Friday, May 22, 2009

Be creative, Miri tourism players urged


MIRI: Tourism operators here have been urged to be more creative and innovative in selling Miri to the outsiders to boost up the domestic tourism industry.

"The question is how to sell Miri. So the tourism operators must be more creative and innovative to attract tourists to come to Miri", said Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam after officiating at the Miri City Day celebration here Wednesday night.

Chan said Miri had plenty of natural products, such as Mulu and Baram Rivers, which could be tapped to boost the tourism industry.

The matter is just selling because the products are already there and not expensive too, he said.

He pointed out that in the tourism industry, the operators could wait for the tourists to come but instead, they have to be creative to attract them to come

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