Hoteliers seeing red over fees tourists pay to Penang govt


By IMRAN

GEORGE TOWN: Penang’s intention to raise the “local government fee” (LGF), effectively collecting more money from tourists staying in hotels, is seen as adding insult to injury by industry players.

Hospitality players in Penang have been miffed since 2023, when they lost their input on how the millions of ringgit collected from tourists through the LGF were spent.

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