Sarawak on aggressive tourist-wooing mission
KUCHING: Sarawak is set to woo Malayans with its eye-catching booth featuring Sarawak’s famous street art murals incorporating elements of culture, heritage, people and nature at MATTA Fair 2022 in Kuala Lumpur this week. The creative and colourful mural paintings shown at the fair from Sept 2-4 each carries a different theme and message of […]
Enticing Singaporeans at holidays fair
KUCHING: The Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) plans to take advantage of the uptick in post-pandemic travel to Singapore by participating in the 56th National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS) Holidays Fair from Aug 12–14 at Singapore Expo Hall 5, Booth 5H01. In addition to presenting the rich land of Sarawak against the interesting backdrop […]
Explore Sarawak’s hidden jewels
KUCHING: Sarawakians have been urged to continue to explore the state’s own backyard which are of tourist attractions within the state. Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said there are still many hidden jewels that have yet to be explored in the state. “There are so many that Sarawak […]
Ticket sales blitz for RWMF, Borneo Jazz
KUCHING: The Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) will hold another ticket sales blitz at Plaza Merdeka and Saradise Feast for fans of Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) and the Borneo Jazz (BJ) festival. The sales promotion will take place from June 10 to 12 in the entry area of Saradise Feast and from June 11 to […]
Local tourism players need to chip in to attract tourists
MIRI: The Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) will continue to engage with local industry players as one of the strategies to revive the tourism industry in Sarawak. Its chairman Dennis Ngau said local industry player played an important role in helping to boost the industry affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Therefore, they must be really ready […]
InTel platform in tandem with digital economy agenda
BY ANNABELL NAJA TOMMY and NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: The launch of Sarawak Tourism Board’s (STB) online data management platform, STB InTel, is a step towards ‘smart tourism’ in line with the digital economy agenda of the Sarawak government. Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the data-sharing […]
STB takes step to make data a click away
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS and ANNABELL NAJA TOMMY KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) charted another milestone with its online data management platform, STB InTel and e-learning platform with Lotus Voyager Group (LCG), which is a significant progress in elevating the tourism industry. At the launching here on Tuesday (May 10), STB chief executive officer Sharzede […]
STB dangles travel and stay packages starting today
KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) is launching the Sia Sitok Sarawak (SSS) 3.0 and Sia Sitok Sarawak Accommodation (SSSA) 2.0 campaign today (March 1). In a statement, it said the campaign is exclusively for Sarawakians and non-Sarawakians residing in Sarawak with work permits. “Through the SSS 3.0, Sarawakians will be able to enjoy over 88 […]
Telang Usan rep optimistic Malaysia-Brunei VTL will be revived
MIRI: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau expressed his optimism that the land and air Vaccinated Travel Land (VTL) between Malaysia and Brunei will soon be revived. He said this following a smooth discussion between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on the matter. “There has been good […]
STB reaffirms pledge to fight corruption
BY JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) has joined nationwide efforts to combat corruption by reaffirming its pledge not to commit corrupt acts and create a corruption-free environment. The pledge, included in its Organisational Anti-Corruption Plan (OACP) and Corruption Risk Management (CRM) plan unveiled in conjunction with the board’s Integrity Day, is also extended […]
