KOTA KINABALU: Sabah targets to earn RM48.5 billion from tourism by 2025, says Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun. In his keynote speech at a seminar on opportunities in the Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) organised by Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) at Beverly Hotel here yesterday, Masidi said under the SDC, the state will market Sabah as an exclusive destination and attract quality tourists who will spend more and stay longer.
The state will promote eco-tourism and new products while involving the rural people, he said. “In addition, the tourism strategy should also benefit the people of Sabah and enhance their quality of life,” he said in his speech read by his ministry’s permanent secretary, Suzannah Liaw.
Tourism, Masidi pointed out, is one of the main contributors to the state economy besides agriculture and manufacturing, and last year it contributed about RM4.72 billion, or 14.72 per cent of the state’s gross domestic product, benefiting not just the government but also everyone in the state including taxi drivers and businesspeople.
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