Saturday, April 07, 2007

77pc hotel occupancy in Sabah

Kota Kinabalu: Hotel operators in Sabah have praised efforts by the State Government and its agencies in promoting the State as an attractive tourist destination.

Their campaigns, locally and abroad, have greatly contributed to the high rate of hotel occupancy, Malaysian Association of Hotels (Sabah and Labuan Chapter) chairman Alex Chong says.

Hotel occupancy in Sabah last year was among the highest in the country at 77 per cent, he said.

"This, of course, didn't happen overnight. It was the outcome of hard work by the State Government and its agencies, especially the Sabah Tourism Board. I think they have put a lot of efforts in the past many years to promote Sabah domestically and abroad," he said.

He said local tourists, especially from the peninsula, also seemed to have preferred Sabah as their holiday destination now compared to previously.

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