Hajiji: Sabah has seven new hotels to cater for its growing tourist arrivals
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has seven new hotels coming on stream providing an additional 2,053 rooms to cater for the state’s continuous growth in tourist arrivals which could reach 2.2 million this year. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said there are 685 existing hotels in Sabah ranging from 5-star to budget hotels or lodges with […]
Manpower woes trouble resurgent hotel and tourism sector
KUCHING: More tourists may be coming in with the reopening of the borders but the nation’s hospitality and tourism industry continues to grapple with labour shortages. Federal Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri disclosed that the industry is short of approximately 15,000 to 20,000 workers. “Shortage in labour is a challenge […]
Closure of a hotel jolts an old memory
KUCHING: The hospitality industry has been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, bankrupting some businesses and causing others to downsize drastically. Recently, the crisis claimed another victim — Palace Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. The 23-storey five-star hotel had to close down after operating for over 29 years. With 486 rooms, the hotel located at Jalan Raja […]
Fire certs a must for hotels
KUCHING: Established hotels must have Fire Certificates (FC) to ensure that the buildings are safe. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director Khirudin Drahman said so far, there were 645 FC holders in Sarawak. “In Kuching, there are more than 200 FC holders and 50 of them are hotels,” he said when officiating at a […]
CM declares open Roxy Hotel Serian
SERIAN: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg officiated at the opening ceremony of Roxy Hotel Serian, the first purpose-built hotel in Serian Division, today. The hotel, which was completed late last year, has 54 rooms and various facilities, including a restaurant, banquet hall and ballroom. Abang Johari and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar […]
Li Hua, Medan hotels no longer quarantine centres
SIBU: Li Hua Hotel and Medan Hotel here have ended their tenure as temporary quarantine centres. Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee chairman Charles Siaw said Tuesday was the last day for both hotels as temporary quarantine centres for students returning home during the movement control order (MCO) and conditional movement control order (CMCO). “We wish […]
Gloomy days for hotel business
KUCHING: Of the 136 member hotels under the Malaysia Budget Hotels Association Sarawak Chapter, 99 of them were closed during the first and second phases of the movement control order (MCO), said its chairman Stephen Wong. “Whether it is permanent, we are not sure at this point in time. We, MyBHA headquarters and Sarawak Chapter, […]
