Article: A boost for Sabah tourism if Kota Kinabalu becomes a port of call

Joniston Bangkuai
New Straits Times
01-23-2001
A boost for Sabah tourism if Kota Kinabalu becomes a port of call
Byline: Joniston Bangkuai
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: National
Column: News analysis

IF the proposal to get cruise liner Star Cruises to make Kota Kinabalu a port of call becomes a reality, it would not only lead to an increase in tourist arrivals in Sabah but also enhance national integration.

Although the prime objective is to attract more tourists, the introduction of a cruise liner operation to the State would encourage more people from the peninsula to visit Sabah.
A ferry service known as "Cruise Muhibbah" which plied the Port Klang- Kota Kinabalu route in the early ...

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