Kinabatangan's Kg Batu Puteh recognised as one of world's best tourism villages by UN body


Kg Batu Puteh representatives (from left) Kopel Bhd deputy chairman Mohamad Juhari Kadir , chairman Abd Sanih Nasri and admin and conservation manager Saidal Udin receiving the award at UNWTO's 24th general assembly in Madrid on Dec 2. – Sabah Tourism Board.

KOTA KINABALU: A village in rural Kinabatangan has been recognised as one of the world's 44 "best tourism villages" by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in its inaugural awards.

Representatives from Kampung Batu Puteh, a community-based tourism operation run by Batu Puteh Community Tourism Co-operative, Kopel Bhd, accepted the award in Madrid, Spain during the 24th UNWTO general assembly on Thursday (Dec 2).

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