Our Background
AIRWORLD TRAVEL & TOURS SDN BHD was established by Datuk John Lim (Former Mayor of Kota Kinabalu) in 1986. In 1995, Dato' Seri D'Raja Winston Liaw (also Chairman of Sabah Association of Tour and Travel Agent) bought over the company and from there on, the company grew rapidly, with staff strength of fifty now. Our main office is located at Kota Kinabalu and has branch offices in Ta
wau, Miri and Kuching. Airworld is also a wholesaler in Sandakan, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Bintulu, Sibu, Pontianak, Balikpapan and Tarakan. We will be expanding our business covers west Malaysia and other neighbour countries in the coming future with internet website online booking. Due to overwhelming demand, we started to charter flights in 2000, to provide cheaper packages to China. Charter flights include Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Changsha, Shanghai, Beijing, and Chengdu. Today, we have brought more than 15,000 passengers from Sabah to overseas via Charter Flights and it’s still increasing. We are an authorized agent for airlines such as Malaysia Airlines, Mas Wing, Royal Brunei Airlines, Dragon Air, Cathay Pacific, Asiana Airlines, Korean Airlines, Thai Airways, China Southern, KLM, Air Canada, Air Asia and many more. We are also specialized on Cruise Holidays, FIT travel packages, travel related services such as visa applications, and travel insurance expert. Future projects in our pipeline includes Inbound setup, local operator setup, IT online website booking etc. Awards honored for Airworld Travel:
- 1992 Malaysia Airline Million Ringgit sales Award
- 1999 Dragonair Top Agent
- 2000 Dragonair Best Agent Award
- 2000/2001 Malaysia Airline Top Sales Silver Award
- 2001 Dragonair Best Agent Award
- 2001/2002 Malaysia Airline Top Sales Silver Award
- 2002 Dragonair Best Agent Award
- 2002/2003 Malaysia Airline Top Sales Gold Award
- 2003 Dragonair Best Agent Award
- 2003/2004 Malaysia Airline Top Sales Silver Award
- 2004 Dragonair Top Agent
- 2004/2005 Malaysia Airline Top Sales Gold Award
- 2006 Dragonair Top Agent Award
- 2007 AIG Top Achiever Gold Award
- 2008 Malaysia Sales Achievement Award
- 2009 Dragonair Top Agent
- 2009 Chartis Insurance Top Achiever
- 2010 Royal Brunei Achievement Appreciation Award
- 2012 AXA Insurance Exceptional Achievement Bronze Award
- 2012 Century Cruise Best Seller Sabah Region Gold Award
- 2012 Century Cruise General Sales Appointed Agent
- 2012 World Top 10 Eminent Chinese Entrepreneur Award
- 2013 Sichuan Chengdu Sabah Appointed Sales Agent
- 2013/2014 Asia Best Service Excellence Gold Award
- 2014 SME 100 Fast Moving Companies - Each Malaysia
- 2014 13th Asia Pacific International Honesty Enterprise Award
