Terry Pernell.Travel With Terry P

Work

Completed work.
Evidence first.

From a hotel arrival to a mountain conversation: real first-person stories, with results attached to the individual post that earned them. Collaboration, invited media experience and independent editorial work are labelled separately.

Published work · destination portfolio

Selected destination stories

Published chapters from the road. Real places, local voices, and the evidence behind each story.

01Sarawak, Malaysia

Hotels & Resorts

Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

The Waterfront Hotel Kuching

Property stay coverage

A city stay told through arrival, the river view, and the people who make the property feel lived-in.

Published outputs
One published TikTok video.
Relationship context
Published hotel coverage. Hosting, payment and contract terms are not verified; no commercial partnership is claimed.
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TikTok · The Waterfront Hotel Kuching

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186,744 historical post views

Reach
157,175
Likes
11,964
Shares
782
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02Sabah, Malaysia

Hotels & Resorts

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Shangri-La Tanjung Aru

Property stay coverage

A resort stay shown as a full day — morning light, the beach, and the people behind the experience.

Published outputs
One published Instagram Reel.
Relationship context
Published hotel coverage. Hosting, payment and contract terms are not verified; no commercial partnership is claimed.
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Instagram · Shangri-La Tanjung Aru

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175,287 historical post views

Reach
152,336
Likes
3,021
Retention
~70.0%
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Tourism Boards / Media Trips

Tambunan, Sabah, Malaysia

Sabah Open Nature Experience 2026 — Tambunan

SERI-led familiarization trip · selected international travel influencer

Organiser: SERI — Sabah Creative Folks Art and Industry Association

Tourism Malaysia sponsored the programme and supported participant selection, as documented by Daily Express. SERI was the main organiser.

Rural Sabah through its community hosts, local traditions and nature experiences. The four-day programme began on 16 July 2026 at Widu Resort and Kawang-Kawang Canyon, as reported by Daily Express.

Published outputs
Published Instagram experience coverage. Terry also identifies a Tambunan Facebook Reel published 21 July 2026; its original link and visual are pending. No total content count or campaign performance is claimed.
Relationship context
Sabah Open Nature Experience was its own Tourism Malaysia familiarization (FAM) trip, confirmed by Terry, separate from the Borneo Adventure FAM trip. SERI organised this rural ecotourism programme; detailed operator responsibilities remain pending documentation. No paid Tourism Malaysia contract or ambassadorship is claimed. Press coverage documents participation, not an endorsement or campaign performance. Case-specific metrics and remaining original media are pending verification; no Borneo Adventure posts or results are included.

What this demonstrates

An operator- and community-led story that gives rural tourism businesses context through the people behind the experience.

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In the press · programme coverage

Daily Express Malaysia

Seri steps up efforts to revive Sabah's rural tourism

Reports SERI’s four-day Tambunan programme and Tourism Malaysia sponsorship; names Terry Pernell at the press conference.

Actual article screenshot crop · 20 July 2026. Source: Daily Express Malaysia; original photograph and text unchanged.
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Daily Express Malaysia

Focus on rural ecotourism products

Documents SERI as main organiser, Tourism Malaysia sponsorship and participant selection, and Terry as the international travel influencer.

Actual article screenshot crop · 15 August 2026. Source: Daily Express Malaysia; original photograph and text unchanged.
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Instagram · Tambunan — community and nature

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Local Experiences

Mount Kinabalu & Sabah, Malaysia

Mount Kinabalu · Sutera Sanctuary Lodges

Experience operator: Sutera Sanctuary Lodges

Four-property hosted creator journey · experience operator

Terry stayed at all four properties — Kinabalu Park, Laban Rata, Poring Hot Spring, and Manukan Island — on a hosted creator journey facilitated by Sutera Sanctuary Lodges, spanning the mountain climb, rainforest and hot springs, and an island stay.

4,901,921 combined video views across seven selected high-performing TikTok videos

Creator-reported · not unique reach · Instagram views not included

Coverage & selected highlights
Broad Instagram and TikTok storytelling across the four-property hosted journey, including additional Reels. Seven selected high-performing TikTok videos are significant highlights, not the full deliverables or total content produced. Four canonical published examples are linked below; the full selection and metrics screenshots are pending. No total content count or Instagram view metrics are stated.
Relationship context
The hosted journey received broad Instagram and TikTok coverage, with additional Reels beyond the seven selected TikTok highlights. Terry confirms the arrangement was to credit/tag Sutera Sanctuary Lodges on every Reel from the experience; the full content count is not stated. This is a hosted experience-operator relationship; no paid contract or official tourism-board contract is claimed. These seven high-performing TikTok videos are significant highlights, not the full deliverables or total content produced. Their combined views are not total campaign views, unique reach or views uniquely attributable to each property. No guaranteed results or unverified Instagram metrics are implied.

