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