Kota Kinabalu: . Sabah Tourism Association chairman Tony Chew said with tourism getting back to normal around the world, it’s time to boost the sector’s growth here. He added that Sabah is also hoping for a return to its status as one of the biggest contributors to the country’s tourism industry. However, to achieve that, Chew said that industry players need financial assistance in the form of “friendly” loan packages.
“We don’t expect the government to spoon-feed us, but we need more help to return to the levels we were at before the pandemic.” Meanwhile, Sabah Travel and Tourism Agencies Association president Winston Liaw said he believes that giving incentives and subsidies to industry players will do more for the sector than large allocations for tourism promotion.