Promoting Brunei At Oz Tourism Fair
By Arjuna

Bandar Seri Begawan - Seven travel and tourism professionals are in Melbourne, Australia now for the two-day AsiaPacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) 2007.

The delegation comprise two officials from Brunei Tourism, namely Nordin Ahmad and Faten Shahrani, as well as Aji Puteh from Royal Brunei Airlines, Alirahim Haji Abdul Rani from Golden Touch Holidays RBA, Michelle Wong from The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Anthony Chieng from Sunshine Borneo Tours & Travel and TC Chun of Good Miles Sdn Bhd.

The objective of attending the trade fair is to promote the Sultanate as a tourist destination and also to create awareness on what Brunei can offer.

"We have listed around 26 travel fairs and exhibitions to attend this year," said Nordin Ahmad, Special Duties Officer at Brunei Tourism.

With the recruitment of new staff in Brunei Tourism and by joining force with local tour operators, the team has become more aggressive in selling Brunei as a tourist destination, he added.

The event's Director, Ms Rosmarie Sama, said, "This year's event features close to 850 exhibitors including 120 first time participants.

"New exhibitors come from far and wide including the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Canada, Vietnam, Argentina, China, Finland, the United States of America, Korea, India, France, Singapore, Mauritius, Thailand, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, Brazil, Russia, Philippines, Turkey, Japan and of course Australia," she added.

"The buyers are from all around the globe including the United Kingdom and Europe, the Americas, South Africa, Asia and Australia," she said. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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