By
Anthony Tan
email:
anthonykhtan@yahoo.co.uk
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August 2019 marked a new page in Malindo Air’s history not only with the launch
of its new route from Kota Kinabalu (KK) to Sandakan but also the signing of a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) with Sandakan Tourism Association (STAN) as its Official
Airline Partner for the second Sandakan Food and Agriculture Festival (SFAF) 2019.
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| Malindo Air was given the ceremonial water cannon salute upon arrival at Sandakan Airport |
Under
the MoU, Malindo Air will contribute three pairs of return Sandakan-KK air tickets
for the festival’s lucky draw and competition prizes besides featuring the festival
in its inflight MalindoMag and promoting this event in the airline’s social
media channels.
Its
passengers travelling to Sandakan can also redeem food using Malindo Air’s
boarding pass at the festival.
First
organised by STAN in 2017, the Sandakan Food Festival attracted 30,000 people to
its Festival Village over four days and reportedly received wide media coverage
both locally and overseas.
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| Partnership signed and sealed |
STAN,
formed in 2015, represents hoteliers, tour and lodge operators, tour guides,
restaurant owners, event planners and other tourism industry players. Its
objective is to promote Sandakan as a destination of choice for both business
and leisure tourists.
Its
second edition of SFAF 2019 will be held from 13-15 September at Bandar Kim
Fung open air car park with the agriculture sector added in as a new element.
As
in the previous year, there will be fringe events from 7-12 September leading
to its three-day festival which will feature food stalls, food trucks, cooking
demonstrations, competitions and agricultural produce.
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| SFAF 2019 All Set To Go |
With
Sandakan famous for its cheap and wide variety of seafood, this will be one of its
main attractions. Visitors may want to pack some frozen seafood selection to
take home with them.
SFAF
2019 is supported by Sabah’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment,
Sabah Tourism Board and Sandakan Municipal Council.
