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MONSOON CUP, A TERENGGANU TRADITION
Friday 21/09/2012
Dato Wan Hisham walks Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi the Monsoon Cup memory lane display while Tan Sri Sabbaruddin Chik, Abdul Shaheed Yusof and Ahmad Fathil Abdul Ghani look on |
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- The Monsoon Cup should go on for years to come. That was the resounding message from former Prime Minister Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi at the press conference held in conjunction with the global rebranding exercise of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour.
“This is only the eighth year Tbest Events has organized the Monsoon Cup in Pulau Duyong, already it has become an icon of the state. We should maintain the icons and traditions built, similar to Wimbledon and Monte Carlo that has long histories of an event catapulting a location into tremendous growth,” he added.
The premier initiated the Monsoon Cup in 2005 to serve as a catalyst for economic growth for the state of Terengganu. Organised in the months of November to December, it spurred economic activities for local businesses in the traditionally slow monsoon season.
Since its inception the event has various roles and functions including the development of Pulau Duyong, increasing local tourism activities, sports development and the creation of a marine industry Terengganu. Local businesses enjoy increased revenue, with hotels experiencing anywhere between 60 to 100% occupancy rates.
“The people of Terengganu look forward to the Monsoon Cup every year. The city lights up with a hive of activities and businesses flourish. The event has created a new perception for the tourism industry of the state. There is a change in the sector with the debunking of the monsoon myth, seeing increased tourist arrivals in the monsoon season. The event is also a tourism icon of the state which involves the local food and trade industries” said En. Ahmad Fathil Abdul Ghani, Head of Visit Terengganu Year 2013 Secretariat, representing YB Dato’ Abdul Rahin Mohd Said, the Tourism Exco for Terengganu.
He also added “the Monsoon Cup name is synonymous with Terengganu. It is the highlight of the calendar of activities for Terengganu. The state government will be collaborating further with Tbest to promote Visit Terengganu Year 2013.”
The Monsoon Cup will be held on 3-8 December this year at the Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort and Spa bringing together world class sailing as the ISAF Match Racing World Champion gets crowned alongside fun, wholesome activities for the family.
About the Alpari World Match Racing Tour:
The Alpari World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the leading professional sailing series featuring nine World Championship events across the globe, sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) with “Special Event” status. The World Tour awards over US$1.75million in prize money with points awarded at each event culminating in the crowning of the “ISAF Match Racing World Champion”. The prize fund includes a US$500,000 overall prize pool for the top nine teams in the Championship. Events take place in identically supplied racing yachts to place the focus on team work and skill. Racing takes place close to the shore so that spectators and fans can follow the racing in a virtual on-the-water stadium. Media and television highlights coverage reaches in excess of 183 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.wmrt.com
About Alpari:
With a history dating back to 1998, the Alpari companies are among the world's fastest growing providers of online Forex trading services. The companies provide cutting edge technology, low-cost trading, comprehensive market research tools, advanced educational programmes and world-class customer service. The association of Alpari companies has offices in over 20 countries. Locations include London, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, Dubai, Moscow, Mumbai and Frankfurt. Combined, the companies look after over 170,000 active trading accounts, generating monthly trading volumes in excess of USD210 billion and employ over 630 people worldwide.
About T-Best Events Sdn. Bhd.
T-Best Events is best known for organising the Monsoon Cup, the finale of the World Match Racing Tour, a professional sailing series featuring nine World Championship events across the globe. The event management company’s main focus is to promote sailing and yacht racing events that are of international standard to promote and develop the sport. Their projects include MOTOUR Tourism Cup, Heritage Bay Cup, Coronation Cup, Monsoon Sailing School, Monsoon Sailing Experience, EPIC Youth Sailing Programme, Asian Match Racing Championship and Malaysian Match Racing Championship.
Facebook Group name “ Monsoon Cup Malaysia
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monsoon-Cup-Malaysia/52504271389?ref=s
Twitter Profile name “ MonsoonCup
http://twitter.com/monsooncup
SOURCE: T-Best Events Sdn Bhd
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT :
Name: Mira Navaretna
Tel: +603 7954 2204
Mob: +6016 338 5341
Email: mira@tbest.com.my
Website : www.monsooncup.com.my
Name: Rahyu Waris
Tel: +603 7954 2204
Mob: +6012 3544 945
Email :rahyu@tbest.com.my
--BERNAMA
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