KUANTAN: Pahang recorded the highest number of hotel guests among local tourists, with 11.6 million people recorded last year.
Pahang Unity, Tourism and Culture Committee chairman Leong Yu Man (pic) said that five districts showing a positive number of tourist arrivals were Bentong, Kuantan, Cameron Highlands, Temerloh and Rompin.
Tourist destinations such as Genting Highlands, Cameron Highlands, Kuantan City, Cherating, and Pulau Tioman remain popular, with the number of tourist arrivals consistently increasing yearly, he said in a statement on Thursday (March 20).
Citing Tourism Malaysia data, he said that Kuala Lumpur ranks second with 9.8 million people, followed by Johor (7.4 million people), Selangor (6.1 million people), and Penang, which recorded a total of 5.2 million local hotel guests.
Meanwhile, Leong said Pahang hotels also recorded the highest average occupancy rate in Malaysia with a rate of 75.6% from January to December 2024, referring to the average percentage of booked-out rooms over a period of time.
He said this shows a positive increase of 1.5% compared to 2023, which was 74.1%.
"The average room rate is assessed based on more than 36,000 registered accommodation rooms in Pahang, sourced from the Tourism Malaysia strategic planning division," said Leong. - Bernama
