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MALAYSIA – Terengganu To Allocate RM160 Mln To Develop 10 Islands In Tasik Kenyir

Bernama, July 6 2008

The Terengganu government will allocate RM160 million next year to develop 10 islands in Tasik Kenyir as its latest tourism product dubbed ‘Kenyir Island Hopping’. State Tourism, Culture, Arts and Heritage Committee chairman Datuk Za’abar Mohd Adib said the islands would be developed in stages while ensuring that the natural [...]

MALAYSIA – Cost-cutting shock

TTGasia.com, Jul 4 – 10, 2008

Malaysia’s hotels are scrambling to develop new markets and segments after the government said it would stop all events, including courses and seminars, from being held at hotels and resorts with immediate effect as part of a cost-cutting drive. Only international-level functions have been spared in the [...]

MALAYSIA – Kuching fast losing its old-world charm

NST.com.my, 2008/07/04

The relocation sets in motion the “rehabilitation” of that stretch of the Kuching waterfront, in the old heart of town. The old markets were housed within some of the city’s earliest concrete buildings, including a handsome high-ceilinged edifice with open archways that would not look out of place on a waterway in [...]

MALAYSIA – Cheaper stays lure Singapore grand prix visitors

TTGasia.com, Jun 27 – Aug 3, 2008

Hotels and travel agents in Johor Bahru expect business to be brisk during this year’s fasting month, traditionally a slow period, thanks to the spill­over from the FORMULA 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix weekend. Race visitors opting for more affordable hotels are giving the capital of [...]

MALAYSIA – tourism cashing in on its “Islamic heritage”

eTN, Jun 25, 2008

Malaysian tourism is now looking to cash in on its “Islamic brethren” heritage from the Middle East as the industry’s savior. The country’s tourism industry, still reeling from the government’s announcement of cutbacks on hosting of official functions in hotel premises, is looking forward to the arrival of summer [...]