PTA TEH TARIK MEET

 

IPOH: Perak Tourism Association (PTA) organised a “Teh Tarik Meet” with travel industry players, held at MH Hotel, here.

The event was sponsored by MH Hotel Ipoh.

 

 

PTA president Datuk Mohd. Odzman Abdul Kadir said that the meet aimed to provide a platform for tourism players to exchange ideas on tourism after Covid-19, and update on tourism products available in the state.

“It is also a form of networking among hoteliers, tourism products operator and association members,” he said.

 

 

There was a discussion session on tourism operation during the Movement Control Order period among hoteliers, government sector representative and association members.

The event ended with a group photograph of the association members.

TERENGGANU MEDIA MEMBERS VISITS IPOH

 

IPOH:  Some 100 media members attended a dinner organised by the Perak Media Sports & Welfare Club held at Lost World of Tambun (LWOT), here.

The dinner aimed to welcome some 30 media delegates from Terengganu on a 3D2N tour to Ipoh and Penang.

 

 

Guest-of-honour was Datuk Bandar Datuk Rumaizi Baharin @ Md Daud.

Also present were Terengganu Media Sports & Welfare Club deputy president Suhaimi Ahmad, Representative of Perak Media Sports & Welfare Club Mohd Syahrizal Azmi, LWOT manager Nurul Nuzairi Mohd Azahari and Perak Industrial Resources Sdn Bhd marketing manager Hardeep Kaur Dhaliwal.   

 

 

Rumaizi said that the Ipoh City Council had organized a series of event to foster relationships between the media members and the council, such as Media Nite and Welcoming Media Members from Terengganu.

“The dinner serves as a platform of getting to know the media from Terengganu whilst creating a mutual understanding between the two States in exchanging information on tourism products with one another.

 

 

“Ipoh City is listed among the ten cities most visited in Asia by the Lonely Planet Travel website where the focus is on food, hipster cafe, boutique hotel, Taj Mahal Railway Station, and Old Town.

“The main attractions in Old town are – Market Lane (Cultural), Concubine Lane (Mural Arts), Museum Ho Yan Hor, Ipohworld @ Han Chin Pet Soo, Funtasy House Trick Art Museum and Little India,” he said.

 

 

Meanwhile, Mohd Syahrizal said that the event was an exchange trip for the Terengganu media members to Ipoh whereby the Perak media members had earlier visited Terengganu on February last year.

“It is an opportunity for the two states media members to learn more about one another culture and tourism products,” he said.

 

 

Suhaimi said that the Terengganu Media Sports & Welfare Club had organized tour activities for the 150 club members, as a get-away and to learn more about other state’s tourism destination.

Later, there was an exchange of souvenirs and gifts among the guests. 

 

 

LRT IS ONE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECTS IN THE IPOH LOCAL PLANNING DRAFT 2035

 

IPOH: State Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi who represented the Menteri Besar to launch the Ipoh City Local Planning Draft 2035 Public Participation and Publicity Programme and the Greater Ipoh Tourism Branding and Action Plan held at Casuarina@Meru Hotel, here.

Also present were Datuk Bandar Datuk Rumaizi Baharin @ Md Daud, Plan Malaysia Deputy Chief director (Planning) Datuk Mohd Faidzal Hamzah and PlanMalaysia @ Perak director Asni Mustafa.

 

 

Nolee said that under the Ipoh City Local Planning, there were three projects which were in the pipeline that would benefit the people, here.

“Firstly, the upgrading of public transport includes constructing of ‘light rail transit’ (LRT) to make moving from one place to another easier.

 

 

“Secondly, is the development of Silver Valley High Tech Park which will assist in bringing in investors to the state as well as provide job opportunities to the people.

“Thirdly, we are also planning to develop potential local tourism products namely Paloh Village, Kuchai Village and areas located around Kinta River.

 

 

“Lastly, the government will persist in the preservation of the limestone hills covering 3,000 ha around the city area, and the Geopark vicinity,” she said.

Meanwhile, Rumaizi is now calling on the public to oppose or provide new ideas from November 15 until December 13 regarding the implementation of the draft on local planning and development of the Ipoh City until 2035.

 

 

He said that with an allocated area of 64,257 ha, the suggested development would focus on four main cores, 107 strategic/critical project and 254 programme and project focus on local sites.

“As for the Greater Ipoh Tourism Branding and Action Plan, it will include Ipoh City, Kuala Kangsar Municipality, Kampar District and Batu Gajah District.

 

 

“However, there are plans to transform Ipoh into a Hipster Tourism Hub; empowering Batu Gajah as a Healthy Lifestyle Tourism Hub; colonized Gopeng as Eco Adventure and revitalized Kuala Kangsar as a Royal Town,” he said.