MIRI: While Miri strives to become a vibrant and green resort city, it still faces the arduous challenge of limited air connectivity, said Mayor Lawrence Lai recently.
He believed that when air connectivity improves, developments in the city could literally take off in a big way.
At present, Miri only has one direct flight to speak of, and that’s from Singapore.
Lai said Miri was the gateway to the world renowned World Heritage site Mulu National Park, and hence having good air connectivity was very important to bring in the crowd.
“Miri could be further enhanced as a gateway to the northern region when there’s better air connectivity with major cities in the BIMP-EAGA area, namely with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia in general, and the Philippines.
“The tourism industry, for one, could be further boosted when that happens,” Lai told the Borneo Post Adventure Team (BAT) at his office.
He added that Miri division had plenty to offer to tourists and visitors alike.
Lai lamented that Miri had lost some of its ‘exclusivity’ as there were direct flights from Kuching and Kota Kinabalu to Mulu now.
“Although there still direct flights from here (Miri) to Mulu, we have lost our exclusivity to provide direct flights to Mulu.”
To make Miri a ‘must visit’ destination in this part of the region, he said more needed to be done to spice it up.
“As far as tourism is concerned, we already have products such as Miri Jazz Festival, the Mulu and Niah Caves, Loagan Bunut and 10 parks.”
To bring in more visitors and tourists, he said staging mega activities on a monthly basis was on the cards. Each activity, he said, could bring in at least 1,000 people from outside the city.
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.He believed that when air connectivity improves, developments in the city could literally take off in a big way.
At present, Miri only has one direct flight to speak of, and that’s from Singapore.
Lai said Miri was the gateway to the world renowned World Heritage site Mulu National Park, and hence having good air connectivity was very important to bring in the crowd.
“Miri could be further enhanced as a gateway to the northern region when there’s better air connectivity with major cities in the BIMP-EAGA area, namely with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia in general, and the Philippines.
“The tourism industry, for one, could be further boosted when that happens,” Lai told the Borneo Post Adventure Team (BAT) at his office.
He added that Miri division had plenty to offer to tourists and visitors alike.
Lai lamented that Miri had lost some of its ‘exclusivity’ as there were direct flights from Kuching and Kota Kinabalu to Mulu now.
“Although there still direct flights from here (Miri) to Mulu, we have lost our exclusivity to provide direct flights to Mulu.”
To make Miri a ‘must visit’ destination in this part of the region, he said more needed to be done to spice it up.
“As far as tourism is concerned, we already have products such as Miri Jazz Festival, the Mulu and Niah Caves, Loagan Bunut and 10 parks.”
To bring in more visitors and tourists, he said staging mega activities on a monthly basis was on the cards. Each activity, he said, could bring in at least 1,000 people from outside the city.
Continue reading at: Limited air connectivity stunts Miri’s growth
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