Lahad Datu: Hotels experienced 35% drop in business during standoff


KUALA LUMPUR: Hotels in Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau experienced a 35% drop in business during the standoff in Lahad Datu, says Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.

"This (the drop) was expected. Some 800 tourists cancelled their tour packages to Sabah," she told reporters after launching the Malaysia International Shoe Festival at the Putra World Trade Centre here.

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