Genting Highlands Hotel

Genting Highlands (Malay: Tanah Tinggi Genting ; Chinese: 雲頂高原) (1700m above sea level 3°24′6.51″N, 101°46′2.62″E) 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. I personally took this shot at Genting Highlands. ... I personally took this shot at Genting Highlands. ... Not to be confused with the Malayalam language, spoken in India. ... Titiwangsa Mountains is a mountain range that formed the backbone of the Malay Peninsula. ... State anthem: Pahang State Anthem Capital Kuantan Royal capital Pekan Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Ahmad Shah  - Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob History    - Federated into FMS 1895   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 35,964 km² Population  - 2005 estimate 1,372,500  - Density 38. ... State motto: Dipelihara Allah State anthem: Duli Yang Maha Mulia Capital Shah Alam Royal capital Klang Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Sharafuddin  - Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo History    - Federated into FMS 1895   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 7,956 km² Population  - 2005... Kalimpong town as viewed from a distant hill. ... Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (English: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - Total 243. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Tochal gondola lift carry tourists and skiers to Tochal mountain,Tehran, Iran. ... Genting Skyway, located at the Selangor side of Genting Highlands, Malaysia, is currently the worlds fastest and South East Asias longest cable car system. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is æž— (Lim) Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (1918 – 23 October 2007) was a prominent wealthy Malaysian Chinese businessman. ...

Features

It is sometimes informally known as the Las Vegas of Malaysia, dubbed the 'City of Entertainment' as it is the only legal land-based casino in Malaysia, run by Resorts World Bhd, a sub-company of Genting Group. 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. For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... This article is about casinos for gaming. ... Genting Group is the trading name of Genting Berhad, established in 1964 by Malaysian entrepreneur Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... Genting Highlands Hotel The 5-star Genting Hotel is the premier hotel at Genting Highlands Resort, Pahang, Malaysia. ... Highlands Hotelis one of the five major hotels beside Genting Hotel, Theme Park Hotel, First World Hotel and Resort Hotel located at Genting Highlands, Malaysia (not to be confused with Highlands Hotel as the initial name for Theme Park Hotel). ... Theme Park Hotel is the first hotel to be built at Genting Highlands Resort at its early development in 1971. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “MGM Grand” redirects here. ...

Other facilities in this resort include theme parks, a Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum, a wind-turbine sky diving simulator, world-class golf course and shopping malls. Ferris wheel Amusement park is the more generic term for a collection of amusement rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. ... Believe It or Not redirects here. ... This article is about the sport of golf. ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ...

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Genting Highlands is also home to a 100 million year old forest.

Events

Awards ceremony

In 2007, Genting Highlands was the home to the prestigious "Bollywood Oscars", the Zee Cine Awards 2007 and the Pakistani Lux Style Awards at the Arena of Stars, a musical amphitheater for mostly musical performances capable of holding up to 6,000 people at a time. Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Zee Cine Award - Each trophy is 24 carat (100 %) gold plated and is Autralian craftmanship quality. ... Lux Style Awards is the only award ceremony in Pakistan, that covers all areas of entertainment and fashion. ... Arena of Stars is a musical amphitheater located at outdoor theme park of Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. ...

Concerts

May 2008 saw the X-Pax 'XLive Festival' come to Genting Theme Park and Arena of Stars, the first outdoor music festival to be held in the Genting Theme Park, which drew a crowd of 15,000 people. Headlining the festival was hiphop superstar Missy Elliot as well as a string of internationally acclaimed DJs from America to Japan. Missy Elliott on the cover of her album Missy Elliott (born Melissa Arnette Elliott on July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), formerly known as Missy Misdemeanor Elliott, is the first female hip hop superstar, known for a long series of hits including The Rain, Shes A Bitch, Get Ur...

Boyz II Men at Arena of Stars

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Competitions finale

Genting also plays host to a range of popular TV shows being filmed on site including:

• Malaysian Idol
• Star Idol Malaysia
• Project SuperStar (Malaysia)

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Sports

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. Le Tour de Langkawi (French for Tour of Langkawi) is an annual cycling race which is held in Malaysia. ...

Awards

Over the years, Genting Highlands have received numerous awards for their excellence including:

• World's Leading Casino Resort, World Travel Awards 2007
• Best Resort, TTG Travel Awards 2007
• The BrandLaureate Awards, The Best Brands In Leisure And Hospitality 2006 - 2007
• Top 5 Most Valuable Brands, Malaysia's Most Valuable Brands 2007
• The World's Largest Hotel, Guinness World Records 2006

Climate

Genting Highlands enjoys a cool climate, with temperatures no higher than 25°C and rarely falling below 14°C yearly.

Gallery

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First World Plaza

References

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External links

• Genting Highlands official website

• Genting Highlands travel guide from Wikitravel

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