KUCHING: Sarawak will continue to be a popular destination for tourists from Peninsular Malaysia.
Tourism Deputy Minister Datuk Dr James Dawos said Sarawak had so far become the number two popular destination among Malaysians.
He said the state enjoyed about 18% or 10.32mil local arrivals in 2009 after Kuala Lumpur. Johor is third with 8.23mil visitors.
Dawos, who is Mambong MP, said the Tourism Ministry has allocated RM46mil to develop the tourism industry in Sarawak under the Tenth Malaysia Plan to ensure state is among the top choices for domestic and foreign tourists.
He said the ‘Cuti Cuti 1Malaysia’ was expected to increase the domestic tourism profile and arrivals in Sarawak as the state continued to grow as a popular eco-tourism, nature and culture destination.
Tourism Deputy Minister Datuk Dr James Dawos said Sarawak had so far become the number two popular destination among Malaysians.
He said the state enjoyed about 18% or 10.32mil local arrivals in 2009 after Kuala Lumpur. Johor is third with 8.23mil visitors.
Dawos, who is Mambong MP, said the Tourism Ministry has allocated RM46mil to develop the tourism industry in Sarawak under the Tenth Malaysia Plan to ensure state is among the top choices for domestic and foreign tourists.
He said the ‘Cuti Cuti 1Malaysia’ was expected to increase the domestic tourism profile and arrivals in Sarawak as the state continued to grow as a popular eco-tourism, nature and culture destination.
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