WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM

As A Premium Tourist Destination’

By YBhg Datu IK Pahon Anak Joyik Permanent Secretary Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports TABLE OF CONTENT

Sarawak in brief

Where is Sarawak

Why sarawak

Premium Product Experience 2 SARAWAK IN BRIEF

Total Area 124,449.5 square kilometers Population 2.7 Million

Capital of Sarawak Kuching

Number of Ethnic community Not least than 27 Ethnic Malay, Iban, Chinese, Bidayuh, Melanau, Orang Ulu, Indian and Major Ethnic Groups other indigenous groups Major Languages Malay , English, Mandarin, Iban and others local dialects

Major Religions Islam , Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism Currency Ringgit Malaysia (RM)

Source: State Planning Unit (SPU), 2016. *Bank Negara Malaysia (Middle Rate), 2017. 3 WHERE IS SARAWAK?

• Largest State in Malaysia • Borneo; – Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan – Brunei, Indonesia • 3rd Largest Island in the world • One of the oldest Rainforest after Amazon

4 BORNEO

Sabah

Sarawak

5 REVENUE GENERATED: GDP CONTRIBUTION 2017

Indicator 2015 2016 Tourism GDP Contribution Average per capita expenditure for foreign 2,545 2,236.4 2016 % visitor (RM) RM8.98b 8.2 Average per capita expenditure for domestic 1,644 1,383.5 visitor (RM)

As of Oct 2017 As of Oct 2017 4,086,488

Source: Immigration Department Sarawak (IDS), 2016. State Planning Unit (SPU), 2016. 5 SARAWAK VISITORS’ AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY AND MAIN ACTIVITIES

AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY (DAYS) MAIN VISITORS

6.4 Youth Travel 6.2

5.8

MAIN ACTIVITIES Domestic International Overall

Attended Visit place Visit national park/wildlife Sightseeing sanctuary/ Adventure festival/event of heritage Tour/Sport

Visit longhouse Attended meeting/ Shopping Health/medical Source: Visitor Exit Survey (VES), 2016. convention/ 9 exhibitions treatment Nature/Adventure

PRODUCTS Culture Heritage OFFERING

Festival

8 9 10 NATIONAL PARK

NATIONAL PARK

National Park No. of NP •37 Size of Total Target for Target of Protected Forest cover No. of Wildlife TPA Sanctuary •5 Area Area

946,335.4 1m No. of Nature (7-8% to Reach hectare 85% Reserve •14 TPA) (10%)

11 NATIONAL PARK

Semenggoh Wildlife Centre

Bako National Park

Matang Wildlife Centre

Niah National Park

Gunung Mulu National Park - A UNESCO World Heritage

12 ADVENTURE & NATURE

13 14 15 ADVENTURE & NATURE

16 17 ADVENTURE Kayaking

Rafting

18 ADVENTURE Boat cruise

Long Boat

19 ADVENTURE Rejang River, Sibu

Tourist family on Long Boat - Mulu National Park

20 TREKKING

21 ADVENTURE 4x4 Challenge

Biking/Cycling

22 23 ADVENTURE Fun Caving Adventure in Kuching

Rock Climbing ADVENTURE Cycling

Mulu Eco Challenge

25 ADVENTURE

Diving

Angling

26 NATURE • Ramsar , Kuching Wetland Irrawaddy Dolphin

Proboscis Monkey

27 28 TRH PRINCE CHARLES’ VISIT TO SARAWAK

29 Birding

30 NATURE / BINDING Endemics Birds Black Oriole

Dulit Frogmouth Blue-banded Pitta Bornean Barbet

Pygmy White-Eye 31 Bornean Wren-babbler NATURE

Some Endemics Birds in Sarawak

Blue-banded Pitta: Kubah NP, Borneo Highlands

Bornean Barbet: Borneo Highlands

Black Oriole: Payeh Maga

Pygmy White-Eye: Borneo Highlands, Ba’Kelalan

Bornean Wren-babbler: Kubah NP

Dulit Frogmouth: Ba’Kelalan 32 CULTURE Iban Ethnic Malay Community in Sarawak

Orang Ulu

Bidayuh Semban

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35 36 37 38

Top 10 Iconic Event Pesta Babulang

ASEAN BORNEO CULTURAL FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL FILM BORNEO FESTIVAL & AWARDS INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL SARAWAK INTERNATIONAL TIDAL BORE DRAGON BOAT RACE FESTIVAL (3-5/11/2017) SARAWAK REGATTA

