Sarawak to have 11,000 hotel rooms by 2011

MIRI: The number of hotel rooms in Sarawak is expected to double from 5,600 to 11,000 in the next two years.

State Urban Development and Tourism Minister Datuk Michael Manyin said the figure was based on the new hotels expected to mushroom throughout the state until 2011 and the growing interest among Sarawak entrepreneurs to venture into the hospitality industry.

Sarawak would be in a better position to attract more tourists with the availability of more hotel rooms, he told reporters after a dialogue with local tour operators recently.

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