KUALA TERENGGANU: The new Pas government is drawing up a master plan to make Terengganu a hub for Muslim-oriented tourism by targeting tourists from the Middle East, China and Western nations as well as from the country.<\/p>\n
Menteri Besar Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said the plan would not have drastic changes from the tourism promotion efforts of the previous Barisan Nasional state government but improvements would be made to several tourism products.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany tourists from the Middle East and Western nations come to Malaysia but not many of them visit Terengganu. If they want to experience Malay-Muslim culture and the beauty of islands and beaches, Terengganu is a good choice.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what we will focus on, how we can highlight our tourism capacity to make the tourism sector more progressive and contribute to the economic well-being of the state and the people,\u201d he said to reporters after a breaking-of-the-fast with the state tourism industry players on Thursday.<\/p>\n
At the event, Samsuri, as the representative of Terengganu, was presented with the Muslim-Friendly Destination Award from Universal Crescent Standard Centre in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Mara.<\/p>\n
Samsuri said non-Muslims should not have any worry about the tourism master plan because the sensitivities of all communities would be considered in drafting the programme.<\/p>\n
He also dismissed an allegation that the state government would close down cinemas in the state, saying that a study would be conducted to see how they could be improved. – Bernama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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