Attended by:

President, Madam Christina Toh

Vice President, Ms. Shirley Lai Swee Fong

Honorary Secretary General, Dato' Megat Shahrul Azman Abas

Date: Wednesday, 13 July 2022

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) through Tourism Malaysia had launched the Tourism Recovery Plan 2022 (PRE2.0) for the Accommodation Cluster at the Pavillion Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

PRE2.0 is actually the continuation of the Economic Stimulus Package (PRE1.0), one of the initiatives under the Tourism Industry Recovery Plan that seeks to boost domestic tourism as it transitions to the endemic phase via the distributions of incentives such discounts, vouchers and rebates.

Under the Accommodation Cluster initiative, Malaysians have the opportunity to redeem e-vouchers worth between RM50 to RM100 when they are booking rooms from participating hotels through the Shopee app starting from the 15^th of July all the way until the end of this year which is the 31^st of December 2022. Redemptions are limited to only three times per MyKad holder. Over 33 000 malaysians are expected to benefit from incentive.

President Madam Christina Toh had attended the event as the representative of Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH), one of the accommodations involved in the initiative. Hotels under MAH and Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO) will offer e-vouchers worth RM100 with a minimum purchase of a RM150 room for the first 19,900 buyers. 

Other notable associations participating in the event were Malaysian Budget and Business Hotel Association (MyBHA) and Seri Malaysia Hotel Chain (HSM).

About the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH)

Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) is the umbrella body for hotels in Malaysia formed in 1974 and initially established by a group of concerned and dedicated hoteliers to bring about a more dynamic hospitality industry aimed at building a workforce of highly skilled, innovative and disciplined individuals. Its long-term goal was to enhance the efficiency of the hospitality industry, thus, bringing about a more dynamic Malaysian hospitality industry. MAH, as the official national network for the hotel industry, represents more than 900 hotels throughout Malaysia supplying a total of 155,287 rooms which is about 65% of the total number of hotel rooms available as guest accommodation in this country. With 13 chapters across the nation, MAH acts as a voice of the industry, working as one body to promote, protect, represent and advance the interests of its members.

About MAHTEC

MAHTEC Sdn Bhd commenced its fiscal year in 1998 to profile MAH as a human resource development provider and to upgrade the skills and knowledge of staff-in-service in the industry. MAHTEC is the training arm of the Association specializing in developing quality human resources in the hospitality industry. Highly specialized in the areas of Hospitality Skills Training and Managerial Development Training, all programs are facilitated by experienced and qualified Trainers through workshops and practical session.