Overcharged tourists to get free stays in Melaka


MELAKA: A tourism body here is offering free hotel stays and discounts for families shortchanged by unregulated accommodation during this Yuletide season.

Melaka Tourism Business Club (MTBC) vice-chairman Dennis Samford said so far two families from Selangor had been offered a free stay at Shah Beach Resort after they planned to cancel their trips to Melaka due to “crazy” rates charged by unlicensed hotels during the December peak period.

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