MUKAH KAUL FESTIVAL - Tibou 41 “Sarawak Your Must Next Visit Destination”

42 TOP 10 TOURISM DESTINATION PREMIUM COMPONENTS Quality Online Coverage Experience Design Personalization Mobile booking management

Internet Innovation and Demanded only Focus more on new Critical for connection in memorable oneself or for technologies and competitiveness channels than on cities, sites, and experience one’s own small new high quality attraction travel group content Pre-booking Spirituality & “Small is beautiful” F&B + Gastronomy “Back to nature” experiences De-connection

As part of Niche concepts Becoming a As most With the concept experience and services, with key driver for premium of Bleisure a premium travellers are (business & approach choosing a Leisure travel) from urban gaining space43 Source: Premium Travel Barometer 2016 destination areas CONNECTIVITY & ACCESSIBILITY

Air Land Connectivity

Cruise Riverine

44 45 46 AIR CONNECTIVITY

47 PAN BORNEO HIGHWAY SARAWAK

Credit to: New Strait Times 48 ACCOMMODATION

3 2 1 RATING 5 Star 4 Star 3 Star 2 Star 1 Star Total Orchid Orchid Orchid

7 15 30 23 21 32 48 36 212

1,788 3,707 3,802 1,780 1,220 1,365 1,144 732 15,538

Source: Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia (MoTaC), 2017.

16 Digital – Promo & Marketing

50 WAY FORWARD

Developing Upgrading New Product

Digital – Capacity Promo & Building Marketing

51 SARAWAK TOURISM ARRIVALS SARAWAK TOURISM RECEIPT

Ø 2016 Ø 2017 (Estimation) Receipt RM8.374 billion Receipt RM8.98 billion Visitors 4,661,100 Visitors 5,000,000

Estimation of RM10.6b RM9.6b RM9.5b RM8.98b RM7.9b RM8.4b RM6.7b RM6.1b target 4,069, 023 3,270, 655 3,795, 373 4,341, 748 4,857, 867 4,517, 179 4,661, 100 5,000,000 ( 7.3%)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Growth -2.6% -8.21% 28.30% 21.15% 11.45% -9.46% -13.45% 6.9% (%) Source: Immigration Department Sarawak (IDS), 2016. State Planning Unit (SPU), 2016. 52 Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture (MTAC), 2016. MEDICAL TOURISM INDICATORS

Duration of treatment Length of Stays (Days) (Day) Medical Tourism 2016 & 2017 (Jan-Jun) 3.8 2 387,043

38,140 20,379 Average Spending (RM) 127,834

Overall RM6632.62 per pax Local Surgery Foreigner RM12,530.78 per pax 2016 2017 (Jan-Jun) Non- Surgery RM2,794.13 per pax

53 EXISTING PRIVATE HOSPITAL

10 Multi 1 Discipline Discipline Licensed Licensed 11 Licensed Private Hospital

54 55 UPCOMING PRIVATE HOSPITAL

DIVISION NAME OF UPCOMING PRIVATE HOSPITAL STAGE Kuching Multimedic Women Specialist Surgery Application for new licence still in (Niche service-Obstetric & gynaecology) process at KKM level. Kuching BDC Specialist Hospital (Multidiscipline services) Has been granted approval to establish or maintain. Kuching Kuching Spine & Specialist Medical Centre Application for approval to establish (Niche service-Orthopaedic and spine) or maintain still in process at KKM level. Miri Columbia Asia Hospital-Miri Application for approval to establish (Multidiscipline services) or maintain still in process at KKM -relocation level. Miri Miri Specialist Hospital Has been granted approval to (Multidiscipline services) establish or maintain. Miri Borneo Medical Centre Miri Application for approval to establish (Multidiscipline services) or maintain still in process at KKM level.

