KOTA KINABALU: Tour operators should inprove their transportation service to provide pleasant road journey especially for tall tourists.
State Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said while Sabah had already good tourism destinations to be visited, comfortable and spacious vehicles would add value to the existing travel packages.
"We are talking about tourists especially from European countries, about five foot four inches (and perhaps taller), who have to sit in a car for seven hours if they travel to Sandakan from here.
"Bear in mind also that some roads in the state are rugged and the rough journey would then kill the interest of travellers to enjoy the best thing offered to them," he said during the handover of two Maxus V80 passenger vans to a local tour operator here yesterday.
Masidi also called locals to have civic awareness to ensure the tourism industry would continue to contribute to the economy of the state.
"There are feedbacks from tourists complimenting the great ocean in state but stating their dissappointment on the seabed being polluted with (domestic) debris.
"The cleanliness of the state lies on everyone's shoulder and no one should blaming certain quarters," he explained.
On other matter of the recent fresh evidence on illegal haunting at protected forests reserves in Sipitang and Kalabakan despite presence of rangers, the minister has once again stressed to educate the people on the value of those wild animals in tourism industry.
"Tourists will not be interested to come to Sabah if they have to see wild animals in a cage or a museum, instead of the original habitat.
"Therefore locals, who are law-abiding people, have to report to the authority on illegal hunting activities,"he added.
Sabah Wildlife Department believes the syndicate involved "commercial" hunters based on the high-powered weapons and vehicles used for hunting.
The department will meet with Forestry Department and Sabah Parks on March 10 to discuss ways to hunt down poachers and curb the widespread problem.
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State Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said while Sabah had already good tourism destinations to be visited, comfortable and spacious vehicles would add value to the existing travel packages.
"We are talking about tourists especially from European countries, about five foot four inches (and perhaps taller), who have to sit in a car for seven hours if they travel to Sandakan from here.
"Bear in mind also that some roads in the state are rugged and the rough journey would then kill the interest of travellers to enjoy the best thing offered to them," he said during the handover of two Maxus V80 passenger vans to a local tour operator here yesterday.
Masidi also called locals to have civic awareness to ensure the tourism industry would continue to contribute to the economy of the state.
"There are feedbacks from tourists complimenting the great ocean in state but stating their dissappointment on the seabed being polluted with (domestic) debris.
"The cleanliness of the state lies on everyone's shoulder and no one should blaming certain quarters," he explained.
On other matter of the recent fresh evidence on illegal haunting at protected forests reserves in Sipitang and Kalabakan despite presence of rangers, the minister has once again stressed to educate the people on the value of those wild animals in tourism industry.
"Tourists will not be interested to come to Sabah if they have to see wild animals in a cage or a museum, instead of the original habitat.
"Therefore locals, who are law-abiding people, have to report to the authority on illegal hunting activities,"he added.
Sabah Wildlife Department believes the syndicate involved "commercial" hunters based on the high-powered weapons and vehicles used for hunting.
The department will meet with Forestry Department and Sabah Parks on March 10 to discuss ways to hunt down poachers and curb the widespread problem.
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