Tourists fleeing Bangkok for Penang
GEORGE TOWN: Penang has seen an increase in tourists following the flood situation in the Thai capital.
Holiday Inn Resort general manager Stella Jacobs said the resort recorded an increase possibly due to tourists skipping Bangkok to come to Penang.
“Compared to the same period last year, we are seeing more tourists. Our sister properties in Thailand are diverting tourists to Penang.
“We are in the process of collecting blankets, bottled water and dry foodstuff to send to our Thai counterparts,” she said yesterday.
Its communications director Suleiman Tunku Abdul Rahman said they were discussing with their counterparts in Bangkok to transfer tourists to Penang.
“Tourists from Europe generally visit Thailand for the warm weather and friendly people, which Penang also has, and by transferring the tourists here, they won’t have to cancel their holiday.”
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Posted by admin on October 29, 2011 under Tourism News.
