By Siti Rohaizah Zainal  SERI KEMBANGAN, Sept 6 — The Selangor government will implement a regularisation process for homestays in the state using appropriate measures to address the issue of accommodations being operated on agricultural land. State executive councillor for local government...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Online travel platform Trip.com reported an unprecedented growth in travel bookings across Malaysia during the recent Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, with Kuala Lumpur seeing a remarkable 113 per cent increase year-on-year (y-o-y) in booking volume for all travel products.

PETALING JAYA, Oct 3 — An assistant executive manager of a hotel pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here today to the charge of outraging the modesty of his female colleague who is a former newsreader of a private television station.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Aug 11 — The DoubleTree by Hilton brand continues is expansion since it was first established in Malaysia over a decade ago. Hilton (Southeast Asia) senior operation director Jamie Mead said the brand has succeeded in establishing six hotels throughout the...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — The proposal for hotel room rates in Malaysia to be charged in the United States currency will be able to reduce price competition between budget hotels and four and five-star hotels.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, June 12 — In the third quarter of this year, a career fair dedicated to the tourism and hotel industries will be held, with the goal of filling 6,000 job openings in both sectors. State executive councillor for youth, sports and human capital development Mohd...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Police are conducting an investigation into alleged violations of standard operating procedures (SOPs) under Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan at a product launch involving some businessmen and a politician yesterday.

ALOR SETAR, Oct 5 — A leading hotel in Langkawi is temporarily closed after 59 staff tested positive for Covid-19, said Kedah Health Department director Dr Othman Warijo.

SHAH ALAM, Aug 28 — About 4,000 adult Orang Asli in Selangor have yet to receive Covid-19 vaccinations, says State Tourism, Environment, Green Technology and Orang Asli Affairs Committee chairman Hee Loy Sian.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Market conditions for hotels are likely to remain modest throughout 2021 amid intense competition for a smaller pool of travellers, higher operational costs due to the imposition of standard operating procedures, and slow recovery in travel demand, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO) is seeking the government to allow hotels to take guests for room accommodation and for meetings.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has immediately shut down a hotel in Jalan Pudu for carrying out immoral activities on the premises, thus breaching the conditions of its licence.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 6 — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is working with the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM) to implement temporary accommodation initiative for workers to be housed in hotels, in accordance with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 Former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad is found guilty on nine corruption charges involving RM3 million over the agency’s purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites (MPHS) in Kuching, Sarawak, almost seven years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — Former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad will know his fate on nine corruption charges involving RM3 million over the agency’s purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites (MPHS) in Kuching, Sarawak, this Wednesday (February 3).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — A total of 204 tourism and hotel operators have closed their business since March this year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and enforcement of the movement control order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Tourism industry players expressed hope that the government will provide more assistance to the sector which has been adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic if it to continue to stay afloat and help the country’s economy grow.

IPOH, Nov 10 — Two individuals are feared buried in a landslide at a hotel located in a hilly area in Tambun near here early this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The Government needs to acknowledge that there has been an immediate drop in hotel occupancy with the spike in Covid-19 cases at the end of September 2020 and that the tourism industry is in need of more assistance, the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) said.

ALOR GAJAH, Sept 20 — The standardisation of several issues including regulations, licensing and taxes involving the hotel sector and global online accommodation service provider, Airbnb will be finalised by the end of this year.