Sabah aims for 3 million tourists

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government and tourism industry stakeholders have to work closely to increase the number of tourist arrivals to the state.

State Deputy Chief Minister and State Industrial Development Minister Datuk Raymond Tan said the government had always emphasised on the tourism industry, as it was one of the state’s economic pillars.

“Sabah is blessed with countless attractions for tourists.

“I hope that everyone in the tourism industry will play their part by raising the standard of their services as well as the travel packages on offer.”

Tan said the state was aiming for three million tourist arrivals this year, with tourism receipts of RM5.178billion.

Source: New Straits Times