95 business events worth RM208 mln in 2020
KUCHING: Sarawak secured a total of 95 business events in the year 2020, worth RM 208.8 million of economic spinoff despite the pressure from Covid-19 pandemic. State Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said Sarawak remained optimistic to receive at least 25,346 delegates coming to the state with an estimated RM112.9 […]
Sarawak still preferred choice for business events
KUCHING: For last year alone, Sarawak secured an estimated total economic impact of RM293.27 million and expected direct delegate expenditure of RM159.38 million from 80 secured events to take place from now until 2026. In saying this, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah added that from these figures, RM17.59 million of […]
Business events regain RM291.2 mln
KUCHING: Sarawak’s business event industry received the highest of praises by the Sarawak government after the industry’s 2020 performance in securing total economic impact of RM291.2 million was revealed at Business Events Sarawak’s (BESarawak) annual appreciation event held recently. The annual gathering, which strictly complied to the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOPs), was attended by […]
State regains RM291.2 million from BESarawak
KUCHING: The state’s business events industry received the highest of praises by the state government after its performance this year was revealed at Business Events Sarawak’s (BESarawak) Year-End Gathering Dinner on Monday (Dec 14). The annual gathering, which strictly complied with the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOPs), was attended by Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim […]
Abdul Karim applauds RM106mil total economic impact on business events
MIRI: Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Sarawak had achieved an estimated RM106mil on total economic impact for business events between January and September this year. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this amount had contributed to RM58mil in direct delegate expenditure; collecting tax revenue of RM6.4mil and opening 8,480 jobs […]
Big bucks from business events
MIRI: Sarawak achieved an estimated RM106 million in total economic impact for business events despite the significant spread of Covid-19 this year. The amount included RM58 million in direct delegates’ expenditure, RM6.4 million in tax revenues apart from creating 8,480 jobs in related sectors. There were 31 secured business events which attracted 39, 356 delegates […]
Tourism needs business events
MIRI: The business events segment is vital to the transformation of the state’s tourism industry, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “Everything we do in the business events industry today is an investment. The value of business events is greater than the tip of the iceberg,” the minister explained at […]
955 business events since 2006
SIBU: Sarawak has hosted 955 business events with the total economic impact of RM1.6 billion from 2006 until Sept 10. According to Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, the events had contributed RM870 million in total direct delegate expenditure and RM96 million in tax revenue contribution. “In 2019 alone, Sarawak […]
MoU opens door to global meetings
SAN FRANCISCO: Sarawak has made a remarkable impression and entry to the global meetings industry with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) and Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA). The MoU exchange took place at PCMA’s signature industry event, Convening Leaders 2020, on Tuesday. Malaysia’s pioneer convention bureau —BESarawak by Sarawak Convention […]
