THE one-off electricity bill subsidy for the tourism industry announced by the Penang government is open for application from today.
State tourism and creative economy committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin said the state government has responded swiftly to the movement control order 3.0 by allocating RM1mil for Penang’s tourism industry within 48 hours of the announcement.
“The tourism and creative industries’ sustainability is of paramount importance to Penang and I hope this subsidy can somewhat alleviate their financial burden in this critical period, ” he said in a statement.
This one-off subsidy will be given to hoteliers, travel agencies, tourist attractions and theme parks within the state, and is open for application until June 25.
Five-star hotels will receive a subsidy of RM5,000; four-star hotels (RM4,000); three-star hotels (RM3,000); two-star hotels (RM2,000); one-star hotels (RM1,000) whereas hotels with orchid ratings 1,2 and 3 will receive RM800.
Budget hotels and hotels which have yet to receive their ratings will receive RM500; theme parks (RM5,000); tourist attractions (RM1,000) and travel agencies (RM1,000).
Interested and eligible businesses can visit www.pdc.gov.my to download the application form or email petace.tnb@gmail.com for enquiries.