56 SPORTING EVENTS

Victor Far East Malaysia Masters Badminton 4th Kuching Marathon 2017 Championships 2017

2nd Kuching International Bike 31st Malaysia International Open Week 2017 Master Athletics Championship 2017 57 SPORT TOURISM Positioning Sarawak as a Venue for International Sporting Events List of International Event in 2017 Upcoming Events • FINA World Championship Diving, • 21st Asia Master Athletics Championship • Victor Far East Malaysia Masters Badminton 2019 Championships 2017, • 3rd Southeast Asian Squash Championship 2017 • World PARA Swimming Championship in • Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open 2017 2019 • 3rd CMS Borneo Junior Open Squash Championship • The Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling 2017 Championship st • 31 Malaysia International Open Master Athletics • 18th Asian Cadet, Junior & Under 21 Championship 2017 Karate Championship • Sarawak International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship 2017 • International Coaching & Sports • 4th Kuching Marathon 2017 Administrator Symposium and Seminar • 2nd Kuching International Bike Week 2017 2019 • Sarawak Open Weightlifting Championship • Seoul Star Charity Football Festival • Sukan Sarawak (SUKSAR) 2017 58 EDUCATION TOURISM

600 Foreign Students

1000 Foreign Students

59 Top 10 Country Foreign Medical Tourists 2017 (January-June)

138 U. Kingdom 158 163 Vietnam 195 219 Pakistan 228 371 Philippines 461 1,292 Indonesia 15,220 1 100 10000 1000000

60 Top 10 Country Foreign Medical Tourists 2016

Brunei 298 Vietnam 319 Japan 319 Australia 342 Pakistan 356 India 560 Philippines 834 China 2,029 Iran 2,827 Indonesia 24,267 1 100 10000 1000000

61 EXISTING DOMESTIC FLIGHTS INTO SARAWAK

Singapore - Kuching Malaysia Airlines 7 times Singapore – Miri AirAsia 4 times 4 times (Launch on 27 AirAsia Singapore – December 2017) Pontianak – Kuching AirAsia 7 times 7 times (Launch on 26 AirAsia Shenzhen – Kuching December 2017) 4 times (Launch on 12 Express Air Pontianak – Kuching -- Miri December 2017) Pontianak – Kuching Wings Air Dec 2017 Pontianak – Miri Wings Air Feb 2018 7 times (Launch on 29 Oct Scoot Airlines Singapore – Kuching 2017)

62 Existing International Flights into Sarawak No Sector/Route Airlines Frequency /Weekly 1 Kuala Lumpur - Kuching Malaysia Airlines 70 times 2 Kuala Lumpur - Sibu Malaysia Airlines 14 times 3 Kuala Lumpur - Bintulu Malaysia Airlines 14 times 4 Kuala Lumpur - Miri Malaysia Airlines 34 times 5 Johor Bahru - Kuching Malaysia Airlines 5 times 6 Kota Kinabalu - Kuching Malaysia Airlines 7 times 7 Kota Kinabalu - Sibu Malaysia Airlines 14 times 8 Kota Kinabalu - Bintulu Malaysia Airlines 14 times 9 Kota Kinabalu - Miri Malaysia Airlines 20 times 10 Kota Kinabalu - Mulu Malaysia Airlines 7 times 11 Labuan - Miri Malaysia Airlines 28 times 12 Kuala Lumpur – Kuching Malindo Air 26 times 13 Kuala Lumpur - Kuching AirAsia 84 times 14 Kuala Lumpur - Sibu AirAsia 36 times 15 Kuala Lumpur - Bintulu AirAsia 14 times 16 Kuala Lumpur - Miri AirAsia 28 times 17 Johor Bahru - Kuching AirAsia 24 times 18 Johor Bahru - Sibu AirAsia 7 times 19 Johor Bahru - Miri AirAsia 7 times 20 Langkawi - Kuching AirAsia 4 times 21 Kota Kinabalu - Kuching AirAsia 21 times 22 Kota Kinabalu - Miri AirAsia 10 times 23 Penang - Kuching AirAsia 10 times 63 24 Singapore – Miri AirAsia 4 times 25 Kota Bharu - Kuching AirAsia 3 times CRUISE

64 SARAWAK CRUISE PASSENGER STATISTICS 2017

25 February 2017 382 302 684

26 February 2017 382 302 684 Silver Shadow Silver Shadow 26 March 2017 684 400 1,084 Insignia L’Austral 10 October 2017 264 140 404 Silver Shadow Silver Shadow 24 October 2017 382 302 684

