Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Eastin Penang targets 70pc occupancy for first-half 2010


Wah...so fast opened already while furnishing and renovation works still ongoing! Really want to rush for PBIM participants to stay...hahaha.

THE RM130 million Eastin Hotel Penang, which will open its doors for business on Thursday, is looking at an average of 70 per cent occupancy for the first half of 2010.

Hotel manager Mary Ann Harris said the first chain hotel of the Eastin group, which is located in the Queensbay waterfront township, will be looking to its neighbours for business.

"Owing to our proximity to the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, we are eyeing business travellers linked to the multinational companies and small- and medium-sized businesses operating here," she told Business Times yesterday.

The 14-storey hotel, which is the second hotel owned by the CP Group, will focus on filling up its 328 rooms with corporate travellers from Penang and the northern region, while the weekend stays will be targeted towards leisure travellers from neighbouring states and overseas.

"We will not limit our market to corporate travellers from Penang island alone, but will also be targeting businesses from the industrial parks on the mainland and in Kedah," she said.

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