Hotels and attractions in the Bridport area are among the businesses up for prestigious tourism awards. An awards showcase celebrating the best of the best in the local tourism industry has announced the finalists – at an unprecedented time for the sector. It s been a year like no other for tourism businesses with some struggling to stay afloat amid the pandemic. So news that businesses from west Dorset have made the shortlist of the 2020 Dorset Tourism Awards will come as a very welcome boost. Local entries include Bridport Tourist Information Centre, a previous winner which is a finalist in two categories - Visitor Information Service of the Year and for the Ethical, Responsible & Sustainable Tourism Award.
Published on: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
By: Bernama
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PUTRAJAYA: The National Pandemic Management Strategic Plan, which encompasses the management of pandemic including Covid-19 as a whole nation approach, will be launched soon, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba
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According to him, the government has set up the Pandemic Management Strategic Committee, chaired by Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob with 10 working groups to implement the national plan.
Dr Adham said he would lead the health security working group which has the responsibility of ensuring that Malaysia managed to reduce the risk and threats as well as recover from a pandemic through several actions.
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 January 2021: Tourism Malaysia named the
winners of its RENOgrapher Photographer Contest that generated more than 10,000
entries.
Jointly organised with
OPPO Malaysia, the contest attracted amateur photographers who competed
in four categories, namely Clearly Your Best Night, Clearly Your Best Portrait,
Clearly Your Best Creativity and Clearly Your Best Landscape. Winner: Lee Fong Yeen for Clearly Your Best Portrait.
Divided into two groups; OPPO users and non-OPPO users,
participants, stood a chance to win prizes worth up to MYR129,000.
Grand Tourism Awards for both OPPO and non-OPPO User Categories were presented.
The Grand Tourism Award for the OPPO User Category winner gained a three-day/two-night package for two at the Laguna Redang Island Resort worth MYR3,000.
Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers
COVID-19 format blueprint for change for Australia’s leading event
Proof that there’s a silver lining to everything, the multi-award-winning Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers (TCOF) received recommendation from Toowoomba Regional Council’s Environment and Community Services committee meeting this week, that in 2021, the 10-day celebration will be extended throughout all of September, following the success achieved this year under COVID-19 restrictions.
TCOF 2020 was the first free, unfenced, outdoor, major tourism event in Australia to be delivered during COVID-19 restrictions, and saw more than 200,000 visitors from all over Queensland celebrate a joyous and petal-filled experience.
Toowoomba Regional Council Mayor Paul Antonio gave his support towards the dates being changed from the usual 10-day format, to run from September 1 to 30 in 2021.