Monday, September 10, 2007

Sabah wants lesser-known tourism attractions to be promoted


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah wants more attention given to lesser-known tourist attractions and is hoping that part of a special RM100mil fund in the 2008 Budget can be used for this purpose.

Acknowledging that its renowned tourism icons such as the Kinabalu Park and Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park were constantly crowded, state Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjum said that the fund for tourism infrastructure could be used to make them accessible to more people.

For a start, the fund would be used for the construction of Sabah’s first Seri Malaysia chain of hotels costing some RM35mil in the east coast Semporna district.

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