Efforts to develop the tourism industry in Brunei Darussalam were boosted in 1995 when the Tourism Unit was transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources. This transfer showed the government's awareness of the importance of tourism in diversifying Brunei's economy away from the oil and gas sectors The industry is geared to become a major revenue earner for the country in the future, as well as a major provider of employment opportunities to the local commu nities, directly and through related industries