{"id":219797,"date":"2023-04-06T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=219797"},"modified":"2023-04-06T06:17:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T23:17:18","slug":"lao-travel-agents-join-sabah-fam-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2023\/04\/lao-travel-agents-join-sabah-fam-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Lao travel agents join Sabah fam trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PUTRAJAYA, 6 April 2023: Tourism Malaysia hosted travel agents from Vientiane, Laos, on a six-night familiarisation trip last week to generate sales leads and highlight Sabah as a new destination for the Lao outbound travel market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 10 participants, comprising nine travel agents and a marketing representative from Tourism Malaysia Laos, joined the Fam Trip to Malaysia, co-hosted by Sabah Tourism Board, Columbia Leisure, Sky Mirror Kuala Selangor and Vivatel Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"382\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219798 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-3.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-3-300x192.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 598px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 598\/382;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tourism Malaysia director-general Dato\u2019 Zainuddin Abdul Wahab said: \u201cThe enchanting floating resorts in Malaysia offer unique travel experiences and value-for-money destinations which we believe will appeal to the Lao people, especially for the beach and island lovers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn Sabah, Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort, Gayana Marine Resort and Mataking Resort are some of the sought-after floating resorts for a perfect vacation, not to mention Lexis Hibiscus in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan &#8211; a luxury beach resort offering idyllic view and world-class amenities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other highlights included the hidden gem of the beautiful Sky Mirror in Kuala Selangor and the Instagrammable spot of Saloma Link Bridge, apart from modern shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysia welcomed 26,995 tourist arrivals from Laos in 2019. 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