Genting Malaysia doubles its investment in GITP
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): Genting Malaysia Bhd (Genting Malaysia) is raising its investment to RM10.
Chinese villages should embrace homestay concept, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 23): The Chinese communities living in new Chinese villages and fishing villages should take advantage of the natural and quaint settings of their settlements by opening up homestay businesses to cater to tourists, especially those from China, according to Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz.
Accept Court decision, forget judicial review, ashram trustees urged
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): DAP National vice-chairman has urged the Vivekananda Ashram trustees not to appeal the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s dismissal today of their application for a judicial review of the federal government’s decision to gazette the ashram.
Negeri Sembilan focusing on making PD a tourism hub
SEREMBAN (Dec 3): The Negeri Sembilan government is focusing Port Dickson as the pulse of the state’s tourism, viewing the seaside town as a short weekend holiday spot, especially for people from Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
Who's up, who's down: Will falling tourist arrivals pose a challenge for hotel owners next year?
With fewer than six weeks to the end of the year, tourism industry players doubt that Malaysia will hit its annual arrivals target of 29.
Historic Taiping market to be turned into tourist attraction
The 130-year-old Taiping market is set to undergo a major facelift in the name of tourism.
IGB expands hospitality footprint with new Sydney hotel
SYDNEY (Nov 5): IGB Corp Bhd expanded its hospitality operations to Australia with the official opening of The Tank Stream Hotel in Sydney yesterday at an event officiated by Carol Giuseppi, the CEO of Tourism Accommodation Australia.
