No downsizing at four TH hotels

KUALA LUMPUR: The operations of four Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) hotels which has been transferred to the Finance Ministry’s special purpose vehicle, Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd (UJ), will continue under the new management without any downsizing.

The entire management and staff of the hotel chain, previously managed by the TH Hotel and Residence Sdn Bhd (THHR), will be taken over by UJ Property Management Sdn Bhd (UJPM), UJ’s wholly-owned subsidiary beginning April 1. The four hotels - TH Hotel Kota Kinabalu, TH Hotel Bayan Lepas, TH Hotel and Convention Centre Alor Setar and TH Hotel and Convention Centre Kuala Terengganu - will remain as syariah-compliant hotels and will be renamed as Raia Hotel starting in April. A total of 90% of THHR’s staff will continue to work in the Raia Hotel chain, while 10% of the staff will be absorbed by TH Hotel Kelana Jaya. — Bernama