25 October 2017 382 302 684

65 Accommodation By Division * BINTANG/BIL. BILIK ORKID/BIL. BILIK BIL. KAWASAN / BAHAGIAN JUMLAH 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

1 KUCHING 3 (945) 6 (1,706) 12 (1,552) 5 (347) 4 (428) 9 (473) 7 (205) 12 (272) 59 (6,133)

2 LUNDU ------1 (11) 1 (11)

3 SRI AMAN - - 1 (158) - - 2 (56) 4 (69) 2 (40) 9 (323)

4 BETONG - - - 1 (73) - - - - 1 (73)

5 SARIKEI - - - 1 (59) - 2 (78) 4 (89) 3 (56) 10 (282)

6 MUKAH - - 2 (299) 1 (115) - 1 (29) 1 (12) 2 (30) 7 (485)

7 SIBU - 1 (226) 3 (404) 5 (532) 5 (237) 4 (96) 5 (116) 6 (106) 29 (1,717)

8 BINTULU - 2 (400) 5 (593) 5 (333) 6 (318) 6 (351) 7 (240) - 31 (2,235)

9 MIRI 3 (638) 6 (1,375) 5 (469) 4 (275) 3 (132) 3 (136) 4 (104) 2 (76) 30 (3,205)

10 LIMBANG - - 1 (223) - - 1 (21) 6 (112) 1 (20) 9 (376)

11 LAWAS - - 1 (104) - 1 (36) - 3 (60) 1 (14) 6 (214)

12 SERIAN ------1 (26) - 1 (26)

13 SIMUNJAN ------1 (18) 1 (18)

14 LUBOK ANTU ------1 (18) - 1 (18)

15 SARATOK - - - - - 1 (17) 1 (18) 1 (18) 3 (53)

16 BINTAGOR ------

17 KAPIT - - - 1 (46) 1 (19) 1 (15) 4 (75) 2 (32) 9 (187) 18 NIAH ------

19 MARUDI - - - - 1 (50) 2 (93) - 2 (39) 5 (182)

JUMLAH 7 (1,788) 15 (3,707) 30 (3,802) 23 (1,780) 21 (1,220) 32 (1,365) 48 (1,144) 36 (732) 212 (15,538)66 List of Homestay and Distribution

BILANGAN BILANGAN PELAWAT JUMLAH BIL HOMESTAY MENGIKUT BAHAGIAN JUMLAH PENDAPATAN PENGUSAHA PELAWAT Domestik Antarabangsa BAHAGIAN KUCHING 1 Kampung Telok Melano, Sematan 15 426 294 720 136,460.00 2 Kampung Telaga Air 14 7,311 690 8,001 124,070.00 3 Kampung Tanah Hitam, Sematan 8 83 20 103 17,220.00 4 Kampung Pueh, Sematan 17 465 102 567 50,740.00 5 Kampung Annah Rais, Padawan 16 193 697 890 205,576.00 6 Kampung Panglima Seman Lama 10 0 0 0 0 7 Kampung Benuk, Padawan 13 600 108 708 14,696.00 8 Kampung Buntal 10 120 46 166 13,660.00 9 Kampung Siol Kandis 9 1,120 0 1,120 288,145.00 10 Kampung Santubong 23 1,479 14 1,493 531,405.00 11 Kampung Darul Islam Belimbing 22 246 0 246 16,850.00 12 Kampung Senah Rayang, Padawan 10 0 0 0 0 13 Kampung Krokong, Bau 11 1,728 190 1,918 119,826.80 14 Kampung Bako 17 1,411 36 1,447 64,050.0067 LIST OF HOMESTAY AND DISTRIBUTION