What this demonstrates

An operator-facilitated itinerary connects the climb and the experiences that follow, with human-first chapters rather than a single summit montage or room tour.

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TikTok · The older climber

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1,883,015 historical post views

Reach
1,590,978
Likes
122,546
Shares
3,891
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TikTok · Bella before the climb

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744,025 historical post views

Reach
634,464
Likes
38,385
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TikTok · Syed Saddiq pre-climb moment

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640,289 historical post views

Reach
491,509
Likes
48,384
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TikTok · Space Dolla encounter

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628,897 historical post views

Reach
519,433
Likes
30,379
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Local Experiences

Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia

Tenom · local tourism operators

Destination coverage · relationship terms unverified

A distinct Tenom destination series. Local operators and the people behind the experience are the focus; this selection is not combined with Mount Kinabalu.

603,508 selected TikTok video views across 12 videos

Creator-reported · not unique reach · Instagram views not included

Coverage & selected highlights
Twelve selected Tenom TikToks, as reported by Terry. One creator-supplied published example is linked below; full captions, operator credits and the remaining selection are pending.
Relationship context
Terry identifies a Tenom operator series. Named operator roles, hosting and commissioned terms await documentation; no direct Tourism Malaysia contract or endorsement is claimed.

What this demonstrates

An operator-first destination series can connect individual experiences while giving each local business its own story and credit.

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TikTok · Tenom series · selected published example

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Local Experiences

Sabah, Malaysia

Widu Resort — tuhau cultural experience

Community tourism coverage

Tasting tuhau with the people who grew up on it — cultural exchange instead of a tour stop.

Published outputs
One published TikTok story featuring tuhau tasting with local people.
Relationship context
Published cultural experience coverage. Hosting and commercial terms are not verified; no paid or hosted status is claimed.
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TikTok · Widu Resort — tuhau cultural experience

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67,426 historical post views

Reach
60,217
Likes
6,033
Shares
378
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03Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tourism Boards / Media Trips

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

CITRAWARNA 2026

Invited by Tourism Malaysia to attend Citrawarna Malaysia

A cultural festival told through the welcome, performers, organisers and food representing Malaysia’s thirteen states.

Published outputs
Terry reports four Instagram Reels and one Facebook food challenge Reel. Four new TikTok insights await confirmation as distinct CITRAWARNA videos. Two previously linked TikTok stories remain available below as original media; their earlier view snapshots are not added to the new selection. Genuine screenshot files and remaining original post links are pending supply.
Relationship context
Direct invitation from Tourism Malaysia, confirmed by Terry. Invited attendance and content creation, not a signed Tourism Malaysia contract, commissioned work, official paid partnership or ambassador appointment.
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Facebook

CITRAWARNA 2026 — Malaysian food challenge

176,213Reel views

Historical Facebook Reel views · one post, creator-reported from a screenshot. Capture date, original screenshot file and Reel URL pending; not independently inspected.

Instagram

≈375,900 views · four Reels

Malaysian food challenge

272KReel views

Likes
11.4K
Comments
197
Reposts
242
Shares
367

I’ll never forget how Malaysia welcomed me

44.6KReel views

The night before Malaysia comes alive

39.6KReel views

3,500 performers

19.7KReel views

Four CITRAWARNA Reels · historical rounded platform labels supplied by Terry from screenshots. Capture date, original images and matching post URLs pending; not independently inspected. Account-wide totals excluded.

Conditional cross-platform estimate

≈734,913 views

Only if the four TikTok insights correspond to four distinct CITRAWARNA videos: four Instagram Reels + four TikTok videos + one Facebook Reel (nine posts). Rounded inputs; not unique reach or a verified campaign total. Earlier TikTok snapshots are not counted again.

