Get M’sia moving without delay: Nancy
KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said that efforts must be started without delay to ensure that Malaysia was able to become the first mover post-movement control order (MCO) and conditional movement control order (CMCO), in order to stimulate and revitalise the domestic tourism, arts, and culture industries. “Global recognition of […]
Sarawak to focus on domestic tourism
KUCHING: Sarawak will focus on its domestic market and tourist arrivals from Brunei and Singapore to help its tourism industry recover, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said the state’s tourism industry was badly affected by Covid-19 and the way forward for the industry depended a lot on the […]
Motac launches domestic tourism recovery plan
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) yesterday launched the domestic tourism recovery programme in efforts to revive the sector which was adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Its minister Nancy Shukri said the campaign also encompassed the Tourism Recovery Plan and the Culture Recovery Plan. She said although the Visit Malaysia Year […]
Karim welcomes tax breaks for tourism sector
KUCHING: Several tax breaks for the tourism sector announced by the federal government in the Short-Term Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) reflect the government’s sensitivity to the plight of those in the tourism industry. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, who is also Youth and Sports Minister, said hopefully with such help […]
Torchbearers can help boost domestic tourism
A great man is a torch in the darkness, a beacon in superstition’s night, an inspiration and a prophecy. – Robert Green Ingersoll, American writer and orator When people could travel to almost anywhere in the world freely and safely, local tourism industry players repeatedly called on the authorities to spend more money on effective […]
Sarawak to intensify domestic tourism promotion
KUCHING: Sarawak is gearing up its new strategy, shifting to domestic tourism to promote the state as a preferred holiday destination. Among the promotional and marketing initiatives are four consumer fairs as well as to intensify promotion in areas that have direct flights with Sarawak. The four fairs are MITA Travel Fair from March 23 […]
Boost domestic tourism, visit Malaysia
By Sakini Mohd Said KUALA LUMPUR: Some of my friends and I were recently talking about travelling and I asked them if they had visited the whole of Malaysia. One of them Fina, 37, said she has yet to visit Johor and Sarawak. I burst out laughing when I heard her reply as I […]
Ministry shifts to domestic tourism
MIRI: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Sarawak is embarking on promotional and marketing initiatives aimed at encouraging more domestic tourism amidst the global Covid-19 pandemic. Its minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the initiatives were targeted at tourists from Malaya, Sabah and from within the state to visit their preferred holiday destinations […]
Understand domestic tourism to develop it well
The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist see what he has come to see. – G. K. Chesterton, English writer, philosopher, and literary and art critic Last Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said domestic tourism would certainly be beefed up under the economic stimulus package to be unveiled […]
Offer promotions to entice domestic tourists
KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism service providers such as airlines, hotels, restaurants and theme parks, should have promotional offers to entice domestic tourists in order to generate more traction on Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) campaign efforts, said Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) president Datuk Tan Kok Liang. He said this move would attract more local tourists and reduce the […]
