After
a successful Routes Asia in Mumbai which saw over 700 hundred
delegates in attendance, more than ever before, GVK’s Chhatrapati
Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) have officially handed the event
over to Kuching, Sarawak the host destination for Routes Asia 2014.
Building
on the success of this year’s event the largest route development
forum for the entire Asia region will take place on 9-11 March 2014
in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia hosted by the Ministry of Tourism
Sarawak and co-hosted by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.
Mohamed
Sallauddin Mat Sah, General Manager Marketing for Malaysia Airports
Holdings Berhad said: “After pioneering the Routes Asia forum in
2003, Malaysia Airports is proud to see this event grow in number by
leaps and bounds. And now, partnering with the Sarawak’s Tourism
Ministry in co-hosting this event next year in Kuching is very
special for Malaysia Airports as it highlights the synergies and
symbiotic relationship between an airport and the tourism authority
in destination marketing to enhance air connectivity. This initiative
also underlines our commitment to develop key regional international
airports in Malaysia. We await the arrival of the delegates of Routes
Asia 2014 to be mesmerised by what the city of Kuching and Sarawak
can offer.”
Air
transport to Sarawak is served by four major airports; Kuching
International Airport, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri Airports and as the
region has frequent air links from major aviation hubs Kuching is one
of the most accessible cities in Malaysia. Flights to Kuching are
available from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which is served by
more than 50 carriers.
Sarawak,
known as the Land of the Hornbills, is the largest of the Malaysian
states and is situated on the island of Borneo. Home to the world’s
oldest tropical rainforests it is abundant in wildlife including rare
and endangered species such as the orang-utan and the hornbill. The
historic capital city of Kuching has a population of around 600,000
and dates back hundreds of years when traders from China and the West
would travel there to trade the exotic treasures of the rainforest.
Today Kuching remains the central hub and gateway to Sarawak.
