MIRI: Festival jazz Borneo ke -11 yang akan diadakan di ParkCity Everly Hotel di sini dari 13-14 Mei tahun depan dijangka menarik orang ramai kira-kira 5,000.
Datu Ik Pahon Joyik, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Lembaga Pelancongan Sarawak (STB), penganjur festival itu, mengumumkan bahawa tiket majlis itu dijual sejak semalam.
"Tiket-tiket dijual pada kadar pendaftar awal sehingga Feb 29, 2016 pada RM64 setiap orang dewasa untuk pas 1 hari, RM104 untuk pas 2 hari, RM34 untuk kanak-kanak (7-12 tahun) untuk pas 1 hari atau RM44 untuk pas 2 hari dan pakej keluarga termasuk dua orang dewasa dan dua kanak-kanak - pas 1 hari hanya RM124.
"Harga adalah termasuk enam peratus GST dan yuran pemprosesan RM4 dan masuk percuma untuk kanak-kanak di bawah umur tujuh tahun," katanya pada sidang akhbar di sini semalam.
Tambahnya, tiket kini boleh didapati di kedai-kedai terpilih Speedy Video di Miri, Pusat Panggilan TicketCharge, Kuala Lumpur dan Pulau Pinang pejabat TicketCharge-kanak, TicketCharge kuasa cawangan dan juga di www.ticketcharge.com.my.
Mereka yang membeli dalam talian akan dikenakan bayaran tambahan sebanyak RM1.50 di atas kadar yang dinyatakan.
Ik Pahon berkata mereka merancang untuk memberi pelajar harga diskaun dan pengumuman rasmi akan dibuat tidak lama lagi.
"Pada masa ini, sebanyak enam band dari Malaysia, Singapura, Jepun, Sepanyol dan Amerika Syarikat telah mengesahkan penyertaan mereka dalam acara tahun depan," kata beliau.
Beliau berkata festival itu kebanyakannya disasarkan kepada peminat muzik jazz bukan sahaja dari Miri tetapi juga dari Brunei, UK, Australia dan Singapura.
Sampingan yang terkumpul kepada ekonomi tempatan sebelum Borneo Jazz Festival yang diadakan pada Mei tahun ini dianggarkan melebihi RM17 juta, "jelas beliau.
Datuk Bandar Miri Lawrence Lai, Residen Miri Antonio Kahti Galis dan pengarah komunikasi korporat STB Angelina Bateman berada pada sidang akhbar itu.
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MIRI: The 11th Borneo Jazz Festival to be held at ParkCity Everly Hotel here from May 13-14 next year is expected to attract a crowd of some 5,000.
Datu Ik Pahon Joyik, chief executive officer of Sarawak Tourism Board (STB), organiser of the festival, announced that tickets for the event were on sale since yesterday.
“Tickets are on sale at early bird rate until Feb 29, 2016 at RM64 per adult for 1-day pass, RM104 for 2-day pass, RM34 for a child (7-12 years old) for 1-day pass or RM44 for 2-day pass and family package inclusive of two adults and two children – 1-day pass at only RM124.
“The price is inclusive of six per cent GST and RM4 processing fee and free entrance for children below seven years old,” he said at a press conference here yesterday.
He added that tickets are now available at selected Speedy Video stores in Miri, TicketCharge Call Centres, TicketCharge’s Kuala Lumpur and Penang offices, TicketCharge authorised outlets as well as at www.ticketcharge.com.my.
Those buying online will be charged an extra fee of RM1.50 on top of the mentioned rate.
Ik Pahon also said they planned to give students discounted prices and the official announcement would be made soon.
“Currently, a total of six bands from Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Spain and USA have confirmed their participation in next year’s event,” he disclosed.
He said the festival is mostly targeted at jazz music fans not only from Miri but also from Brunei, UK, Australia and Singapore.
The accumulative spin-off to the local economy of the previous Borneo Jazz Festival held in May this year is estimated to be in excess of RM17 million,” he revealed.
Miri mayor Lawrence Lai, Miri Resident Antonio Kahti Galis and STB corporate communications director Angelina Bateman were at the press conference.
By→ http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/12/03/tickets-for-11th-borneo-jazz-festival-now-on-sale/
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