PENANG: Tourism, which is Penang’s second biggest revenue earner, has been badly hit following the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome threat and the announcement of the first probable SARS death here on Tuesday.
Average hotel occupancy rate dropped to about 29% early this week, with some international hotels asking their staff to clear their annual leave and shutting down unoccupied floors to save costs.
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