By Sharen Kaur
Published in NST on May 17 2011
Sunway City Bhd (SunCity) plans to expand The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat at the Sunway City Ipoh township (SunCity Ipoh) in Perak.
Managing director for property investment Datuk Ngeow Voon Yean said the phase two development, which has been approved by the authorities, will be carried out on 12.34ha.
"We are looking to add 50 more villas and new facilities to help promote tourism in Ipoh and put Perak on the world map," he said in an interview with Business Times recently.
The Banjaran was constructed in 2009 at a cost of RM60 million and currently comprises 25 luxury villas with private pool.
Ngeow said there is no economies of scale with 25 units, hence the need to start phase two to attract critical mass.
Besides The Banjaran, SunCity is developing the Lost World Hotel to complement its Lost World of Tambun water theme park and Extreme Park.
Perak Tourism Ministry department director Syahruddin Abdul Hamid said up to RM6 million has been allocated to promote tourism in the state.
Syahruddin said the focus is to promote the 10 icons that Perak has, such as Royal Belum, Taiping Zoo, Orang Utan sanctuary, Pangkor Island and Gua Tempurung.
He said there are more hotels and resorts under the three-star and four-star categories being developed in Perak, especially in Ipoh, which is experiencing growth in tourism.
"Now we are more focused on tourism. We are trying to promote everything, including nature and history. We are not concerned if the 10 icons are government run or privately held...we want to place them on our list," he told Business Times.
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Published in NST on May 17 2011
Sunway City Bhd (SunCity) plans to expand The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat at the Sunway City Ipoh township (SunCity Ipoh) in Perak.
Managing director for property investment Datuk Ngeow Voon Yean said the phase two development, which has been approved by the authorities, will be carried out on 12.34ha.
"We are looking to add 50 more villas and new facilities to help promote tourism in Ipoh and put Perak on the world map," he said in an interview with Business Times recently.
The Banjaran was constructed in 2009 at a cost of RM60 million and currently comprises 25 luxury villas with private pool.
Ngeow said there is no economies of scale with 25 units, hence the need to start phase two to attract critical mass.
Besides The Banjaran, SunCity is developing the Lost World Hotel to complement its Lost World of Tambun water theme park and Extreme Park.
Perak Tourism Ministry department director Syahruddin Abdul Hamid said up to RM6 million has been allocated to promote tourism in the state.
Syahruddin said the focus is to promote the 10 icons that Perak has, such as Royal Belum, Taiping Zoo, Orang Utan sanctuary, Pangkor Island and Gua Tempurung.
He said there are more hotels and resorts under the three-star and four-star categories being developed in Perak, especially in Ipoh, which is experiencing growth in tourism.
"Now we are more focused on tourism. We are trying to promote everything, including nature and history. We are not concerned if the 10 icons are government run or privately held...we want to place them on our list," he told Business Times.
-ENDS-
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