1 Tourists from China visiting a clan jetty in George Town.2 Tourists thronging Penang Hill during the Hari Raya holidays.3 (From second right) Ooi and state Tourism Committee chairman Danny Law Heng Kiang presenting brochures on Penang to passengers from the Japanese luxury liner MS Asuka ll at the Swettenham Pier.4 Penang could not just depend on a weak currency to drive the tourism industry’s growth, says Ch’ng.5 Khoo: Even overseas bookings for the Christmas holidays are coming in slowly this time
THE occupancy rate of hotels in Penang for 2015 is not expected to better the achievement of 62.33% last year.
Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) Penang chairman Khoo Boo Lim said that from January to July 2015, the hotel occupancy declined to 55.39% from 66.44% in the same period in 2014.
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