More hotels and flights needed for increase in visitors to Sarawak, says state minister


Abdul Karim (centre) launching the Sarawak tourism destination resilience workshop in Kuching on Monday (May 20).

KUCHING: Sarawak needs more hotels and flights to cater for the expected increase in visitor arrivals in the coming years, says Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

The state Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister welcomed private sector involvement in building more hotels as the government could not do this alone.

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