Aiming to make Sarawak as one of leading destinations for eco-tourism and business events by 2030

Sarawak is getting involved in the Global Destination Sustainability Index, or GDS Index as part of our post Covid-19 Development Strategy for Tourism, where we aim to make our state one of the leading destinations for ecotourism and business events by 2030.

Kudos to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Sarawak in collaboration with Business Events Sarawak and Sarawak Tourism Board in undertaking the initiative which leverage on the GDS-Index as a measurement tool to assess how sustainable Sarawak is for business events and tourism on the global stage.

Such initiative can also assist us in benchmarking our list of destination and to receive insights on shaping the strategy for regeneration especially in post Covid-19.  It can be seen as a collaborative effort that supports destination management organisations and convention bureaus to adopt, promote and recognise responsible practices.

The index is fully aligned with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Destination Criteria where Kuching city was chosen as the pilot project for Sarawak. 

In fact, we are the first to undertake this initiative and is a world

first for Malaysia in business events and tourism. Sarawak is also one of the 75 destinations in the world to undertake this project. The benefits and outcomes are enormous not only to just business events and tourism but to our local folks as well. It will encourage and support every industry in Sarawak for the adoption of best practices of sustainability to make Sarawak sustainable for visitors and a place for all of us to live in.

Things can only can better and together we can look forward to brighter days ahead especially where our local folks are concerned.