State on course for four million tourist arrivals

KUCHING: Sarawak welcomed 1,189,718 tourists from January to March this year and is on track to achieve its four million tourist arrival target, according to Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister expressed confidence that the state is on course to reach its target of four million visitors […]

Tourist arrival target off to a good start

BY SHARIFAH NONG-JASIMA KUCHING: Sarawak recorded an increase in tourist arrivals in the first month of this year, raising hopes the state has got off to a great start to achieving its four million tourists target. “It is a good benchmark that we have an increase of almost 50,000 visitors for January 2024 compared to […]

Target of three mil tourist arrivals reached

KUCHING: Sarawak has reached the target of three million tourist arrivals to the state and is expected to continue to increase until the end of this year. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the target was reached in the first week of October. Thus, he said he […]

New road to boost tourism, economy

KUCHING: Upon completion, the 8.5km road connecting Kampung Bako, Kampung Buntal and Kampung Santubong will not only complement the “missing link” in the state’s coastal road network, but will also further boost tourism and economic activities in Buntal area. Pantai Damai assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi told this to reporters after performing his Friday […]

Miri to boost Brunei tourist arrivals

MIRI: The ‘Stay @ Miri N Get Rewards’ package has been launched yesterday in an effort to lure more Brunei tourists amid the Covid-19 outbreak. It is an initiative done by Tourism Malaysia Brunei in collaboration with Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) — offering rebates of RM50 per room per night from March 13 to May […]