LANGKAWI, Aug 10 — Pulau Tuba has the potential to draw extra home and worldwide vacationers with its genuine conventional village environment and distinctive cultural experiences, stated Kedah Tourism, Tradition and Entrepreneurship Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Salleh Saidin.
He stated regardless of Langkawi recording greater than three million vacationer arrivals, customer numbers to Pulau Tuba remained comparatively low, highlighting the island’s untapped potential as a “hidden gem”.
“Vacationer arrivals in Langkawi attain the hundreds of thousands, but solely a small quantity go to Pulau Tuba. This exhibits the island has great potential that has but to be totally developed.
“It presents a way of tranquillity and an environment that’s tough to seek out elsewhere. The area people continues to protect its heritage and conventional cultural values, complemented by an genuine village panorama, together with buffaloes roaming freely,” he instructed reporters.
Mohd Salleh stated guests may additionally pattern distinctive native seafood delicacies corresponding to bronok (sea cucumber) and siput gayam, a kind of shellfish related to the island.
“Vacationers at the moment are not merely on the lookout for luxurious buildings and amenities, they’re searching for distinctive experiences. I’m assured that Pulau Tuba has the potential to turn out to be a premier tourism vacation spot, and we are going to deal with selling its distinctive points of interest to worldwide guests.
“The state authorities recognises Pulau Tuba’s particular enchantment, so we is not going to neglect it. Higher focus and a spotlight can be given to the island,” he stated.
He added that numerous programmes and occasions have been being organised to draw guests to Pulau Tuba, which might assist increase the native tourism sector and generate financial advantages for the group.
In the meantime, 31 media practitioners from Kedah got the chance to expertise the island’s distinctive life-style, tradition, conventional delicacies, and native actions.
Additionally they participated in conventional video games corresponding to menarik upih (areca frond racing) and sampled native specialities, together with buffalo curry.
Pulau Tuba has a inhabitants of about 5,000 and is likely one of the 99 islands that make up the Langkawi archipelago. — Bernama
