NGOs welcomed to promote an area to enhance tourism
Published on: Monday, December 16, 2019
By: Ahmad Apong
BEAUFORT: The government strongly encourage the involvement of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to work together to promote an area to enhance the tourism industry and tourism-based products, said Klias Community Development Leader, Datuk Hajah Johair Matlani.
“The initiative to organise any event to attract tourists is aimed at not only local tourists but also foreign tourists,” she said this during the Beaufort 2020 Veterans Open League by Petron Beaufort with Tiger Team at the Gem Hotel recently.
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This will help to boost economic growth through the tourism industry particularly in the area as it is beneficial to the traders as tourists not only come here but also spending their money to buy local products. “Petron’s partnership with Tiger Team in collaboration with the Klias and Lumadan Warisan party divisions and the district Federal Youth and Sports Department office organised the first Petron Cup Veterans Open football league in the region to coincide with the participation of all teams from Sabah, the Federal Territory of Labuan, Sarawak as well as Brunei to attract more people to visit the district,” she said.
At the same time, he also called on entrepreneurs to be prepared to welcome the tourists.
“All restaurant owners need to improve the level of hygiene in their food preparation as this is important for visitors who want to enjoy food here,” she said.
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She said this preparation was also necessary and not confined to operators of tourism centres where the area is known for river cruise for tourists to see the natural beauty of the area. “The district also include areas such as Weston, Kota Klias and Gerama which provide and attract special interests to tourists such as proboscis monkeys, fireflies and other wildlife,” she said. Also present were Sipitang divisional Parti Warisan deputy chief, Hj Mahadi Mumin, Sipitiang divisional Angkatan Muda Keadilan youth wing chief, Kevin Lee, district Federal Youth and Sports Officer, Nyuk Yin Tseu, and Petron Beaufort service station manager, Loney Ayong and the event’s organising committee members.
