Friday, December 12, 2008

Sabah aims to lure tourists in regional market


KUALA LUMPUR : Sabah’s tourism plan will target the regional market specifically the wealthy in Jakarta,Indonesia.

Minister of Tourism,Culture and Environment Datuk Masidi Manjun said other targets are Singapore, Guangzhou and Hong Kong.

He anticipated a drop in tourist arrival in view of the global financial crisis citing an example in Hong Kong where the number of tourists visiting the island has declined by 8.4 per cent.

“I will not be honest if I say that Sabah is not going to be affected.

“The state is also going to be affected although it has yet to be seen and we expect the real impact will probably be felt in the first quarter of next year,” he said.

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