Genting Highlands
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Genting Highlands (Malay: Tanah Tinggi Genting ; Chinese: 雲頂高原) (1700m above sea level ) is a mountain peak within the Titiwangsa Mountains on the border between the states of Pahang and Selangor of Malaysia and is home to a famous mountain resort by the same name which can be reached by car from Kuala Lumpur in one hour. It is also accessible by the world's fastest and South East Asia's longest cable car called Genting Skyway (3.38km[1]). In 2006, the resort had 18.4 million visitors.[1] Genting Highlands was founded by the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong in the late 1960s.
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[edit] Features
It is sometimes informally known as the Las Vegas of Malaysia as it is the only legal land-based casino in Malaysia, run by Resorts World Bhd, a sub-company of Genting Group, and First World Hotel and Resort Sdn Bhd. The resort, Genting Highlands Resort, also features many hotels owned by Genting subsidiaries including Genting Hotel, Highlands Hotel, Resort Hotel, Theme Park Hotel and Awana Genting. First World Hotel has a total of 6,118 rooms, making it the largest hotel in the world.[2] It surpassed MGM Grand Las Vegas, the former largest hotel in the world with 5,690 rooms. Other facilities in this resort include theme parks, golf course, shopping malls, sky diving simulator, concert hall and many more. It is also home to a 100-million-year-old forest.
There is a computerised system outside First World Hotel which can automatically calculate the number of parking-bays left in four hotels; Genting Hotel, Highlands Hotel, First World Hotel and Resort Hotel.
[edit] Events
[edit] Tour de Langkawi
Genting Highlands serve as the finish point of a stage in the Tour de Langkawi cycling race. It is one of the longest (30 km) climbs featured in a cycling event.
[edit] Awards ceremony
In 2007, Genting Highlands was the home of the Zee Cine Awards 2007 and the Pakistani Lux Style Awards at the Arena of Stars, a musical amphitheater for mostly musical performances
[edit] Concerts
- Black Eyed Peas
- Michael Learns to Rock
- Boyz II Men
- Cliff Richard
- Stefanie Sun
- JJ Lin
- Twins
- Vanness Wu
- S.H.E
- Sammi Cheng
- Jolin Tsai
[edit] Competitions finale
[edit] Awards
Genting Highlands have receive many awards from World Travel Awards. Among the awards are
- World's Leading Casino Resort
- Asia's Leading Casino Resort
[edit] Climate
Genting Highlands enjoys a cool climate, with temperatures no higher than 25°C and rarely falling below 14°C yearly.
[edit] Gallery
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Genting Hotel |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Genting Highlands official website
- Genting Highlands Casino and Theme Park
- Genting Highlands travel guide from Wikitravel
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