleased to have met their great partners – travel agents, media friends, airlines, and Team Thailand in Malaysia, who have been supported Thai Tourism industry and TAT’s activities through all these years. February 2020 has been a challenging…
MATTA Fair Sabah confirms on Apr 3-5
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair Sabah scheduled on April 3-5 at ITCC Penampang will proceed despite the constraint of the tour and travel industry due to the Covid-19 outbreak. MATTA Sabah Chapter chairman Lawrence Chin (3rd right) believed the fair will bolster confidence and allay the fear to…