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Borneo Bulletin Yearbook 2023
The main function
of the Tourism
Development
Department is to
formulate national
policies or strategies
relating to travel and
tourism in Brunei.
The department also
shoulders the role to
plan in developing
and promoting Brunei
as a travel and tourist
destination and
enhance the travel
and tourism sectors’
contribution to the
Brunei economy.
and visits from foreign tourists. Some
15 leading hotels in the Sultanate also
reported seeing a hike in terms of
room bookings, from 8,271 to 12,406
or a 50 per cent increase from August
to September 2022. This showed
a positive impact that the tourism
industry is gradually returning to a
pre-pandemic situation.
While the country has eased its travel
restrictions, Brunei still adapts the
standard operating procedure (SOP)
to curb COVID-19 infection in addition
to adapting to regrow the industry
by promoting domestic tourism and
highlighting emerging products with
the potential to be developed as
tourist attractions.
These product packages were
produced in collaboration with
stakeholders including the Association
of Travel Agents Brunei, Brunei
Association of Hotels (BAH), service
providers including community based
products and the village consultative
councils.