BAHAGIAN SERIAN 15 Kampung Mongkos, Serian 12 286 393 679 167,919.00 16 Kampung Tebakang Melayu, Serian 19 216 0 216 552,920.32 17 Kampung Pichin 12 4,204 70 4,274 13,090.00 BAHAGIAN SAMARAHAN 18 , Samarahan 10 159 0 159 28,008.00 BAHAGIAN SRI AMAN 19 Rh. Wilson Bana, Po Ai 10 130 0 130 7,545.00 BAHAGIAN BETONG 20 Kampung Maludam, Betong 9 66 31 97 17,140.00 BAHAGIAN SARIKEI 21 Rh. Nyuka, Ulu Sarikei 19 221 9 230 4,260.00 BAHAGIAN SIBU 22 Rumah Panjang , Sibu 15 160 141 301 22,507.00 23 Rh. Benjamin Angki, Kanowit 14 2,646 212 2,858 196,222.50 BAHAGIAN MUKAH 24 Kampung Senau 10 46 0 46 62,700.00 25 Kampung Pedada 11 390 0 390 15,835.50 BAHAGIAN KAPIT 26 Uma Belor, Sg. Asap Belaga 12 460 10 470 80,210.00 BAHAGIAN MIRI 27 Rh. Patrick, Sg. Tanggap, Niah 34 2,110 1,077 3,187 114,150.00 28 Kedayan (Kpg. Peliau/Gatas/Bungai) 29 93 0 93 5,222.00 29 Kampung Narum, Marudi 13 0 0 0 22,500.00 30 Kampung Kuala Sibuti, Bekenu 14 13 16 29 182,712.00 31 Homestay Highlands (Pa Ukat, Pa Dalih, Pa Lungan) 25 1,516 417 1,933 300,878.00 32 Rh. Hillary Tawan Achai, Marudi, Baram 13 43 101 144 83,567.00 BAHAGIAN LIMBANG 33 Ba'Kelalan, Lawas 14 737 1,297 2,034 504,781.00 34 Long Semadoh, Lawas 15 437 36 473 55,189.00 35 Kuala Mendalam, Limbang 10 50 243 293 46,650.0068 JUMLAH KESELURUHAN 515 29,165 6,250 35,415 4,066,705.12 DATA PEROLEHAN & KEDATANGAN PELAWAT KE HOMESTAY PADA TAHUN 2017 (JAN-SEPT) MENGIKUT KEDUDUKAN 5 TERATAS

KEDATANGAN PELAWAT KE HOMESTAY 2017 (JAN-SEPT) HOMESTAY KAMPUNG PICHIN, SERIAN 1 • 2,608 JUMLAH PELAWAT HOMESTAY BARIO HIGHLANDS, MIRI 2 • 2,322 JUMLAH PELAWAT HOMESTAY RH. PATRICK LIBAU, SG. TANGGAP, NIAH, MIRI 3 • 1,303 JUMLAH PELAWAT HOMESTAY BA’ KELALAN, LAWAS 4 • 1,246 JUMLAH PELAWAT HOMESTAY RH. BENJAMIN ANGKI, KANOWIT, SIBU

5 • 1,178 JUMLAH PELAWAT 69 CAMPING SITE IN SARAWAK

• Permai Resort, Santubong • Pandan Sia Beach, Lundu • Kem Pueh, Sematan • Bako Np • Gunung Gading NP • Mulu NP • Gua Niah Np • Matang Wildlife Centre • Tanjung Datu NP • Similajau NP

• Lambir Hill NP 70 UPGRADING

Upgrading of Tourism Miri Infrastructure and Facilities at Wind Cave, Fairy Cave, Kuching Waterfront areas and Kuching Heritage Trail, upgrading work Sarikei Kapit to the Jetty near Santubong Sports Bridge to cater for the RAMSAR Complex site(Kuching Wetland) visitors, anglers and divers Sri Bintulu Aman Youth Camps

Pueh, Kemuyang, Mukah Petra Jaya Sports Complex into Sematan Sibu a National Sports School KUBU

Kubu Emma, Kubu Hose, Kubu Brooke, Kubu Sylvia, Kubu Lili, Betong Kanowit Marudi Julau Kapit 71 DEVELOPING NEW PRODUCT

No Tourism Facilities/Development Date Venue

1 Jambatan Darul Hana 11 Nov, 2017 Kuching Waterfront 2 Panchor Picnic Area Nov, 2019 Serian 3 Baruk Kpg Gumbang Bau 2018 Bau 4 Forts In Sarawak Nov 2019 Sarawak 5 Brooke Dockyard Maritime Museum Nov 2019 Kuching Waterfront

6 Walkway Kp Boyan-fort Margherita Nov 2019 Kp Boyan-fort Margherita

7 English Tea House Fort Margherita Nov 2019 Fort Margherita

8 Gold Mine Museum 2019 Bau 9 The Sarawak Youth And Sports Centre 2019 (Game Village) 10 Betong Swimming Pool Complex 2018 Betong 72 HOW TO GET TO SARAWAK

