By V. Sivaji
Good news for those living outside the capital city !
The Malaysian Association of Hotels or MAH Tourism Fair 2024 will be going North, to Penang this September and later to Ipoh too.
This is to offer holiday makers a chance to plan their domestic holidays with bargain room rates.
It will also offer local holiday makers a chance to book their rooms directly with the participating hotels where they can enjoy better rates and perks compared to online booking platforms.
The move is also in line with the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) aims to promote domestic tourism along with Tourism Malaysia.
“Presently, such promotions are normally carried out in tourism destinations like Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Malacca, Sabah which are famous and busy tourist destinations.
Dato Yeoh delivering his speech
“We also want to expose new places like Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Ipoh and other locations”, said Dato Khoo Boo Lim, organising chairman of the inaugural MAH Fair 2024 during the press conference at the Pavilion Bukit Jalil Exhibition Centre.
Meanwhile, Dato Yeoh Soon Hin, Deputy Director of Tourism Malaysia who launched the MAH Tourism Fair added that the fair will unlock and unleash new destinations in the country and bring economic growth to the various places.
The recent fair in KL saw some 150 hotels, resorts, travel agents, theme parks and other stakeholders from all over the country.
Meanwhile, lending support to the gathering were the various chairmen, namely, Haziz Hassan (Negeri Sembilan), Puan Suaibah Harun (Terengganu), Eugene Dass (Kedah/Perlis), Dato Tony Goh (Penang), Hafizan Wong (Sabah), Puan Maimun Mohd Hussian (Kelantan), Khairulnizam Kasim (Malacca), Datin Jasmine Heng (Selangor) among others.
The inaugural event was a runaway success judging from the response from members of the public.