Few takers for staycation deals

Holidaymakers at the Batu Ferringhi beach where many hotels are found along the popular tourism belt in Penang during the last Christmas holidays. – Filepic

STAYCATION packages are just not cutting out as a way for hotels in Penang to stay afloat, said Malaysia Association of Hotels Penang chairman Raj Kumar.

Despite attractive packages to lure local folks to get a dose of some hotel luxury, he said, the market remains largely unmoved and the hotels badly need interstate travel to be allowed again.