{"id":3185,"date":"2024-07-10T11:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/2024\/07\/10\/sabah-showcasing-birding-route-in-uk\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T01:53:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T01:53:13","slug":"sabah-showcasing-birding-route-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/?p=3185","title":{"rendered":"Sabah showcasing birding route in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"561\" data-id=\"3183\" src=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img-20240709-wa01342751172814531030800-1024x561.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img-20240709-wa01342751172814531030800-1024x561.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img-20240709-wa01342751172814531030800-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img-20240709-wa01342751172814531030800-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img-20240709-wa01342751172814531030800-1536x841.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img-20240709-wa01342751172814531030800.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sabah is debuting at the Global Bird Fair in Rutland, United Kingdom, from July 12-14, highlighting the rural areas as a birding destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assistant Tourism, Culture, and Environment Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai is leading the entourage, including the Sabah Tourism Board, the Sabah Birdwatchers Association, Borneo Nature Tours, Tabin Wildlife Resort, 1 Stop Borneo Wildlife, and Borneo Eco Tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Birdwatching is a vital component of rural tourism and home to many rare and endemic bird species in Sabah,&#8221; said Joniston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Birdwatching is gaining popularity among European tourists, with the UK alone having more than a million birding enthusiasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It is our goal to promote these rural destinations to enhance their visibility on the global stage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formerly known as the British Birdwatching Fair, the event is one of the oldest and largest bird fairs, established in 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It attracts birdwatchers, clubs, tour guides, equipment suppliers, tour companies, and tourism boards worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was revived in March 2022 after being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19 and rebranded as Global BirdFair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sabah Tourism Board first participated in 2009, and again in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sabah is debuting at the Global Bird Fair in Rutland, United Kingdom, from July 12-14, highlighting the rural areas as a birding destination. 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