13,401 visitors to 3 museums in S'kan and Kinabatangan
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2012
SANDAKAN: Some 13,401 local and foreign tourists visited three museums in Sandakan and Kinabatangan last year.
The three museums are Muzium Warisan Sandakan and Rumah Agnes Keith in Sandakan and Muzium Agop Batu Tulug in Kinabatangan.
Museum assistant Shafinah Yusop said of the total, 8,816 were local tourists while 4,585 were foreigners.
"The 13,401 tourists recorded was a decline of 536 from the 13,937 recorded in 2010. Australian tourists and local tourists from the bulk of visitors to the three museums annually," she said
Shafinah said annually, the three museums were visited by 4,500 - 5,000 foreign tourists and 8,500 - 9,500 local tourists.
Rumah Agnes Keith, opened in April 2004 ...
Sabah expects 2.75 million tourist arrivals - Masidi
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2012
Kota Kinabalu: The State Government is projecting about 2.75 million or more tourist arrivals this year which is expected to be a repeat positive performance in 2010.
Disclosing this here yesterday, Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said with economic challenges facing Europe, it would also be quite challenging in the other parts of the world, including Sabah especially with the suspension of direct flights from Sabah to four international destinations.
"In 2011, we exceeded the 2.63 million target. I am looking at this year's with optimism.
We could repeat last year's performance or we could hopefully increase a bit more but I believe the increase will not be ...
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