{"id":2190,"date":"2023-05-25T15:47:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/2023\/05\/25\/sustainable-tourism-crucial-for-industry-future\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T15:47:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:47:18","slug":"sustainable-tourism-crucial-for-industry-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/?p=2190","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable tourism crucial for industry future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230525_110356-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2180\" class=\"wp-image-2180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230525_110356-1024x768.jpg 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development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230525-WA0056-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2181\" class=\"wp-image-2181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230525-WA0056-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230525-WA0056-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230525-WA0056-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230525-WA0056.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0He was speaking at the launch of &#8216;Mari Pigi Sabah &amp; Labuan Roadshow 2023&#8217; from May 23 to 26, with the theme &#8216;Sustaining Tourism for Our Future&#8217; at Sunway University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The roadshow was also held at the Management &amp; Science University (MSU) in Shah Alam on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bundan also commended the efforts of Sunway University\u2019s commitment to the United Nation\u2019s (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in practicing sustainability in research, work practices, and consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230525-WA0125-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2185\" class=\"wp-image-2185\" 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destination was highlighted while Labuan was \u00a0recognised as one of Malaysia&#8217;s National Geoparks for its unique sedimentary rocks, landscapes and biological sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230525_160948-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2184\" class=\"wp-image-2184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230525_160948-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230525_160948-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230525_160948-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230525_160948-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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