| By James Kon and
Ariffin Bakar
Italian tourists entering the Immigration area at the Brunei
International Airport. Photo: James Kon
Some 220 Italian tourists from the
BETA's best dealers group who arrived in Brunei in a Royal
Brunei Airlines chartered flight went home yesterday afternoon.
BETA, a top Italian
manufacturer of auto parts and tools for motor industry, chose
Brunei where to host its first convention because they feel it's
very prestigious to be here.
And it's also the first in
Brunei history that a large group of Italian tourists arrived
here and received by 60 luxurious cars.
During the Italians' short
visits, they were brought to the Royal Regalia Museum, a quick
city tour and a glimpse of the Kampong Ayer, the "Venice of
the East".
They were really happy with the
trip and services provided to them by the Empire Hotel and
Country Club.
Mrs. Colla Marigrazia commented
it is an excellent and interesting trip. She really appreciated
the two-day trip and enjoyed the beautiful scenery and the good
food the country has to offer. She hopes she have another chance
to come to visit Brunei again, she said.
She said Brunei could be a
potential tourist's destination in Italy.
The problem is that Brunei
Darussalam is still in the shadows, where not a lot of people
know what the place has to offer, she said.
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