Not Enough Rooms For Visitors In Langkawi

LANGKAWI, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- The arrival of too many foreign and domestic tourists to the resort island of Langkawi during the Chinese New Year has left many of them with no place to stay.

An estimated 50,000 tourists arrived on the legendary island to spend the Chinese New Year holiday resulting in all hotels, resorts, chalets and homestays being fully occupied.

Those who have no place to stay slept in their vehicles, at the beach and also in mosques.

A few ferry operators when met, said last Thursday was the busiest day as they had to handle about 20,000 passengers.

A spokesman for the Baron Group, which owns a resort and hotel chain in Langkawi, said all rooms at their hotels were booked for the Chinese New Year holiday.

He advised those wishing to go to the island, especially during the holidays, to make early plans, including room reservation.

A manager of a passenger ferry service, Wong Sie Kiong, said there was enough ferry service to ferry visitors from Kuala Perlis and Kuala Kedah to Langkawi.

He said there were more than 40 ferries operating the routes between Kuala Perlis, Kuala Kedah and Penang to Langkawi.

Besides being a shopping heaven, as Langkawi is a duty-free island, other attractions on the island are the cable car, the Under Water World and its beaches, especially Pantai Cenang.

Bernama 

AL :-

Good news or bad news? Should we control the arrival? Or should we welcome more?

There's a lot to think about. But in other hand langkawian benefited from large turnout.

International Chocolate Fiesta Sets RM200,000 Sales Target

LANGKAWI, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- A RM200,000 sales target has been set for the International Chocolate Fiesta 2010 organised by the largest chocolate and confectionary distributor, Choc-Stop International, at Langkawi Jetty Point here.

"We also give between 10 and 50 per cent discount for every purchase," he said, adding that the fiesta, which began in 1994, had received encouraging response so far and was deemed as one of Langkawi's tourism products.

-- BERNAMA

AL :-
200k of sales. I think they may reach that target looking at the current holiday season. But i do hope that Malaysian Chocolate product should be promoted as well.. Probably promote as well the gamat chocolate..:)

1,200 warga Thailand bayar niat di Festival Khartina

KUAH - Kira-kira 30 pokok bunga emas menghiasi Wat Luangphorkhoon Parisntho Wanarm pada Festival Khartina yang diadakan di Kisap. Gemerlapan dan gantungan duit kertas RM50, RM10, RM5 dan RM1 kelihatan rimbun pada hiasan pokok berdaun emas sepanjang festival itu berlangsung.

Majlis keagamaan itu, diadakan setahun sekali dan dilakukan di Wat itu pada setiap tahun bagi membayar niat untuk orang Cina beragama Buddha dan masyarakat Siam.

Ahli Jawatankuasanya, Datuk Chen Liau Weng berkata, selain perarakan pokok bunga emas bersalut duit, pengunjung juga menghadiahkan sepersalinan pakaian buat sami yang tinggal di wat itu. Menurutnya, kunjungan dan amalan ini turut disertai oleh pelancong asing yang ingin melihat majlis keagamaan itu. “Mereka bermalam di wat ini bagi mendapat keberkatan, malah pelancong yang datang juga berpeluang melihat upacara ini. “Festival ini adalah salah satu daya tarikan pelancongan di pulau ini,” katanya ketika ditemui di wat tersebut.

Seorang warganegara Thailand, Supranee Keankeeree dari Chaingmai, 25, berkata, ini adalah kali kedua dia mengunjungi wat ini. Menurutnya, tujuannya adalah bagi mendapat kesenangan dan dimurahkan rezeki mengikut kepercayaan mereka. “Niat saya telah tertunai pada tahun lepas dan kini saya membuat niat lain untuk mendapat pekerjaan yang lebih bagus,” katanya.

Anaklangkawi:-
Dicadangkan Kerajaan negeri menjadikan ia acara tahunan dalam kalender pelancongan langkawi.