Lodging tax: A receptionist at a boutique hotel in George Town showing the levy notice displayed in the lobby. The state has been collecting RM2 levy (three-star hotels and below) and RM3 (four stars and above) since last June.
THE local government fee that tourists pay when they check into Penang hotels will be used mainly to encourage airlines to make direct international flights to the state.
The fund, which has grown to RM5.5 million as of last month, will be used to subsidise the airlines’ cost such as aircraft parking charges and air bridge fees at the Penang International Airport, said state Tourism Committee chairman Danny Law.
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