{"id":203409,"date":"2022-04-06T05:15:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T22:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=203409"},"modified":"2022-04-06T06:17:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T23:17:19","slug":"sabah-backs-business-events-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2022\/04\/sabah-backs-business-events-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabah backs business events travel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KOTA KINABALU 6 April 2022: The Sabah Tourism Board\nencourages business event organisers to reach out to them for assistance in\nplanning and holding major national and international conferences in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourism, Culture, and Environment Assistant Minister Datuk\nJoniston Bangkuai said constant engagement with the Board is key to ensuring\nthat all stakeholders work collaboratively to prepare for the return of\nbusiness events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sabah-be-incentive-600x398.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203434 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/398;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Malaysian border now open, Joniston said they\nanticipate more business conferences and exhibitions will take place in the\nnear future as industry players choose Sabah as a venue for business events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Sabah Tourism has launched \u2018Sabah: BE here for you\u2019\ncampaign in 2020, targeting the Business Events industry. It is still running\nto this day, and the campaign involves an MYR5 million grant incentive from the\nstate government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEligible applicants can apply for this grant up to\nMYR100,000 maximum per group, for both national and international events\nmeetings,\u201d he said, inviting business event organisers to take advantage of the\nopportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joniston, who chairs Sabah Tourism Board, was speaking at\nthe BE (business events) Get Together dinner reception on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Present were Malaysian Association of Convention and\nExhibition Organisers and Suppliers (MACEOS) president Francis Teo; Place\nBorneo Sdn Bhd director and Congress Certification Program official trainer\nGracie Veronica Geike; Sabah Tourism Board chief executive officer Noredah\nOthman; chief financial officer Julinus Jeffery Jimit; chief marketing officer\nTay Shu Lan; and Sri Pelancongan Sabah general manager Zachary Mobijohn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joniston said the Sabah Tourism Board collaborates with the\nSabah International Convention Centre (SICC) to market the venue for meetings,\nincentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) both locally and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A state-of-the-art facility for small and large scale\nevents, the SICC has a capacity of 5,000 people and is conveniently positioned\nwith a seaside view. It is also strategically located close to the city centre\nand airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Joniston congratulated industry players for\ncompleting the Congress Certification Program 1.0 and the Congress\nCertification Program 2.0 Advance Masterclass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These online courses, which are recognised and certified by the\nEvents Industry Council (EIC) of the United States, are fully subsidised by the\nSabah Tourism Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was aimed at helping promote the growth and ecosystem of\nthe industry and to support the development of human capital for the state\u2019s\nbusiness events industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the necessary knowledge, tools, and requirements\nneeded from event bidding to digital event strategies, these courses greatly\nassist in sustaining and empowering the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would like to acknowledge the trainers from the MACEOS, for\nconstantly working together with STB in ensuring the industry is ready to\nwelcome business event travel. Let\u2019s together strengthen our relationship\ntowards improving business events for Sabah,\u201d said Joniston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information on the &#8216;Sabah: BE here for you&#8217; campaign can be\nfound on the Sabah Tourism Board&#8217;s Business Events website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.be.sabahtourism.com\">www.be.sabahtourism.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Your Stories: Sabah Tourism Board)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KOTA KINABALU 6 April 2022: The Sabah Tourism Board encourages business event organisers to reach out to them for assistance in planning and holding major national and international conferences in the state. 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