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Penang Dragon Boat Regetta 2020 cancelled

V. Sivaji | 5 March 2020 | 0

Due to the on-going coronovirus or Covid-19 epidemic, the annual Penang Dragon Boat Regatta 2020 has been cancelled. The announcement was made by State Exco for Tourism, Arts, Culture and […]

Sunway hotel group new promotions

V. Sivaji | 5 March 2020 | 0

With travel advisory in force to many countries, this is the time to explore and experience Malaysia by packing up the car and hitting the open road. With this in […]

Life Academy signs MOU to develop…

V. Sivaji | 2 March 2020 | 0

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between LiFE Academy with Big Domain Sdn Bhd and Modencare Sdn Bhd to officiate the launching of a professional short course of […]

Carlton Hotel Bangkok open doors

where2life | 2 March 2020 | 0

The Carlton Hotel Bangkok Sukhumvit is open to reveal a genuinely distinctive hotel experience in Thailand’s capital city. The difference emerges straight away well before one enters the hotel. Rising 34 […]

Spaniard Chef Rodrigo at Hard Rock…

where2life | 2 March 2020 | 1

There is a new face at the Hard Rock Hotel Penang. Rodrigo Benedicto Borges or more commonly known as Chef Rod, recently joined Hard Rock Hotel Penang as the new Executive […]

Hilton Kuala Lumpur’s new Executive Chef

V. Sivaji | 2 March 2020 | 0

Hilton Kuala Lumpur welcomes back Executive Chef Kazi Hassan, a modern Australian chef who combines his penchant for exotic spices and aromatic flavours with the freshest meats, vegetables and ingredients. […]

MAH press statement on economic stimulus…

V. Sivaji | 27 February 2020 | 1

MAH welcomes economic stimulus package 2020. The industry is happy with the announcement, while it may not completely address current challenges, but the commitment by the government is encouraging. The stimulus package […]

Dream cruises voluntarily suspends operations of…

V. Sivaji | 20 February 2020 | 0

Press statement from Dream Cruises Due to the ongoing concerns surrounding the current 2019 COVID-19 outbreak, Dream Cruises has announced the voluntary suspension of Genting Dream’s operations from Singapore from […]

Press release from MAH The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Global Doctors Malaysia (GDM), a private healthcare provider to provide a series of medical and healthcare support to MAH member hotels across the country. The MoU will take immediate effect with GDM extending health, preparedness and community health advisory to hoteliers, with an added option of a complete corporate health solution. Part of the highlight of the MOU includes current preparedness advisory supporting Malaysian hotels in dealing with the spread of the Covid-19 novel coronavirus, ensuring hotels are safe for tourists. “While MAH had been actively supporting member hotels since the very beginning of the situation, we want to further enhance hotels’ preparedness with professional healthcare support and Global Doctors is the best partner to work with,” said Kamaruddin Baharin, President of MAH. GDM’s medical services covers primary and secondary care, ambulatory care, emergency medical services, vaccination clinics, corporate healthcare management services as well as tertiary network referral services over its network of centres and clinics in Malaysia, China, Indonesia and Thailand. “The tourism industry is susceptible to the impact of global health crisis first-hand. At Global Doctors Malaysia we advocate and adopt the policy of prevention is better than cure for both employees and hotel guests. "We are delighted to collaborate with MAH, taking the initiative to mitigate health situations and minimize or even avoid negative impact to the tourism industry. Global Doctors is committed in providing the best medical services to MAH and its members,” said Dato Dr Sharifah Fauziah Alhabshi, Executive Chairman of Global Doctors Group. MAH also presented an update of hotel room booking cancellations to date, with over 157,000 cancellations so far, amounting to over RM66 million in losses of revenue. “Although the cancellations reported so far are mainly from the China market, we have also received reports of cancellations from domestic market, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Europe. South Korea cancellations increased since the government issued a travel advisory against Malaysia,” explained Yap Lip Seng, Chief Executive Officer of MAH. MAH also announced its partnership with the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) for the upcoming MATTA Fair Cuti Cuti Malaysia to be held from 4 – 5 April 2020 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). The domestic focus fair is the industry’s response to cushion the impact of the Covid-19 on tourism. Participating hotels will be offering special packages & rates to encourage locals to travel within the country. “Our focus on domestic tourism is in line with statements by the government. MATTA is appreciative and thankful to the Ministry of Finance for its concerns and efforts in stimulating our nation’s economy, including crafting recovery measures for the tourism industry, by gathering inputs from all stakeholders,” added Datuk Tan Kok Liang, President of MATTA. “MAH and MATTA will continue to work together in building the tourism industry of Malaysia, more so in times of crisis, together with the Government of Malaysia,” Yap said. The two national associations had multiple discussions recently for their respective submission of proposals to various Ministries in formulating stimulus package for the tourism industry of Malaysia.

MAH appoints on-call medical partner in…

V. Sivaji | 20 February 2020 | 1

Press release from MAH The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Global Doctors Malaysia (GDM), a private healthcare provider to provide a series of medical and […]

Firefly Airlines Visit Malaysia Year 2020…

V. Sivaji | 19 February 2020 | 0

Malaysian carrier, Firefly Airlines together with Tourism Malaysia celebrated the launch of Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2020 Discovery livery recently at RAC, Skypark Subang. On hand was the Minister of Tourism, […]

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