Saturday, December 01, 2007

Powerboat racing help attract tourists to Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: Get ready for a sizzling time at the waterfront area as Sabah plays host to the F2000 World Cup Powerboat Race today and tomorrow.

Sabah hopes the event will give further exposure to the state as an adventure tourism destination with state Tourism, Culture and Sports Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun saying that the sport brought in a niche market.

“Powerboat sports is widely participated by the rich and members of royal families from the Middle East and this is a (tourism) market we would like to tap,” he said.

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