BAGAN Datuk tourism industry players have been urged to get together and form a Bagan Datuk Tourism Action Association to attract more tourists to the district.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the association could play a role in overseeing tourism-related programmes to further promote the tourism industry in Bagan Datuk.

“I want the association to be formed in two weeks and we (government) will inject RM500,000 for tourism promotion,” he said.

He said this at a open panel programme organised by the Malaysia Inbound Tourism Association (Mita) in Bagan Datuk today.

Ahmad Zahid said an incentive of RM100 would be given to industry players registered with the association for every tourist that arrived in Bagan Datuk.

“The incentive will be given within a month after they bring in foreign tourists to the district,” he added. – Bernama, March 24, 2018.