MIRI: The National Tourism Development Council has drawn up a three-prong strategy to cushion the countrys tourism industry from the impact of the US-Iraq war and the spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) disease worldwide.
Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Datuk Paduka Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir said three vital strategies must be implemented - aggressive development of interstate domestic travel within Malaysia, enhancement of student-tourism nationwide and widening the scope of home-stay projects.