Wow, 3000 new rooms by 2014!
Johor to see 40 new hotels unveiled
Apr 25, 2012 - HomeGuru.com.my
A total of 40 new three- to five-star hotels are scheduled for opening in Johor, with about half of the said number likely to be built in the next five years, according to The Business Times.
Responding to concerns over a potential oversupply, Tengku Ahmad Faizal, Chairman atthe Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) Johor Chapter believed that a perfect balance could be attained if the openings are in phases.
"Should all the hotels open according to schedule, with the opening of Legoland, followed by Hello Kitty Town, Little Big Club and LAT theme parks, room supply should be just nice," he added.
Johor's transformation into the amusement and theme park capital of Malaysia calls for extra stream of hotel rooms. Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman, Johor's Menteri Besar,noted that Johor will further build 3,000 new rooms by 2014 alone.
Apart from the three- to five-star hotel types,"what we need is all categories of accommodation. We need lower-category rooms, below the three-star category to cater to the middle- and lower middle-income groups," he added.
"With 40 hotel openings, and possibly more, everyone has to play their part in order to create awareness about Johor and to get the tourists to the state."
However, with Johor being a destination difficult to reach, more direct flights to the Senai International Airport are also needed.
With the opening of international brands like Traders Hotel, Sheraton and Aman, Tengku Ahmad, Johor expects to solidify its mark in the international scene.
