Hotels in demand for school and Raya hols

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JOHOR BARU: Hotels in the state are expected to be fully occupied during the current school holidays and upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration.

Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) Johor Chapter chairman Ivan Teo said a majority of hotels in the state were doing well in terms of occupancy, especially the four and five-star hotels.

“We expect more guests to come in from other states, and also Singapore.

“Hotels that are in demand are the ones located within the city area,” he said.

School holidays in Malaysia started on May 25 and ends on June 9. Hari Raya is expected to fall on June 5.

Legoland Malaysia Resort, in a statement, said it has continued to receive positive response from guests in Malaysia as well as Singapore and other countries.

“The demand for our hotel continues to be strong, especially during the holiday seasons.

“Families which book a stay in Legoland Hotel between May 5 and June 30 will receive a RM150 food and beverage credit card that can be used in any restaurant within Legoland Hotel,” it said.

Meanwhile, Ramada Meridin Johor Hotel said in a statement that bookings were increasing, with many made from June 4 onwards due to Hari Raya and also the school holidays.

“We have recorded a 65% increase in bookings and aim to hit about 75% for June.

“We are also expecting guests from overseas for the summer holidays, namely from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea,” it said.

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Malindo Mounts Extra Flights For Coming Year-End And School Holidays

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Malindo Air, Malaysia's hybrid airline, will increase flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to Kuching, Langkawi, Penang and as well as from Subang to Penang.

The airline said the additional flights, between Nov 22 and Dec 31, would meet the demand for services during the forthcoming year-end and school holidays.

Chief Executive Officer Chandran Rama Muthy said the airline had begun offering 50 per cent discount for children below 12 years old travelling on all Malindo Air flights.

Booking for this special children's discount is available from now until November 17, 2013 and the travelling period is from now until January 31, 2014.

"Tickets for the holidays are selling fast. Year-end breaks to the likes of Langkawi and Penang are proving popular.

"We are mounting the extra flights to meet demand and travellers will purchase tickets for their family holidays at low fares," he said in a statement.

Malindo Air currently flies 14 weekly flights from KLIA to Kuching; 14 weekly flights from KLIA to Langkawi; and seven weekly flights from Subang to Langkawi; 14 weekly flights from KLIA to Penang and 28 weekly flights from Subang to Penang.
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Penang’s a draw for holiday crowd

Hotels in Penang are enjoying high-occupancy rates as tourists are taking advantage of the two-week school holidays to visit Penang and enjoy the food and beaches. A number of beach and city hotels have revealed that they are fully booked over the weekend due to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s birthday which falls on this Saturday.

Hard Rock Hotel Penang marketing and communications manager Elisa Saw said the hotel was seeing 100% occupancy rate for its 250 rooms on Saturday. “Our market is mainly local tourists. We have about 80% occupancy rate on weekdays during the school holidays.” Parkroyal Penang Resort marketing communications manager Saw Wei Wei said the 309-room resort was also fully booked on Saturday, adding that the management was expecting bookings for next weekend to pick up as well.

Bayview Hotel Georgetown marketing communications manager Lim Hui Hui said a full occupancy rate had been recorded for Saturday, and 80% for Friday and Sunday. E&O Hotel general manager Marco G. Battistotti said the hotel in Farquhar Street as well as the Lone Pine Hotel in Batu Ferringhi were seeing high occupancy rates of over 75% for the school holiday period. Battistotti, who is also Malaysian Associations of Hotel (Penang chapter) chairman, said the 42 hotels on the island were expect- ing a 65% and above occupancy rate in June compared to only 50% in May.

“May is normally the slowest month of the year as there are no festivals or holiday periods. “Many tourists also pick hotels or service apartments near a marina such as the one in Straits Quay,” he said, adding that it would be good to have a hotel built near the marina in the future.

-thestar online.