Holiday Inn Resort in Batu Ferringhi to close down on June 30 (updated)

GEORGE TOWN: The Holiday Inn Resort in Batu Ferringhi here will be closing down on June 30 after operating for more than four decades.

Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) Penang chapter chairman Khoo Boo Lim confirmed the matter when contacted.

"It's very sad that the Covid-19 pandemic has destroyed another legacy," he said.

The iconic landmark joined a list of hotels here that have been devastated by the pandemic and the movement control order.

Besides Holiday Inn, at least five hotels here had temporarily wound up their operations in view of the pandemic.

The hotels were Jazz Hotel, Hotel Penaga, Jerejak Island Resort, Mercure Penang Beach and The Gurney Resort Hotel and Residences.