Sarawak to move towards ecotourism
KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) has pledged to develop the state into positioning towards a world-leading ecotourism destination next year. Its chief executive officer (CEO) Sharzede Salleh Askor said the industry is currently undergoing a recovery stage to prepare for 2023 which is in line with the third phase of the Sarawak Tourism Master Plan […]
Plan for bird watching festival to woo tourists
KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts is looking into organising a bird watching festival in Buntal to promote the state’s tourism in line with its five pillars – culture, adventure, nature, food, and festival (CANFF). The ministry’s permanent secretary Datuk Hii Chang Kee said that in 2019, his ministry had supported […]
Explore Sarawak, immerse in CANFF
KUCHING: Explore more of Sarawak as this is the land known for its cultural diversity and ethnic or tribal groups, as well as its nature, adventures and festivals. Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said Sarawak has various cultures, adventures, nature, food and festivals that the people […]
Mural maze an initiative to highlight Sarawak’s ethnic diversity
KUCHING: Hosting a Sarawak-themed mural programme would give more attention to the state’s ethnic diversity. Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said such programmes would also ensure that cultural heritage would not be forgotten. “The mural depicts Sarawak tourism through five angles – culture, adventure, nature, food and festivals (CANFF). “It is an effort by […]
STB’s virtual event pays off
Thirty sellers and 200 buyers get connected KUCHING: The Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) kicked off its first virtual B2B event with the launch of its inaugural Sarawak Tourism Virtual Product Update (B2B) today. The virtual update aims to connect 30 sellers mainly from Sarawak’s travel and tour services sector with over 200 buyers from Malaya […]
Sarawak focusing on domestic tourism
MIRI: The Tourism, Art and Culture Ministry will continue to strengthen the Visit Sarawak campaign while promoting a new post Covid-19 campaign with the tagline ‘Rediscover Yourself In Sarawak’. Assistant Minister for Tourism, Art and Culture Datuk Sebastian Ting disclosed yesterday that the campaigns aimed to reach out to domestic tourists and encourage them to […]
