Sabah govt to tap full potential of community-based tourism, says Hajiji

Bangkuai (right), who was representing the Chief Minister, visiting one of the booths at the expo.

KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor has given his backing to the development of Sabah’s rural tourism sector, heralded as a possible massive income contributor for the state.

The Chief Minister wants community-based tourism (COBT) to be aggressively developed due to its great potential to spur economic growth, particularly in the rural areas of Sabah.