KOTA KINABALU, Mar 18, 2014: Sabah should adopt the 'Bizarre Borneo' tagline, which emphasises the uniqueness of Borneo and Sabah to promote sustainable eco-tourism. University College Sabah Foundation Vice Chancellor Prof Ghazally Ismail said eco-tourists who come to Sabah are more interested in the information behind the rich ecosystem that is sustaining the flora and fauna on the island than the opportun ...

KOTA KINABALU, Mar 18, 2014: The case of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 will have minimal impact on the tourism industry, said the Sabah Association of Tour & Travel Agents (SATTA) chairman Dato’ Seri Winston Liaw. Liaw said the impact of the incident on the travel industry would not be huge because if the plane was hijacked, it could happen to any country and there was no way of knowi ...

KUCHING, Mar 14, 2014: The state got itself a new tourism product when the Paradesa Borneo ‘Sight, Sound and Taste of Authentic Sarawak’ programme was launched yesterday. The programme enables tourists to cycle from one Kuching attraction to another, including the city centre and the local Malay villages located nearby. According to Assistant Tourism Minister Datuk Talip Zulpilip, the package is a healthy a ...

KUCHING, Jan 23: The federal government’s continuos efforts in helping to promote tourism in the state and ensuring that it is on par with others in the tourism industry is much appreciated, said Chief Minister Taib Mahmud. He said Sarawak could be considered as a late comer in the tourism sector, but with the continuous promotional efforts, tourist arrivals to the state had increased tremendously compared ...

It's the first day of 2014 and what a way to begin the new year with a bang, heralding the grand celebration of Visit Malaysia Year (VMY 2014) with a wide range of cultural events and exciting programmes throughout the year. VMY 2014 will highlight the unique attractions of the cultural wealth and heritage through a variety of ethnic groups living in peace and harmony. Malaysia promises tourists from all ov ...

LABUAN, Dec 2: Labuan has set a target of one million tourists or visitor arrivals to this duty-free island by the end of next year in conjunction with the Visit Malaysia Year 2014. Director of Labuan Arts and Tourism Ministry Office, Faruzrahidzah Kassim, said yesterday that they have planned several events to be held next year to attract the visitors here. “We support Labuan member of parliament Rozman Is ...

Nov 27: Sarawak needs RM360 million to dredge Sarawak River to enable Kuching Port Authority to accommodate larger cruise ships, taking advantage of the expected upsurge in cruise tourism in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific region. Presently, only small and medium cruise ships (100-500 passenger capacity) can berth at Kuching Port Authority. During his winding-up speech yesterday, Minister of Tourism Datuk Ama ...

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 21: The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment Sabah is actively taking measures to raise the confidence of tourism industry stakeholders over the security situation in the state. Its Minister, Datuk Masidi Manjun said among the measures to be taken is to hold a special dialogue session with tourism industry players on Nov 25 here in the aftermath of the murder-cum-kidnapping incide ...

LABUAN, Nov 20: The Labuan Marine Park, a group of three islands in Labuan, identified as turtle egg-laying sites, can be turned into a new tourism product at the duty free island. Efforts are being carried out to ensure the Labuan Marine Park, South West of Labuan, comprising Kuraman, Rusukan Kecil and Rusukan Besar, measuring a total of 1.47 sq km, will not polluted or adversely affected by illegal activi ...

LABUAN, Nov 11: The Tourism Ministry's office here is planning new strategies and programmes to attract more visitors to the island in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2014. Its director Faruzrahidzah Mohd Kassim said Labuan despite its small size was also a tourism player with its own icons like other states in the country. "We want to introduce new programmes to woo domestic and foreign visitors and n ...