News about hotels

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): ECM Libra Financial Group Bhd is buying three hotels, together with the land where they are built on, from Tune Hotels Sdn Bhd for RM62.

PETALING JAYA (July 12): The tourism tax is deemed a lopsided system because it is borne only by established hotels but not short stay platforms like Airbnb, said the Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO) president Tan Sri Teo Chiang Hong.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 13): Asia Pacific is the only region expecting growth in hotel transaction volumes in 2019 with an anticipated year-on-year growth of 15%, bringing the total transaction volume for the region to US$9.

PETALING JAYA: Ekovest Bhd’s RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Ekovest Bhd has enlisted Spain’s largest hotel chain, Meliá Hotels International, to manage its hotel suites in the EkoCheras development here.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 22): The Malaysian Association of Hotels have said that it is not a good idea to have hotel pools used for swimming lessons, reported The Star today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): ECM Libra has identified three guest accommodation models that will contribute to its growth, reported The Edge Malaysia recently.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): It is a comfortable sight for weary travellers and tourists all over the world, as one could expect a good meal from room service and a nice comfortable bed to rest one’s tired body – that of a Hilton Hotel.

PETALING JAYA (August 4): Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels Sdn Bhd (TARH) may consider selling assets in Legoland Malaysia Resort in two years.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): Short-term lease platform Airbnb looks forward to engaging with local authorities to develop and appropriate frameworks — including tourism tax collection — that allow home sharing to thrive for Malaysia’s short- and long-term benefit, it said in an op-ed today.