MCO ‘forces’ hotels, traders to change business strategies for survival
PORT DICKSON: The movement control order (MCO) which is currently being implemented is forcing almost all traders and hotels to change their business strategies for survival. Klana Beach Resort Port Dickson manager Che Dzarudin Che Omar said his party had to find other alternatives to cover operating costs by holding take-home food sales as well […]
Hotels urged to open as quarantine centres
SIBU: Three more hotels here have agreed in principle to use their premises as quarantine centres for Covid-19 persons-under-surveillance (PUS). These hoteliers came to an agreement after a dialogue session organised by Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan chairman Senator Robert Lau and Sarawak Central Region Hotels Association at Tanah Mas Hotel today. The […]
Hotels facing difficult times
KUCHING: The hotel sector in Sarawak is experiencing difficult times following a new wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) Sarawak president Mohamad Ibrahim Nordin said, the business of the hotel industry was falling drastically. “We only depend on local business in Sarawak. Certainly, the occupancy rate will drop drastically,” he told New […]
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 […]
Standardise regulations, taxes for hotels, Airbnb soon
MELAKA: The standardisation of several issues involving the hotel sector and Airbnb, such as regulations, taxes, will be finalised soon, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. He said the move was to give a new lease of life to the tourism industry, especially hotel operators, who are more affected […]
Motac, hotels to work on tourism packages
KUCHING: The federal Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) plans to organise tourism stimulus packages with hotel industry players to encourage people to travel. “Motac will bear some of the costs,” Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri told reporters during a casual dinner with the media at Rock Road Seafood, […]
Up to state governments
HOTELS AS QUARANTINE CENTRES IPOH: The green light to turn hotels into Covid-19 quarantine centres is up to the respective state governments, said Minister in the Prime Minister‘s Department (Special Functions) Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof. He said the move could help the hotel industry raise the occupancies at hotels following the slowdown in […]
Hotel ends as quarantine centre
SIBU: A total of 326 students returning from Malaya had undergone mandatory quarantine at Paramount Hotel here. Chairman of Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee Charles Siaw, commended the hotel which had offered its 83 rooms as temporary quarantine centre since May 18. “In compliance with our standard operating procedures (SOP) and safety precautions during the […]
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 […]
Staff, guests and contractors must download apps
KUCHING: Tour operators, tour guides, operators of homestays, hotels, adventure and extreme tourism, scuba diving, snorkelling and theme parks (dry parks only) can finally operate starting this Wednesday (June 17). Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah announced this during a press conference on the daily Covid-19 update held at the Old […]
