He said the State’s tourism industry was overly dependent on Chinese visitors before the pandemic and that it must now diversify its customer base. Joniston said over 6,000 Indian visitors came to Sabah pre-pandemic in 2019, showing a clear interest in visiting the region, and while the number was modest, it is still quite promising.
AsianWorld Holidays Sdn Bhd director George Kandiah led the delegation on their familiarisation trip to Sabah. On current flight frequencies, Joniston said there are 163 weekly connecting flights between Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu available via MAS, Air Asia and Batik Air. He also said 3,247 tourists from India had arrived in Sabah between January and October this year. On Tuesday , India’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, B.