82.1pc drop in tourist arrivals last year

Kota Kinabalu: The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to the State’s once-flourishing tourism industry.

Based on the statistics from the Sabah Tourism Board (STB), the State witnessed an 82.1 per cent drop in international arrivals from January-August this year, compared to the same period last year.

Domestic arrivals registered a 61.4 per cent decrease and a 68.8 per cent decline in total arrivals.

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Chinese tourists were the largest number of foreigners to visit the State last year, totalling 598,566 people. 

 

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