By Balqis Jazimah Zahari
Photo by Tourism Perak
BATU GAJAH: A total of 400 people participated in the Fun Ride Railway To See Malaysia X Visit Perak Year 2024 cycling programme at West Village, Silverlakes Village Outlet recently.
The programme, organised by Tourism Perak in collaboration with Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), involved participants from across the country cycling a distance of 50 kilometres (km).
Chairman of the State Committee on Industry, Investment, Tourism, and Corridor Development, Loh Sze Yee, officiated and flagged off the participants.
Sze Yee stated that the programme is an effort to utilise train services as one of the main modes of transportation in Peninsular Malaysia, particularly to the state of Perak.
“The main objective of this programme is to promote tourism products around the Batu Gajah area, such as Kellie’s Castle, Tanjung Tualang Tin Dredge, Silverlakes Village Outlet, Pekan Papan, and Escape Ipoh.
“This event also successfully provided economic benefits to food vendors, hotel operators, transport operators, and many more,” he said.
He added that the programme simultaneously extends the reach of the Visit Perak Year 2024 campaign to the domestic market.
Also present at the programme were the Chief Executive Officer of Tourism Perak, the District Officer of Kinta, Zulhisham Ahmad Shukori, and the President of the Batu Gajah District Council, Mohamad Razif Ramli.