TikTok · Citrawarna — the welcome

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TikTok · Citrawarna — 13-state food challenge

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Evidence scope & historical dates

Completed refers to published stories, not verified commercial contracts. Hosted, invited, commissioned and organic labels are used only where documented. Individual post figures are recorded historical platform results; Sabah selection totals are separately labelled creator-reported video views, not unique reach. No endorsement or future performance is implied.

Creator-reported selection totals, supplied 15 October 2026. These are summed views on selected TikTok videos, not unique reach or a count of different people. Selections may contain repeat viewers. Full selection exports and metrics screenshots are pending; Instagram counts are pending export and are not included. Past views are not a performance guarantee.

Single-post analytics capture dates not on file remain unverified; original post links identify the work, not a live metric check.

For hotels & resorts

Hospitality Portfolio

Published property stories, a confirmed hosted four-property journey, and verified video results — from Sabah island resorts to city stays across Asia.

For Tourism Boards & DMOs

One destination.
Many human stories.

From a city welcome to a regional food stop, a guide’s story or a mountain encounter: connect the places visitors travel between, not just the landmarks they recognise. Multi-stop destination storytelling gives tourism ministries and destination teams a coherent series rooted in real experiences.

01 · Proposed campaign scope

A connected destination series

A multi-stop narrative connecting arrival, regional stays, food, culture and nature — with local voices carrying each chapter.

02 · Proposed campaign scope

Published vertical stories

An agreed set of first-person short-form videos, with named destinations, partner credits and platform placements defined in the brief.

03 · Proposed campaign scope

Campaign assets & reporting

Agree delivery dates, any partner-use versions and usage rights upfront. Post-level reporting can cover views, reach and engagement where the platform provides them.

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Final outputs, timelines, platforms and rights are agreed per brief. Past results are evidence, not a performance guarantee.

Tourism Boards & Destinations

Historical TikTok results

Stories that broke out.

From mountain conversations to everyday welcomes — original stories with historical TikTok video views, one post at a time.

TikTok · historical video views · per post

Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

The older climber on Mount Kinabalu

1,883,015 video views

3,891 shares

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Malaysia

Malaysia's rest stops

3,395,789 video views

10,233 shares

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Zanzibar, Tanzania

The Zanzibar ferry

9.0M video views

19,400 saves

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Sabah, Malaysia

No tuhau, no power

67,426 video views

378 shares

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The work. The people. The impact.

Real encounters.
Stories that stay.

Hosted journeys, cultural invitations and local voices. The people come first. The evidence follows.

Account-wide performance

Stories that travel.

1 January–24 May 2026

35.21M
Impressions
1.71M
Interactions

Metricool account-wide totals · not campaign results or unique reach.

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01 / Mount Kinabalu & Sabah, Malaysia

Four properties. One hosted journey.

Four-property hosted creator journey · experience operator

From mountain conversations to rainforest, hot springs and an island stay — with Sutera Sanctuary Lodges.

4,901,921

Combined video views across seven selected high-performing TikTok videos — highlights, not full campaign coverage.

Sutera Sanctuary Lodges

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02 / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

CITRAWARNA 2026

Invited by Tourism Malaysia to attend Citrawarna Malaysia

A welcome told through food, performers and the people who bring Malaysia together. Direct invitation, as confirmed by Terry — not an operator-coordinated FAM trip.

Facebook
176,213
Views · one Reel
Instagram
≈375,900
Views · four Reels

Daily Express programme coverage: Seri steps up efforts to revive Sabah's rural tourism
Daily Express · actual article crop · 20 July 2026

03 / Tambunan, Sabah, Malaysia

Sabah Open Nature Experience 2026 — Tambunan

SERI-led familiarization trip · selected international travel influencer

Rural Sabah, through its community hosts. Organised by SERI, with Tourism Malaysia sponsorship documented by Daily Express. A separate operator-coordinated trip from Borneo Adventure.

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Verified Results by Category

Platform-specific results for individual stories, grouped by industry relevance. Published coverage is not proof of a paid partnership; each case identifies the relationship separately.

Media Coverage

Press & features.

UGC & content licensing

Real travel footage, licensed for your brand.

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Tourism Boards

Destination films, local voices and cultural coverage — with a defined production scope.

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Airlines & Travel

First-person travel-day storytelling. Published transport stories demonstrate the approach, not an airline contract.

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Hotels & Resorts

Arrival, hospitality and the people behind a stay. Explore published property stories and the signature offer.

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