Sabah Tourism Awards 2013 Winners
Having been introduced since 1997, the prestigious Sabah Tourism Awards was inaugurated to celebrate the industry’s achievements and to honor outstanding individuals and organizations whose contributions have attributed to the growth of the tourism industry in Sabah.
Held every two years, nominees include contributors to the state and national tourism developments in various fields including front liners, agencies, hotels, resorts, businesses, and also the media. The Awards are given to reward excellence, quality and innovation in terms of service and standards.
Hopefully for the next Sabah Tourism Awards 2015 and many other awards, we will see a special or new category for Social Media and Digital Media as this is currently the top platforms that have slowly taken over conventional and it is high time that tourism bodies recognize this form of media.
- Winner 1: Anthony Lamb & Anthea Phillipps
- Winner 2: MASwings
- Suria Sabah
- Best Restaurant – Stand Alone
May Flower Restaurant
- Best Restaurant – Hotel/ Resort
The Coast, Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort
- Shenanigans
- Stand Alone
South Sea Sanctuary
- Hotel / Resort
Chi, The Spa at Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort
- Best Tourism Article published in Malaysia
“Returning to Sabah’s Red River Valley” by Mr. Roy Goh.
Published in Sunday Life & Times New Straits Times, July 8 2012
- Best Tourism Article published Overseas
“Sabah Delights : Honeymooners & Baby Boomers”
by Ms. Carol West.
Published in Holidays For Couple, October-March 2012-2
- Best TV Program on Sabah Produced in Malaysia
(No winner)
- Best TV Program on Sabah Produced Overseas
Set iWalker Travelogue
- Best Online Media
“Travels around Malaysia – Part 4: Sepilok & Lankayan Island” by Steven Aldridge.
Published in silvertraveladviser.com
- Best Tourism Attraction – Nature
Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
- Best Tourism Attraction – Non-Nature / Man-made
North Borneo Railway
- 3D2N – Walk the Torq by Via Ferrata
- Best General Tour Guide
Wilson Chin @ Raihan
- Best Specialised Tour Guide
Gary Albert
- Borneo Passages
- 5-Star (Resort)
Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort
- 5-Star (Business)
Hyatt Regency Kinabalu
- 4-Star & 3-Star
Sabah Hotel
- 2-Star & Below
2inn1 Boutique Hotel
- Nature Lodges
Sukau Rainforest Lodge
- Homestay
Miso Walai Homestay Kinabatangan, Sandakan
- Best Overseas Tour Operator
- Japan: H.I.S. Co. Limited
- Korea: HANA Tours
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong Wing On Travel Service Limited
- Taiwan: Comfort Travel Service Co. Ltd
- Australia: New Horizon Holidays
- China: Chengdu Merchant International Travel Service Co. Ltd
- Malaysia Based Category:
Discovery Overland Holidays
- Sabah Based Category:
Popular Express Travel Sdn. Bhd.
- Best Airline Station
Winner 1 : Dragonair, Kota Kinabalu
Winner 2 : Malaysia Airlines, Hong Kong
- Best Foreign Airline
Silk Air
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| Malaysia Asia’s ‘Best Online Media Award’ in 2011 |
For the actual listing and more information about the awards, you can check out the official Sabah Tourism Awards Website.
I look forward to seeing more industry players receive the awards and also other Tourism Bodies around Malaysia holding more awards like this.
If you are planning on visiting Malaysia, do take a look as one of my articles on Why Visit Malaysia as it may give you some sort of guide to what Malaysia has to offer for those who are curious on what Malaysia has to offer.
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