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Brunei’s Hotels And Restaurants In Trouble Face Serious Dip

Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei’s hotel and restaurant industry is taking an alarmingly downward dip currently.

The Economic Planning and Development Department statistics shows a seven per cent drop in the sultanate’s hotel and restaurant sectors in this year’s first quarter compared to the same period last year.

Pehin Dato Haji Suyoi, the acting Education Minister, in quoting these figures said however, the long-term prospect was hopeful.

Despite the decrease, the Acting Minister was confident that in the long run, these sectors will continue to contribute towards the economic and employment development in the country.

The hospitality sector has a very huge potential as it attracts tourists helping to diversify the country’s economy.

He highlighted the matter at the Apprenticeship Training Agreement Signing Ceremony 2004 and presentation of Apprentice of the Year Awards for Professional Cookery and Service at the Jerudong Park Country Club yesterday.

Pehin Dato Haji Suyoi said hospitality and tourism sectors have been identified by Monitor Group as one of the economic clusters that could attract more foreign investors to Brunei.

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The field includes eco-tourism, health tourism and sport tourism.

He called on apprentices to take the opportunity to learn more on practical matters.

In professional cookery and service, he said, one could take artistic cooking to perfection which could win hearts.

And like any other art, the more you cook, the more you learn the more sense it makes.

Fine dining experience, he added, was not necessarily to be available at five-star hotels or at major establishments but at small restaurants as well.

The function was held for the start of the fourth intake of the professional Cookery and Service Apprenticeship Training Scheme shared among Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical College, Jerudong Park Country Club, Orchid Garden Hotel, Royal Brunei Catering and Sheraton Utama Hotel.

Fourteen apprentices were selected to undergo two-and-a-half year training.

The main objective of the Professional Cookery and Service is to develop Bruneian youths for a career in the catering industry.

Meanwhile, two chefs were selected for their best culinary skills in the Apprenticeship Training Scheme.

Awang Aziz Razaliegh Haji Hamzah, an apprentice at the Royal Brunei Catering, received the Apprentice of the Year Award for Year One while Dayang Surayati Haji Hamid, an apprentice at the Jerudong Park Country Club, received the award for Year Two. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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