Saturday, February 4, 2012

TOURISM BLUEPRINT FOR LANGKAWI

The industry feels that a Langkawi Tourism Blueprint is a master plan which Langkawi badly needs at this time to give it a better focus and Langkawi's rich natural endowments are key attributes and strengths which needed to be harnessed.

Langkawi's intrinsic assets such as its status as Southeast Asia's first geopark along with nature-based sites like Kilim and Dayang Bunting and the 99 islands, which are mostly uninhabited with pristine beaches and favourable weather all year round, place this island in very good stead.

With 20 daily flights from Kuala Lumpur and Subang and charters from the middle- and long-haul markets, coupled with ferry access from Penang, Kuala Kedah, Kuala Perlis and Satun in Thailand make the island very accessible.

The island has been neglected far too long and there has been no strategic planning nor efforts for branding it properly before and the authorities must return to basics first and see that issues like sewage plants and infrastructure for proposed luxury accommodation, including helipads, are resolved.

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