The iconic Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. The capital city is still most popular among tourists visiting Malaysia, says a hotel booking website. – AFP file pic, November 6, 2015.Kuala Lumpur beat out close contenders Penang and Langkawi to be the top pick in Malaysia for foreign tourists in the first half of 2015, according to hotel booking site Hotels.com in its half-yearly report on its users' travel patterns.
Coming in at fourth and fifth place were Kota Kinabalu and Malacca, respectively.
The Malaysian capital, which has held top spot for two consecutive years, was touted for its diverse mix of culture and heritage plus a variety of activities and local food, Hotels.com announced at a press conference in KL yesterday.
The latest Hotels Price Index (HPI) report is based on hotel booking data collected from January to June of this year, and tracks travel and spending patterns of its users from all over the world.
Swiss travellers spent the most on hotels in Malaysia, spending an average of RM425 per night, followed by Norwegians at RM402 per night.
For Malaysians travelling abroad, Bangkok reigned as the top travel destination, while Singapore and Bali trailed behind in second and third place.
The latest HPI also showed that Malaysians spent the most on hotel rooms in the United Kingdom at an average of RM697 per night followed by America (RM631/night) and Italy (RM596/night).
The HPI report, which was first released in 2004, makes use of data collected from bookings made on Hotels.com sites covering all star ratings, chain and independent hotels, self-catering as well as bed and breakfast properties. – November 6, 2015.
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