The Negeri Sembilan government through its state Tourism Board (LPNS) is in full throttle to promote tourism in the state.
The state Tourism Board has been actively promoting Negeri Sembilan as a popular tourist destination while introducing the state in MATTA Fair, Malaysia International Travel Mart (MITM) Negeri Sembilan, NS Travel Fair @ NS Fest, Sales Mission to China, ITB Shanghai 2024, and Singapore Travel Fair.
Business-to-business (B2B) sessions with Tourism Malaysia, cross-promotion programs with selected states, and FAM (familiarisation) trips were also actively carried out by the LPNS.
“To highlight our state tourism uniqueness, we need to be different from the other states.
“With limited resources, I look forward to proactively collaborating with industry players to further promote tourism in Negeri Sembilan.”
“Negeri Sembilan is rich with culture and has many eco-tourism places that tourists can visit, domestically and internationally.
“However, Negeri Sembilan has become a day trip destination and we are formulating innovative ways to have more appealing events to increase hotel occupancy and attract more tourists.” State Tourism, Arts and Culture Committee chairman Nicole Tan Lee Koon informed Press KL.
In January, the Sun reported Negeri Sembilan is targeting eight million tourists to the state by organizing over 50 tourism events this year.
They also plan to showcase over 200 tourism products, encompassing investment tourism, medical tourism, educational tourism, and health tourism to attract visitors from both domestic and international markets.
Last year September, Nicole Tan also suggested that Travel agencies in Negeri Sembilan should come up with interesting packages to attract more local and international tourists to the state, focusing on sports, events, and food, as well as places of interest, to further strengthen the state’s tourism sector.
Pesona PD program to revive Port Dickson
To rejuvenate Port Dickson, the state government through the Negeri Sembilan Tourism Board in collaboration with the Port Dickson Municipal Council (MPPD)’s tourism unit has introduced ‘Pesona PD’.
MPPD has also introduced the Negeri Sembilan District Tour program and even actively engaging with the Hotel Association to find ways to have better occupancy in hotels around Port Dickson.
Meanwhile, Sports Tourism such as Port Dickson Triathlon (PDIT), PD Joran, SWIMON OWS 2023 Series, and International Volleyball was also organised.
On February 24, 2024, a proposal paper for LPNS to make it as government linked company (GLC) was presented to the top management of the Negeri Sembilan Government to determine the appointment of existing officers and staff at LPNS.
The Negeri Sembilan Government established the Negeri Sembilan Tourism Board (Tourism Negeri Sembilan) in 2010 to act as a leader for government and private agencies that have a direct or indirect connection with the tourism sector.
Photo — Nicole Tan Lee Koon Facebook and Wikipedia