• Kuching as gateway – Kuching International Airport • Miri – Northern Gateway (UNESCO site – Mulu • Bintulu – Oil & Gas, HHH & Industry • Sibu – Central Region • Mighty Rejang

73 FACILITIES

• Pan- Borneo Road network • River Transport

• Hotel Accommodation • Homestay • Camping

74 DATA PEROLEHAN & KEDATANGAN PELAWAT KE HOMESTAY PADA TAHUN 2017 (JAN-SEPT) MENGIKUT KEDUDUKAN 5 TERATAS KEDATANGAN PELAWAT KE PEROLEHAN HOMESTAY HOMESTAY 2017 (JAN-SEPT) 2017 (JAN-SEPT)

HOMESTAY KAMPUNG PICHIN, SERIAN HOMESTAY KAMPUNG SANTUBONG, KUCHING 1 • 2,608 JUMLAH PELAWAT 1 • RM 373,660.00

HOMESTAY BARIO HIGHLANDS, MIRI HOMESTAY BARIO HIGHLANDS, MIRI 2 • 2,322 JUMLAH PELAWAT 2 • RM 334,400.00

HOMESTAY RH. PATRICK LIBAU, SG. HOMESTAY BA’ KELALAN, LAWAS 3 TANGGAP, NIAH, MIRI 3 • RM 269,476.00 • 1,303 JUMLAH PELAWAT HOMESTAY BA’ KELALAN, LAWAS HOMESTAY SADONG JAYA, SAMARAHAN 4 • 1,246 JUMLAH PELAWAT 4 • RM 227,218.00

HOMESTAY RH. BENJAMIN ANGKI, HOMESTAY KAMPUNG KUALA SIBUTI, BEKENU, 5 KANOWIT, SIBU 5 MIRI • 1,178 JUMLAH PELAWAT • RM 184,200.00 75 CAPACITY TRAINING 2017 DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT 2017 BY CATEGORIES AND DIVISIONS TOTAL OF TRAININGS FOR 2017 = 16 TOTAL OF TRAININGS AS AT 16TH NOVEMBER 2017 = 15 BALANCE OF TRAININGS = 1 Specialized Training (2) Mulu, Service Excellence Training (3) - Tourist Guide Mukah Mukah, Sri Aman/Betong, - Food Operators Safety & Life Saving (2) Sarikei - Local Communities, Kuching, Boat & Bus Operators, Hotelier, Miri Kuching, Miri, Sibu, Basic Hospitality Training (6) Gov. Agencies Kuching, Sri Aman / Betong, Serian/Samarahan, (a) Frontliners (4) Serian / Samarahan Limbang - Hotelier, Airport Frontliners Event Management Training (3) (b) Ad-Hoc (2) - Gov. Agencies & Private Sectors - Tour Guide As A Profession

UPCOMING TRAININGS VENUE PROPOSED DATE Specialized Training (Tourist Guide): 1. Heritage Awareness Workshop Mukah Early Disember

76 Top 10 Countries Visitor Arrivals Jan-Oct 2016 vs. Jan-Oct 2017

2.93% 12,697 12,335 13,647 5.06% 12,990 15,782 5.84% 14,911 26,344 10.75 23,786 % 6.99% 28,693 26,818 32,336 3.56% 31,224 33,156 3.79% 31,944

57,735 -5.52% 61,108 438,571 11.04% 394,980 1,000 201,000 401,000 601,000 801,000 1,001,000 1,201,000 1,401,000 1,601,000 33.78% 1,466,968 United 1,096,533 Brunei Indonesia Philippines Singapore China India Australia Thailand Europe Kingdom Growth (%) 33.78 11.04 -5.52 3.79 3.56 6.99 10.75 5.84 5.06 2.93 2017 1,466,968 438,571 57,735 -5.52 33,156 32,336 28,693 26,344 15,782 13,647 12,697 2016 1,096,533 394,980 61,108 31,944 31,224 26,818 23,786 14,911 12,990 12,335 77 SARAWAK TOURISM ESTIMATION GDP CONTRIBUTION 2017

Tourism GDP Contribution +6.9% RM8.98b 8.2%

Visitors 2017 7.3% 5,000,000

Source: Immigration Department Sarawak (IDS), 2016. State Planning Unit (SPU), 2016. 5