Property Hunter Magazine Property Hunter Magazine Issue 51 - February 2014 | Page 9

all over the country will gather there and spend a day cleaning up the village. The three-day community service project will be held in conjunction with World Tour Guides Day on 21 February 2014. During the programme, guides will be taken on a visit to Kinabalu Park, the Desa Cattle farm and Poring hot springs, which are the major attractions in Kundasang. Sabah Native Registered Tourist Guides Association president George Rejos said trekking and hiking activities are very popular among tourists, especially the Europeans. “Sabah has been, without fail, among the top five states which received the highest number of tourists every year over the past 20 years because of the wildlife, jungle and, of course, Mount Kinabalu. Tourist guides must be prepared to provide the best services and be up to date on all the latest tourism products,” he said. Sipadan-Mabul Resort Chief Executive Officer Robert Lo added: “Sabah is very lucky because we are naturally blessed with world-class islands and tropical rainforests. We have a lot to offer to tourists, but we have to further develop our tourism industry. We have to learn from other countries and understand why they are doing well so that we can improve and become better. We have to address the root problem. There’s a lot of work to improve especially in the area of services and provid