Hosting of Routes Asia 2014 bodes well for <b>Kuching</b> - eTurboNews <b>...</b> |
| Hosting of Routes Asia 2014 bodes well for <b>Kuching</b> - eTurboNews <b>...</b> Posted: 05 Feb 2014 03:07 PM PST KUCHING, Malaysia – "The hosting of Routes Asia 2014 right after the success of the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2014 in January augurs well for Kuching's future as an international air hub and destination. The attention being paid to Kuching and Sarawak in general with its unique combination of adventure with elements of nature and culture is long overdue," said Datuk Amar Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg, Minister of Tourism, Sarawak, in announcing the event at a media briefing. Routes Asia, the largest route development forum for the entire Asia region, will take place in Kuching in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia from March 9-11, 2014. Routes Asia is the meeting place for around 800 delegates representing over 80 airlines, 250 airports, and almost 60 countries. The hosting of one of Asia's most important civil aviation events is testimony of the growing importance of Kuching as an international air hub and destination. Hosted by the State Government of Sarawak and co-hosted by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), the forum is expected to attract around 100 leaders from the airports and airlines industries, tourism authorities and policy makers. "With an estimated 800 delegates including representation from over 80 airlines who are responsible for making decisions on both new and existing routes coming here, Kuching and Sarawak as a whole will go all out to attract more airlines to come here," the Minister added. According to Datuk Abang Zohari, "We believe that Sarawak is one of the great untapped destinations for airlines and we are certain that route-planners and revenue-optimizers will discover this truth at Routes Asia 2014. We are looking forward to the opportunity of showcasing our beautiful land, and its great potential for airlines." Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, Managing Director of MAHB added, "Routes Asia 2014 is an excellent opportunity for airlines to see for themselves the tremendous potential of Kuching, both as a travel treasure, and as a springboard into Borneo and beyond." Along with the face-to-face Meetings which form the core of the event, Routes Asia 2014 will also see a series of Route Exchange Airline Briefings given by senior airline executives and the Routes Asia Strategy Summit which will see an impressive line-up of senior industry executives. The Routes Asia Strategy Summit will cover some of the major topics affecting the Asia region, including "The Future of LCCs in Asia" and "Emerging Outbound Tourism Markets." Speakers at the summit include Azran Osman-Rani, CEO of AirAsia X, Andrew Cowen, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Express, Dr. Hugh Dunleavy, Director of Commercial, Malaysia Airlines and Vijay Poonoosamy, VP International Affairs Etihad amongst others. ETN is a media partner with Routes. Routes is a member of the International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP) .  |
| <b>Kuching</b> strengthens river traffic safety - The Borneo Post Online Posted: 30 Jan 2014 03:48 PM PST KUCHING: Coordinating with "Operation Safety 4″ that was launched on the 27th,Kuching district Police department head Roslan, during his visitto the Kuching Waterfront yesterday, urge Sampan operators to strengthen safety on the waters, especially in prompting passengers to put on life jackets. Roslan distribute stickers with instructions of putting on life jackets to the operators, to stick inside the sampans. He also demonstrated the procedure of putting on one himself. He mentioned that according to the Sarawak river department, there are 66 water accidents in Sarawak between 2010 and 2013, of which 22 involved the public and the major reason behind most of the cases is the lack of safety practice, especially in ensuring passengers in puttin on life jackets. He added that any form of transportation requires safety practice, and water transport is no exception, therefore he hope that operators of water transport could emphasize on passengers' safety and urge related departments to continue informing the public about the importance of these safety precautions, including hosting events like yesterday's distribution of life jackets.  To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
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