Sabah offers RM20,000 grant for tourism study in the state

News Date:  October 21, 2021

Media : New Straits Times

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Tourism Board is offering grants for researchers currently conducting or supervising tourism study in Sabah.

Selected applicants will receive a total of RM20,000 for each research.

State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin said the grants were intended to provide researchers with the opportunity to contribute to the development of the state’s tourism industry.

Areas of interest for the study to be conducted are Mantanani Island, Mabul Island, Kiulu and Kadamaian.

“It is our hope that this grant would benefit and encourage more studies to be done on areas such as tourism, which is one of the three main trusts in the Sabah Maju Jaya roadmap.

“We believe the findings from these studies are beneficial in helping the state to create a holistic approach in improving the socioeconomic impact of the local communities as well as the environmental implication through tourism initiatives”, he said in a statement.

Jafry added that surveys and data were vital in many industries, including tourism, and believed the findings would provide better insight in formulating strategies to attract more visitors.

Sabah Tourism Board chief executive officer Noredah Othman said the grant was in line with their effort to rejuvenate the industry in the wake of interstate travel and in preparation for the international border to be opened again.

Interested applicants can visit https://tourism.sabah.gov.my/news-updates. Submission period closes on Oct 31. – New Straits Times