Ten <b>Hotels in Malaysia</b> Win Asean Green Hotel Title : HOSPITALITY <b>...</b> - Hotel in Malaysia Blog |
| Ten <b>Hotels in Malaysia</b> Win Asean Green Hotel Title : HOSPITALITY <b>...</b> Posted: 19 Jan 2014 03:00 PM PST
All 10 hotels nationwide that were nominated for the Asean Green Hotel Awards 2014 clinched the title in a ceremony held here in conjunction with the Asean Tourism Forum 2014, together with another 76 hotels from the region. The 10 hotels are Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa Kota Kinabalu, Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort Tuaran and Nexus Resort Karambunai Kota-Kinabalu from Sabah; Riverside Majestic Hotel Kuching and Miri Marriot Resort and Spa (Sarawak); Mandarin Oriental Hotel, The Shangri-La Hotel and Renaissance Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur); The Andaman Langkawi (Kedah) and The Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa (Penang). The winners from Malaysia received their prizes from Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, while the winners from the other countries received theirs from their Tourism Minister. Earlier, Mohamed Nazri, in his speech, said there was an increasing demand by tourists for hotels which adopt green practices, but the number of such hotels is not many. Mohamed Nazri said the Green Hotel Award is also seen as an integral initiative to support the current work of Asean to develop the Asean Ecotourism Strategic Plan which promotes responsible tourism and green practice in the tourism industry. "The primary objective of this award is to provide the well-deserved recognition to hotels that go beyond conventional practices and embark on green and environmental friendly measures in support of responsible tourism," he said. He also said it was as to recognise the mutual benefits and opportunities derived through networking, collaboration and working in partnership within Asean member states, the private sector and non-governmental bodies. Met by reporters after the event, Mohamed Nazri said Asean was the only body in the world which has a special body to discuss tourism development, that is ATF. "Although we compete to attract tourists, but we compete in a healthy manner and at the same time, help one another on how to develop the tourism industry in Asean," he added. Source: www.themalaymailonline.com  |
| MyNewsHub | French Group Accor Plans More <b>Hotels In Malaysia</b> Posted: 26 Jan 2014 11:18 PM PST KUCHING – French hotel group Accor is rapidly expanding its network in Malaysia, with 15 new hotels nationwide in the pipeline by 2016. The new hotels coming up in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah will provide about 2,600 rooms. By next year, the group's Malaysian network is expected to more than double to 20 hotels with over 5,000 rooms from the current eight hotels. Senior vice-president for Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore Gerard Guillouet said the Europe's leading hotel operator saw Malaysia as one of South-East Asia's top tourism destinations. "Malaysia has a lot of potential for us to grow. We are focusing our energy to aggressively develop more hotels in the country across all market segments. "The mix of hotel segments in the pipeline indicates that we will continue to have a well-balanced network in 2015, with 15% of the hotels being upscale, 40% mid-scale and 45% being economy hotels," he told StarBiz. He said the network would also be geographically balanced, with hotels in strategic business and leisure destinations throughout the country. Accor's existing eight hotels in Malaysia are under three of the group's 11 brands. The three are Pullman, Novotel and ibis Styles hotels. They are Pullman Putrajaya, Pullman Bangsar, Pullman Kuching, Novotel Kota Kinabalu, Novotel Kuala Lumpur City Centre, ibis Styles Fraser Perak, ibis Styles Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and ibis Styles Ipoh. The 513-room Pullman Bangsar opened for business last month. "We expect to open at least four hotels this year. They include Novotel Melaka (374 rooms), Mercure Kota Kinabalu Eton (103 rooms) and ibis Styles Sandakan Waterfront (135 rooms)," said Guillouet. According to him, Accor would have 25 hotels in 11 Malaysian cities and towns by 2017 based on committed projects under construction. He said Accor aimed to be Malaysia's leading international hotel operator by 2017 from its current ranking of among the top five. Guillouet said Accor hotels in Malaysia which opened at least three years ago were now recording average occupancy rate of between 75% and 80%, adding that the newer hotels would need time to build up their occupancy rates. He gave the thumbs-up to the Government for putting in place good infrastructure that was essential for tourism development. "Everywhere you go, there are excellent airports like in Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. What is also important (for tourism development) is efficient immigration and customs services," said Guillouet, who returned to serve Malaysia two years ago. His first posting in this country was in 1991. He said Accor recorded some 300 million visitors to its website and generated 25 million room nights in its hotels last year. He said as Accor saw faster growth in Asia for upscale and luxury hotels, the group was in the process of shifting its marketing base to Singapore from Paris. Accor currently operates four hotels in Singapore where its office will take over worldwide marketing for the group in the first quarter of this year. – The Star |
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