BAODING, HEBEI PROVINCE, CHINA, Sunday - The Sarawak Tourism Board’s focus and strategy in tapping the China market has produced some results in the event of a Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hebei Province on tourism collaborations and business exchange. This MOU provides opportunity for close cooperation, aggressive promotions and establishment of business exchange in tourism sector. This MOU is eyeing on further tourism r...

RAINFOREST WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL A SHINING EXAMPLE ON WORLD STAGE Kuching, Tuesday – Sarawak Tourism Board’s Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) took centre stage at the Asian MICE Forum (AMF) in Taipei earlier this September, where the event was presented in the forum as a leading international music event in Asia. The RWMF was presented by Ms. Mary Wan Mering, acting Chief Executive Officer of the Board, in a panel discussion entitled “Gami...

KUCHING, Friday – Sarawak is being  represented by three hoteliers and four tour agents which are currently selling special packages  at the  ongoing  MATTA Travel Fair be held at the Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur. Sarawak strongly features the ever popular Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri city excursions and topping up with tours to Sarawak’s major National Parks such as Bako, Niah and Mulu UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visitors to the...

KUCHING, Saturday – Nine travel agents from Shanghai and Nanjing, China flew in today for a five-day familiarization trip to Kuching. Four Shanghai travel agents are from the Haolede International, Tongcheng Travel Agency and Ctrip while the five from Nanjing represents the China International Travel Service (Jiang Su), JSBC International Tour Service, Nanjing Zhongbei Travel Service and China Kang Hui Nanjing International Travel Service. The ...

KUCHING, Monday – Nine Taipei travel agents are currently in the city to experience for themselves Sarawak’s unique tourism products and hospitality. Flown in by the Sarawak Tourism Board through familiarization trip programme, the group arrived on Saturday and will spend time to experience the city’s attractions and unique cultural diversity. The visiting agents, led by Ms. Erica Wang from the Hong Kong Airlines branch office in Taipei, Ta...

KUCHING, Friday – The 19th Rainforest World Music Festival has clocked in a staggering 18,340 people in attendance throughout the duration of three days. The number of attendees has seen an increase of 2% from the previous year. Ticket sales for the Festival have also increased by 14% as opposed to last year’s sales. Survey forms at the event have made it easier to gauge what can be improved in the festival, and the Board will continue with gr...