PETALING JAYA (Nov 6, 2012):
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is consolidating its air-side and land-side hotels at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang under a new brand name, "Sama-Sama".
The airport operator is also in the process of upgrading its two existing hotel facilities there.
MAHB said this is part of its plans to position its airport hotel services as a specialised product brand and expand the offerings to the overseas airport market.
"(The move is also) in line with our focus to grow our commercial business as outlined in our five-year business direction (2010-2014).
"We feel that the time is right to set a new direction for the future growth of our hotel business," it said in a statement yesterday.
For starters, all three of its hotels at KLIA -- the land-side Pan Pacific KLIA, the KLIA Air-side Transit Hotel and the KLIA2 Air-side Transit Hotel, the latter of which will be ready in May next year -- will assume the new brand name.
"The new hotel brand will be ready for operational launch by Jan 1 2013, starting with Pan Pacific KLIA," said MAHB.
"With this new brand identity, (MAHB's) subsidiary KL Airport Hotel Sdn Bhd (KLAH) and Pan Pacific Hotels Group have mutually agreed not to extend the management agreement for the land side hotel beyond Dec 31 2012."
MAHB's management also gave assurance that all staff of Pan Pacific KLIA will see no change in their employment status as a result of this transition, as all staff remain legal employees of KLAH.
"This new direction that the group is taking also means new opportunities and possibilities of career growth for the hotel associates in the future, as it expands its business beyond Malaysia in the overseas ventures and offerings," said MAHB, adding that the internal announcement to the staff was "well received".
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is consolidating its air-side and land-side hotels at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang under a new brand name, "Sama-Sama".
The airport operator is also in the process of upgrading its two existing hotel facilities there.
MAHB said this is part of its plans to position its airport hotel services as a specialised product brand and expand the offerings to the overseas airport market.
"(The move is also) in line with our focus to grow our commercial business as outlined in our five-year business direction (2010-2014).
"We feel that the time is right to set a new direction for the future growth of our hotel business," it said in a statement yesterday.
For starters, all three of its hotels at KLIA -- the land-side Pan Pacific KLIA, the KLIA Air-side Transit Hotel and the KLIA2 Air-side Transit Hotel, the latter of which will be ready in May next year -- will assume the new brand name.
"The new hotel brand will be ready for operational launch by Jan 1 2013, starting with Pan Pacific KLIA," said MAHB.
"With this new brand identity, (MAHB's) subsidiary KL Airport Hotel Sdn Bhd (KLAH) and Pan Pacific Hotels Group have mutually agreed not to extend the management agreement for the land side hotel beyond Dec 31 2012."
MAHB's management also gave assurance that all staff of Pan Pacific KLIA will see no change in their employment status as a result of this transition, as all staff remain legal employees of KLAH.
"This new direction that the group is taking also means new opportunities and possibilities of career growth for the hotel associates in the future, as it expands its business beyond Malaysia in the overseas ventures and offerings," said MAHB, adding that the internal announcement to the staff was "well received".
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