KOTA KINABALU: Several countries are reviewing their travel advisories for Sabah after the United States eased its own advisory earlier this year, says US Embassy Kuala Lumpur Chargé d'Affaires David Gamble.
He said the US government relaxed its travel advisory for Sabah and Borneo in March and has since been encouraging Americans and other international travellers to visit the state.
“Now it is at a very relaxed travel status. Many countries are following America’s lead and reviewing their travel advisories as well,” he said.
“This reflects the improved security and how safe it is to visit Sabah.
“We want to encourage more tourists to visit Sabah because Sabah is a wonderful place to visit,” Gamble said.
He was speaking after the launch of Freedom 250 Sabah, held to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States and celebrate longstanding ties between the US and Sabah through education, culture and people-to-people exchanges.
Asked whether the United States planned to establish a consulate in Kota Kinabalu, Gamble said there were no plans to do so in the next few years.
Also present were US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Cate Dillon; Sabah Assistant Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Jordan Jude Ellron; ConocoPhillips Malaysia vice-president for government affairs and development engineering Ian Lim; McDermott International vice-president of operations Biswdeep Das; and McDermott International Sabah project manager Peter Charles.
