Tourist arrivals in Sabah have increased, says Masidi
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Datuk Masidi Manjun, said during the same period this year, a total of 1,134,149 visitors came to Sabah, generating an estimated revenue of RM2.02 billion. Last year 1,093,578 arrived between January and May.
The most significant increase was tourists from China, including Hong Kong and Macau, that numbered at 71,152 or 41.4 per cent more than last year.
The minister said based on expenditure per capita of tourists in Sabah, those from China averaged at RM2,768.40.
“For the first five months this year, revenue from Chinese tourists is estimated to be RM197 million. Last year it was RM139.3 million, indicating an increase of 45.6 per cent,” he said.
“At the moment, the process of evaluating the tender is ongoing to pick a qualified contractor. The contractor’s appointment letter will be issued as soon as the evaluation is completed,” he explained.
Sabah dah makin terkenal dan menjadi pusat tarikan utama pelancong.
BalasPadamBanyak festival2 dan tempat2 pelancongan baru yang telah dilaksanakan oleh kerajaan untuk menarik lebih ramai pelancong.
BalasPadamsemoga Sabah mempunyai syarikat penerbangan sendiri di masa akan datang untuk membawa lebih ramai pelancong dan membuka lebih banyak laluan penerbangan.
BalasPadamBagus...Nampaknya kehadiran pelancong ke Sabah semakin bertambah. Perlu teruskan usaha lagi bagi menarik lebih ramai pelancong.
BalasPadamSabah hopes to strengthen ties with China in areas of commerce and culture as well as tourism.
BalasPadamHe said this at a dinner to welcome member of the Standing Committee of Communist Party in China (CPC), Sun Shougang.
BalasPadamSabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai said Malaysia and China have enjoyed a good relationship since the time when the late Tun Abdul Razak Hussein was prime minister and Sabah wished to enhance that relationship.
BalasPadamSun, who is also Minister of Publicity Department of the CPC Standing Committee, was here for a visit today with 11 other delegates.
BalasPadam"Hopefully, as a result of his (Sun) presence here, it will form a basis for us to move further in enhancing the bilateral relationship with China, particularly from the point of Sabah, in particular commerce, culture, tourism and other areas such as plantation," Yee said.
BalasPadamMeanwhile, Sun said he was confident that the Shandong cultural exchange delegation would promote cooperation between Shandong and Sabah.
BalasPadamMalaysia-China Chamber of Commerce Sabah branch president Datuk Lau Kok Sing said he hoped there would be more trade relationships between the chamber and China.
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