Go for quality tourists, hotels told
KUCHING: Hoteliers should target prime or selected tourists as this category of tourists are prepared to spend on prime products. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said it is important for the hotel industry to differentiate between mass tourists and selected tourists. “What should we do in terms of attracting tourists? Do […]
Hoteliers have sustained, thanks to govt’s help
KUCHING: The state government’s move to use hotels in Sarawak as quarantine centres has helped hotel operators not to close down amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Hamzah. “Our approach in helping the hoteliers is different from other states in Malaysia. The method we use is a […]
MTUC S’wak welcomes court decision
KUCHING: Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak has welcomed the Federal Court decision that hoteliers are not entitled to utilise their employees’ service charge to satisfy their statutory obligations to pay the minimum wage or incorporate them into a clean wage structure. “We agree with all the pronouncements made by the learned Justice,” said MTUC […]
Govt asked to protect hoteliers from Covid-19 impact
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Budget Hotel Association (MyBHA) has asked the government to immediately draft an Act to protect hotel owners and operators from the impact of Covid-19. Its national deputy president, Sri Ganesh Michiel said the association had received a lot of negative feedback from its members that the Special Relief Fund (SRF) announced by the […]
