Other M’sians visiting Sabah down by half
Published on: Thursday, July 30, 2020
By: David Thien
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West Malaysians love the cool Mount Kinabalu-Kundasang ambience without being a casino resort town like Genting.
Kota Kinabalu: Visitors from the peninsula and Sarawak have dropped by more than half compared to the pre-Covid-19 pandemic, MCO lockdown and recovery figures.For example, in March this year, Malaysian arrivals were recorded at 115,170 compared to 234,629 in March 2019. This shows a drop of 119,455 or 50.91 per cent.
This trend is also evident when comparing the figures of March (115,170) and February (173,575), 2020, showing a drop of 58,405 visitors or 33.65 per cent prior to the lockdown.
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