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Kids Eat Free*
Kids below 12 years eat free for buffet dinner when accompanied by 1 paying adult with a maximum of 2 kids. Applicable to 2 adults and 4 kids.
For more info please contact:
Please call 06-285 9088 (10pm – 6pm)
or 06-285 9000 ext 8168 (after office hour) for reservations.
email: essense@holidayinnmelaka.com
— asmaliana
Melaka State Government promoting Melaka tourism base on it’s 12 subsectors. The subsectors are:-
1.) History
2.) Culture
3.) Recreation
4.) Sport
5.) Shopping
6.) convention
7.) Education
9.) Agro
10.) Makan-makan (Eating Out)
11.) Melaka My 2nd Home
12.) Youth
As Melaka have already known for it’s historical landmarks and diverse culture, other sectors like MICE (Convention) with additional 5 star mice facilities like MITC, Holiday Inn, the 6 star Majestic Hotel, Renaissance, Equatorial and more coming at the end of 2010 are growing rapidly. Not to mention Melaka Health tourism that starting to bring big impact to the state with more patient coming for low cost treatment but modern medical facilities.
Continue reading ‘Melaka Tourism 12 Sub-Sectors’
— asmaliana
Watch this interesting Melaka documentary video done completely with Melaka historical fact, social and economy, but the bad news is it is in Chinese with no subtitle. So maybe our Chinese friends out there can translate it for others to know. Enjoy!.
Continue reading ‘Melaka Documentary – Chinese Version.’
— asmaliana
There are common word in tourism industry that public used to hear but maybe unsure what is the meaning about. Below are few common abbreviation used in this industry with few words also specific to Melaka tourism.
| Word/Abbrv. | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Backpacker | A visitor for the purpose of a holiday or special event who stays in a backpackers lodge/hostel |
| Business Travel | Travel of 1 - 365 days duration for the purpose of attending a convention or training, conducting official/government or private business. |
| Deregulation | Removal or relaxing of barriers to travel such as restrictions on the nature of outbound travel, amount of money taken out of the country, visa requirements and costs, air service agreements. |
| Domestic tourism | Travel within the country of residence. |
| FIT | Free Independent Travellers - visitors coming for holiday who do not purchase pre-packaged travel or pay for anything other than international airfares prior to arriving in Malaysia. Whilst in Malaysia, they organise their own travel as they go, do not travel as part of a tour group or on a coach tour. |
| FOREX | Foreign Exchange Earnings |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| Group Travel | Often used to mean coach tour travellers, but can also refer to holiday-makers who travel with a group of two or more couples, a family group, a school or special interest group, etc. |
| Holiday Travel | Travel of 1 - 365 days duration, for the purpose of a holiday, a honeymoon, skiing/snowboarding, or as an incentive/reward for good work. |
| Impromptu Travel | No arrangements booked in country of destination prior to travel. (Another name for FIT travel). |
| Inbound Tour Operator | Local based tourism operators who put together itineraries and process reservations (including accommodation, transport, activites and attractions) on behalf of offshore tour wholesalers and retail agents. |
| Inbound travel / tourism | Short term arrivals into a country by nationals/residents of other countries. |
| Independent Travel | Travellers who make their own arrangements and devise their own itineraries, i.e. both FIT and SIT travellers but not group or coach tour travellers. |
| Long-haul Travel | Air travel of 8 or more hours duration. |
| LOS / LoS | Length of Stay - the amount of time a tourist spends in a particular place. |
| MAHA | Melaka Hotel Association |
| MAH | Malaysia Association of Hotel |
| MBHA | Melaka Budget Hotel Association |
| MATTA | Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents |
| MTGA | Malacca Tourist Guides Association |
| MCTA | Malaysian Chinese Tourism Association |
| MTPN | Majlis Tindakan Pelancongan Negeri |
| MTA | Melaka Tourism Association |
| Medium-haul Travel | Air travel of between 4 and 8 hours duration |
| MITC | Melaka International Trade Center |
| MICE | Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events |
| PERZIM | Perbadanan Muzim Melaka |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PATA | Pacific Asia Travel Association |
| WTO | World Tourism Organization |
— asmaliana
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There are 13 Major Event In Melaka in 2008. The list are :
1)Melaka Light Up Celebrations
2)Raptor Watch Week 2008
3)Pesta Sungai Melaka II 2008
4)Melaka Grand Invitational Endurance Ride
5)11th Gendang Nusantara Festival
6)Wesak Day Celebration 2008
7)Melaka Tourism Street Carnival (MTSC) 2008
8)Fiesta San Pedro
9)Celebrating Merdeka Day In Melaka
10)4th Melaka International Songket & Batik Festival 2008
11)Melaka International Tourism Show (MITS) 2008
12)GP Joran Berita Harian Fishing Competition 2008
13)Melaka Year End Celebrations
Continue reading ’13 Major Events In Melaka 2008′
— asmaliana
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Travel News Malaysia Asia Pacific Tourism NewsSite last updated May 22, 2012 @ 7:32 am
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