State to study how the Maldives achieves success in tourism

[alberttky 0]

State to study how the Maldives achieves success in tourism

 

KUCHING: The Tourism and Heritage Ministry hopes to replicate some of Maldives’ successful tourism models for the state’s benefit.

 

Tourism and Heritage Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said he would travel next week with some officers from the ministry on a study mission to the Maldives.

 

He said the Maldives was a country which had gained success in the international tourism market by promoting the natural beauty of its tropical islands.

 

“They have water bodies which they have turned into tourist attractions. In Sarawak, we do not have an ocean but have beautiful rivers and lakes as a result of our dam development.

 

“We want to study how the Maldives turned their lakes and islands into tourist attractions,” he told reporters at the UiTM Alumni Association Hari Raya gathering here yesterday.

 

Johari said since more dams would be built in Sarawak, more lakes and islands were expected to be created.

 

As such, he said the state must have early planning to turn the dams, lakes and islands into tourism products upon their completion.

 

“After the trip, the ministry will work on new strategies to identify and develop the tourism products. We want to be on par with other countries in terms of tourism and have our own natural attractions.

 

“We have rich biodiversity and our water bodies will surely be attractions for tourists in the years to come,” he said.

 

Johari said he had discussed with MASwings the possibility of buying the new generation Twin Otter aircraft equipped with floats costing US$500,000 (RM1.5mil) to land on water as well.

 

“If MASwings can bring in this aircraft, it will be a solution to the logistics problem we face in Sarawak,” he said.

 

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/9/11/sarawak/9468265&sec=sarawak

 

How long has the Twin Otter been operating? What took them so long to finally figured out that the Twin Otters come with floats?

[yangjie 0]

Johari said since more dams would be built in Sarawak, more lakes and islands were expected to be created.

 

Wow!! More "white elephant projects"! and do more ecological damage to Sarawak!!

 

 

As such, he said the state must have early planning to turn the dams, lakes and islands into tourism products upon their completion.

 

 

We want to be on par with other countries in terms of tourism and have our own natural attractions

 

Man made dams, lakes and islands are considered as "natural attractions"!!

[Leong Chuo Sheng 0]

Maldives succeeds in tourism because it MUST succeed...no brainer here from our brainless state govt......

[Cheng Long 0]

Tourism and Heritage Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said he would travel next week with some officers from the ministry on a study mission to the Maldives.

 

Sounds like taxpayers' paid holiday trip for Abang Joharia and gang..

[Rob 0]

Twin otter with floats in Sarawak, just another pipe dream, just like others' rhetoric about their little airports becoming international "hab".

 

It always baffles me that everytime these people in power want to "study" something abroad, a dubious trip always follows. I doubt they bring back anything except a bagfull of souvenirs

[flee 5]

Sounds like taxpayers' paid holiday trip for Abang Joharia and gang..

Taxpayers don't mind funding their holiday trip if they bring back results that benefit them in the long run. But most of these study trips end up with no tangible results.

 

Frankly nowadays, with so much information available on the internet, it is no longer necessary for such studies anymore.

[Arzman 0]

Can always go to Melaka, Sabah, Penang to study, no need to go so far!! Or go to Thailand, they have everything, from sea, cultures, tribes, river and can introduce boys/shemales/girls aka Patpong too in Kuching or Miri.

 

How about Mardi Gras parade in Kuching ?

[alberttky 0]

Maldives succeeds in tourism because it MUST succeed...no brainer here from our brainless state govt......

 

There's no cure for stupidity...

[KK Lee 5]

“We want to study how the Maldives turned their lakes and islands into tourist attractions,” he told reporters at the UiTM Alumni Association Hari Raya gathering here yesterday.

 

:rofl:

[affendi osman 0]

:rofl:

 

KK Lee

Maybe they are referring to the LAGOON, and ATOLS.....

but the statement is errr...somehow showing the stupidty of our politicians.

[BC Tam 2]

Can always go to Melaka, Sabah, Penang to study, no need to go so far!! Or go to Thailand, they have everything, from sea, cultures, tribes, river .....

Probably the "been there, done that" factor getting in way of your proposal ?!

[alberttky 0]

Probably the "been there, done that" factor getting in way of your proposal ?!

 

Too cheap to submit their bills to taxpayers for reimbursement.

[Waiping 12]

Probably the "been there, done that" factor getting in way of your proposal ?!

 

For them these are all failures...

[BC Tam 2]

For them these are all failures...

Makes little difference - I reckon if they really want a tour of those places, they can then declare it a study tour of what NOT to do

[Radzi 2]

There's no cure for stupidity...

 

"We" voted for them, and they go for a holiday on our expenses....

 

So, who is stupid, really?

[Izanee 0]

all expense paid trip to the maldives, hell, i'm moving to politics next