Use registered agencies for safe deals
KUCHING: Tourists planning both inbound and outbound travels are advised to seek services from registered travel agencies to avoid enticing yet unreliable offers. Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Snowdan Lawan, said that relying solely on online search engines for travel deals advertised as the lowest prices may not always be […]
Tourists escape flood with local guides
MULU: About 10 tourists were safely rescued from the Sungai Paku waterfall in Mulu National Park today (Sept 18) after they were stranded by flash floods due to heavy rain. This group included five local tourists, a Japanese tourist, and four tourist guides. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Operation Centre reported that a […]
Kelantan targets 7 million tourists this year
KANGAR: The Kelantan government is targeting seven million local and foreign visitors to this state this year. Principal assistant secretary of the Culture and Tourism Division, Kelantan State Government Secretary Office Nik Ahmad Shazwan Nik Mohamad said the target was made based on the increase in the number of tourists to the state post-COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Nusantara to bring huge tourism potential to Indonesia, Malaysia
JOGJAKARTA: Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara in East Kalimantan, which shares borders with Malaysia’s regions of Sarawak and Sabah, is envisaged to boost tourism activities between the two countries to a greater level. Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno said the relocation of the capital city from Jakarta would benefit and bolster the economies of not […]
