Sabah seeks to woo more Indian tourists to the state

Bangkuai mingles with Mehta (third from left) and other Indian travel agents who are members of the Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI).

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is keen for Indian holidaymakers to return to the state after a previously encouraging influx of guests before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tourism, Culture and Environment Assistant Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai said there had been an upward trend of Indian arrivals to Sabah prior to the pandemic, with 5,606 Indian visitors registered in 2018, and 6,548 recorded the following year.