Imiphumela ekhuthazayo evela kwesanda kuphothulwa (i-Malaysia Association of Tour and Travel Agents) i-KL Fair noma i-MATTA Fair, eyenziwe ngabenzeli be-Sabah nabanikazi bamahhotela ngesonto eledlule ikhombisa isidingo esiqinile sokuvakasha kwasekhaya e-Sabah yisizukulwane esisha sabahambi abazimele, ngokusho kwe-Sabah Tourism Board (STB). ).
Ukuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo emisha namaphakheji ezokuvakasha afana namaphakheji amasha e-MATTA Tawau nakho kuthathwe kanye nokuvakasha kwendabuko. Lokhu kuhambisana nenjongo ye-STB yokukhuthaza nokugcizelela kabusha izindawo ezikhangayo zasoGwini oluseMpumalanga kwezokuvakasha.
Okunikezwayo okuqashiswa ngezimoto bekudayisa kakhulu ngesikhathi sombukiso okuphakamisa ukuthi abantu baseMalaysia abancamela inkululeko ohambweni lwabo nabo bangabahloli abazimisele ngokuzihlola bona bendawo ye-Sabah. Ngokufaka ubuchwepheshe bedijithali, i-STB ithuthukisa ingxenye entsha ebizwa ngokuthi 'Fly-and-Drive', ukukhuthaza abahambi ukuthi bazitholele izinto ezintsha ezihehayo ikakhulukazi lezo ezitholakala ezindaweni zasemakhaya.
“Siyakuqaphela ukuthi abantu baseMalaysia ikakhulukazi abasebancane babumba izindlela zokuvakasha futhi bafuna ukwazi ngeminikelo emisha kaSabah. I-MATTA Fair iyinkundla enhle yokufinyelela engxenyeni yasekhaya, okuwumthombo wemakethe oyinhloko nobalulekile kithi.
Sizoqhubeka nokwethula kabusha nokugqamisa izindawo ezikhangayo zasoGwini lwase-East, maningi amathuba okuhlola lapho.” kusho uSuzaini Datuk Sabdin Ghani, iMenenja Jikelele ye-STB.
