Have faith, hoteliers told
KUCHING: With the gradual resumption of the tourism industry under the new normal, hotel operators need to be confident in their competency to effectively mitigate Covid-19 risk, said Patrick Lau. The general manager of Grand Margherita Hotel and Riverside Majestic Hotel said the reopening of the tourism industry was indeed highly anticipated with the government’s […]
Developing Bau’s tourism potentials
BAU: Efforts are underway to develop potential tourism products in Serembu and Bau areas in order to benefit the local community as well as tourists. “We want to take the initiative to develop potential tourism areas so that we can promote our area and also attract many people to enjoy the uniqueness of our culture […]
Proper SOPs must be in place
KUCHING: Also eagerly awaiting the reopening of Sarawak’s tourism industry is Resident manager of UCSI Hotel Kuching, Assistant Professor Christopher Wan Sageng. “The reopening of the tourism industry is critical for the business’s long-term viability, as it will have a ripple impact on all business entities, whether indirectly or directly. “As a result, a holistic […]
Development in tandem with district status
KABONG: The state government has allocated millions of ringgit to develop and improve various facilities here to boost the local economy including tourism and provide services for the community. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the improvement of facilities was in keeping with Kabong’s status as a district. “Firstly, we are going […]
Sarawak mulls reopening border to tourists
KUCHING: Sarawak hopes to reopen its border to facilitate the tourism industry to resume normal operations following the recent reopening of Langkawi Island to tourists. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah disclosed that the federal Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri was mulling permitting Sarawak to […]
STB getting Germans to shift attention to Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) will be participating in the FVW Third Virtual Counter Days Show 2021 along with its industry partners to ensure the Sarawak brand remains visible and encourage travel agents to shift their focus to Sarawak as a preferred tourism destination. Running from today (Aug 31) to Sept 2, the business-to-business (B2B) […]
Benchmarking system benefits all industries, not only tourism
KUCHING: Sarawak’s initiative of participating in the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) for business events and tourism is a first for Malaysia, making the state one of the 75 progressive destinations in the world to undertake this project. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the GDS-Index was a measurement tool […]
2,000 tourism frontliners injected from July 15-18
KUCHING: Over 2,000 of Sarawak’s tourism and business events industry frontliners will be fully vaccinated at the Association of Churches Sarawak in Kuching from July 15 until July 18. “The business events industry is finally one step closer to restarting again. We are 70 percent in delivering our state recovery plan for business events with […]
Conditions for travellers when interstate travel is permitted
KUCHING: A tourism expert views that strict conditions must be imposed on fully vaccinated travellers when interstate travel is permitted. YS Chan explained that immunity against Covid-19 would immediately go down after vaccination and it would take more than a month for immunity to rise above pre-vaccination level. “Vaccination does not prevent contracting Covid-19, it […]
Opening of tourism sector lauded
KUCHING: The proposal by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to ease travel restrictions for those who have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine is a welcome move. Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said he is all for the opening up of the tourism industry and giving some freedom […]
