SOURCE: The Star Online, Malaysia

JOHOR BARU: Meliá Hotels International will add two new hotels to its Malaysian portfolio. The five-star Meliá Iskandar Malaysia (450 rooms) and four-star INNSIDE Iskandar Johor (350 rooms) hotels will be part of an urban development which includes a large shopping complex with office buildings and a convention centre.

Iskandar Malaysia in the south of Johor is one of the major drivers of economic development in Malaysia. Its location near Singapore and the high-speed train station and technology park in Nusajaya makes it an ideal hub. Rentak Tebrau Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Jerome Tan said this project will include the first five-star hotel in Nusajaya and also the largest convention centre in Johor.Read More