Tag: Malaysian
Ramadan vice squad: Malaysian officials go undercover to catch non-fasting Muslims
Chief Assignment Editor- May 24, 2019 18:46If you are a non-fasting Muslim in Malaysia - be warned, a local official in disguise might serve your next meal having already snapped a photo of you and sent ... Read More
Ormond Group’s new social hotel brand, MoMo’s, launches in Kuala Lumpur in October
Chief Assignment Editor- May 20, 2019 19:35MoMo’s, Ormond Group’s new playful hospitality concept, will launch its first property in central Kuala Lumpur within the eclectic Chow Kit neighborhood this October. Home to 99 guest rooms, MoMo’s ... Read More
Malaysia’s Sabah welcomes over 1 million tourists in first quarter of 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- May 11, 2019 16:35About 1,033,871 tourists visited Sabah in the first three months of this year, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Christina Liew. Liew, who is also State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister ... Read More
The Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort, Langkawi welcomes team of Epicurean Authorities
Chief Assignment Editor- April 15, 2019 15:23The Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort, Langkawi announced the appointment of two new leaders who will work in tandem to heighten the dining experiences that The Andaman have to offer. ... Read More
Malaysian airline Firefly signs agreement with Sabre
Chief Assignment Editor- April 11, 2019 22:05Sabre Corporation today announced a new content distribution agreement with Firefly, a leading regional carrier in Southeast Asia, and a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines. As average tourism growth in Southeast ... Read More
New GM appointed at Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu
editor- April 8, 2019 22:49Le Méridien Kota Kinabalu announced the appointment of Mr. Kanit Sangmookda as the new General Manager responsible for all areas in the Malaysian hotel including product development, financial performance, brand ... Read More
Strong interest in Guam grows at travel fair in Malaysia
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 19, 2019 08:43Guam continues to generate strong interest in Malaysia and was one of the newer and popular destinations featured at the country’s top consumer travel fair. The Malaysian Association of Tour ... Read More
Short Haul, Easy Travel & Lifetime Experiences is Nepals message to Malaysia
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 18, 2019 05:34Nepal successfully participated in the latest edition of the MATTA Fair held at Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur from March 15-17, 2019. The fair was led by ... Read More
How the Malaysian People are now put in charge of Visit Malaysia 2020 ?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 3, 2019 10:25Malaysia Truly Asia was one of the most successful campaigns in the global travel and tourism industry and created by an Australian branding company. Now the people of Malaysia are being ... Read More
German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs to open ITB Berlin 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- March 1, 2019 20:20Numerous celebrity figures will be present at the opening ceremony of ITB Berlin. This year, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier will open the World’s Leading Travel ... Read More
Qatar Airways GCEO delivers keynote address at CAPA Aeropolitical and Regulatory Summit
Chief Assignment Editor- February 5, 2019 20:25The first day of the CAPA Qatar Aviation, Aeropolitical and Regulatory Summit kicked off on Tuesday 5 February at the Sheraton Hotel in Doha, Qatar. The summit, held under the ... Read More
Halal Internet? ‘Sharia-compliant’ web browser launched in Malaysia
Chief Assignment Editor- January 28, 2019 19:30The world's first Sharia-compliant Internet service suite has been launched in Malaysia - along with browser, chat and sadaqah services. Malaysian startup SalamWeb seeks to create a Halal web-experience for ... Read More
Malaysia stripped of World Paralympic event over ‘rabid anti-Semitism’
Chief Assignment Editor- January 27, 2019 16:53Malaysia was stripped of the right to host the 2019 World Paralympic Swimming Championships by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) after the country banned Israeli athletes from taking part in ... Read More
Malaysian airline cabin crew charged with international drug trafficking
Chief Assignment Editor- January 23, 2019 18:16A 48-year-old Malaysian airline flight attendant has been charged with smuggling high-grade heroin and ice into Sydney and Melbourne. The man was the second flight attendant arrested at Sydney Airport ... Read More
Penang on a mission to lure Indian tourists
Anil Mathur - eTN India- January 15, 2019 00:04The lesser-known region of the Penang state in Malaysia is going all out to increase footfalls and visits from Indian tourists. Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018 21:27This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
PATA Youth Symposium inspires the next generation
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 14, 2018 09:55The PATA Youth Symposium, hosted by the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) and the Alumni Association of UiTM Students' Representative Council (PIMPIN) in collaboration with the PATA Malaysia Chapter, Tourism Malaysia ... Read More
A great day for Malaysia and Hawaii tourism: $189 close on Air Asia
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 29, 2017 08:59It was a great day for Malaysia and Hawaiian Tourism today. $189 Honolulu - Kuala Lumpur. It's not a travel industry rate, it's not a hoax, it's the cost of ... Read More
Princess Cruises brings premium cruising to East Malaysia and Brunei
editor- December 3, 2015 22:05SINGAPORE – Carnival Corporation & plc today announced that its Princess Cruises brand is capitalizing on the growing popularity of cruise travel in this region by bringing premium cruise experience Read More
Agoda revs up for the Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
editor- March 18, 2010 05:03Agoda, Asia's global hotel site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline.com, is revving up for the 2010 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix with special offers that are sure to go ... Read More