CHRISTCHURCH: The sights and sounds of every Malaysian state were promoted extensively throughout a 10-day mission carried out by the Tourism Ministry in New Zealand and Austalia. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, during her meetings with tour operators, airline players, media representatives, trade organisations, local politicians and local tourism policy-makers, gave much publicity to the Malaysian states.
Among others, she promoted Sabah and Sarawak as places of adventure and intrigue, giving detailed explanations of the Mulu National Park which is a World Heritage Site, Borneo’s 130 million-year-old jungles and animals such as orang utan and proboscis monkeys. She also pushed for Penang, Malacca, Perlis and Perak, saying that they offered much history and heritage attractions. Dr Ng visited Auckland, Rotorua, Milford Sound, Christ church, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide during the tour mission that stretched from dawn to night every day.
Each time, the video presentation of “Malaysia, Truly Asia” offered much delight to the audience at stops in those cities. Brain Tohill, a tour agent from New Zealand who caters to high-end tourism, said the presentation by Dr Ng had been very impressive. His company also handles aerial tours of New Zealand.
Dr Chris West, the chief executive officer in charge of zoos in South Australia, said he learnt many new things about Malaysian states from the briefings. “She explained in great detail what each state in Malaysia has to offer. And the point she highlighted about Malaysia trying to be green and clean and taking steps to overcome illegal logging and ensure eco-preservation is very useful to international tourists,” he said. In wrapping up the tour mission, Dr Ng said she would compile a report about her visit to the two countries. The trip, she said, had been an eye-opener for her as she learnt how world-class tourists venues in New Zealand and Australia were managed.
-thestar online.
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