James Kon
Following the successful visit by an 11-member delegation from Atami City in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan to Brunei Darussalam in January to promote the tourism industry between the two countries, a second local team left for the Japanese city on a 10-day visit to film a promotional video.
The Brunei team which embarked on the special tour hosted by Atami City in Shizuoka prefecture in collaboration with Ojiya City, Niigata prefecture, was welcomed by the mayor of Atami City Saito Sakae on arrival.
The tour will focus on traditional hotels, food, culture, the Gotemba Outlet shopping mall and natural resources like hot spring and Mount Fuji. The team includes Sunshine Borneo Tours & Travel General Manager Georgina Wong Mei Chin and Marketing Manager Michelle Chen Pei Vun. Advisor to the president for Brunei Affairs of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) Okouchi Hiroshi said, “The first group’s promotional video by At-Taqwa Travel Tours team last week was a success.“
“The team includes influencer Mohammad Najib. The official promotional video will be released soon,” he said. “We can support Royal Brunei Airlines’ (RB) Narita direct flight by collaborating with the RB team. Our next plan is to invite Japanese travel agents to Brunei to shoot a promotional video for the Japanese side.”
