Beginning June 1, Malaysia’s Ministry of Tourism and Culture will introduce a new hotel classification and rating system, which trade players generally believe is fairer and more representative than the existing star-rating system. The new classification houses categories of city… Read more ›
Malaysia Airlines will begin flying its new Airbus A350 fleet to London in the second quarter of 2018, with the advanced fuel-efficient jets replacing the Airbus A380 superjumbos. The airline expects the first of six leased A350s to arrive at… Read more ›
KUALA LUMPUR — World-renowned Malaysian magician Kabir Khan Mohamad Reaz is set to dig deep into his other forte as an extraordinary mentalist to use the power of mind over matter to sell Malaysian tourism to Europe. To the uninitiated,… Read more ›
The owner of the Penang Waterfront Convention & Exhibition Centre (PWCC) is seeking an international company to operate the new MICE facility. Malaysia’s IJM Perennial Development is now inviting interested parties to submit their proposals for the sales, marketing, operations,… Read more ›
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia is continuing its expansion in the region to become a truly Asean airline, group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said. He said the expansion continued with the impending joint venture (JV) in Vietnam and interest… Read more ›
The world’s first commercially operated flight using the Boeing 737 Max 8 took off from KL International Airport on May 22. The Malindo Air flight landed in Singapore at 11.30am. Malindo, which was the Centre of Aviation’s 2016 Asia Pacific… Read more ›
SEPANG: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has managed to improve bookings despite a tough first quarter this year with issues like intensifying competition, currency and higher fuel prices. MAS group chief executive officer Peter Bellew said that Malaysia Airlines passenger bookings continued… Read more ›
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26— Malaysia Airlines’ new charter business for its Airbus A380 fleet could eclipse the main airline operations to become the most significant part of the group’s business, its chief executive said. Irish Independent reported CEO Peter Bellew… Read more ›
BANGKOK: Sabah Tourism Board (STB) will work with Tourism Malaysia Thailand, local airlines and travel agents to intensify efforts to increase the number of tourists from Thailand. Its deputy general manager Suzaini Sabdin Ghani said STB plans to tap the… Read more ›
Malaysia-based airline Malindo Air is gearing up to launch non-stop flights from Brisbane to Kuala Lumpur by the year’s end as it moves to attract Queensland flyers to its KLIA hub: either as a destination itself or as a stopover… Read more ›
MANAMA: The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) is in talks with Malaysian airline companies to start direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Bahrain, in its mission to increase bilateral trade between the country and Malaysia. EDB Managing Director, Dr. Simon… Read more ›
SEPANG: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has recorded a 56% increase in retail sales over the last five years, said managing director Datuk Badlisham Ghazali. He said MAHB retailers reported total sales of RM2.1bil last year and this was poised… Read more ›
