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) […]
Little change in local tours over 47 years
When I was between 21 and 23 years old, I sold life and general insurance fulltime but lacked the determination to do well and failed miserably. My brother then introduced me to his former company boss who was running the largest tour company in the country. After a short interview, I went for a test […]
Are travel agents merely middlemen?
There are many agents for different services provided by large corporations in various types of industries. There are also many middlemen for manufactured goods, raw materials, and farm produce. For example, the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) had set up 780 pasar tani (farmers’ market) nationwide, which are participated by over 32,000 traders. The farm-to-market […]
