Kota Kinabalu: Resort and hotel operators in Sabah are urged to give security and safety prime importance to ensure they continue benefitting from the booming tourism industry in the State.
Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said this is vital because even a minor slack in this matter may jeopardise all the effort which have been made to propel the industry even further.
The tourism industry contributed RM2.88 billion to the State last year, with a total of 2.1million domestic and international tourist arrivals and the tourism receipt is expected to increase to an estimated RM3.15 billion this year.
About 2.3 million domestic and international tourists are expected to visit Sabah this year and if not for the airport expansion works at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA), the figure was expected to be much higher.
In the first nine months of this year, he said, the number of tourist arrivals in Sabah rose by 21 per cent.
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