Genting is the 2007 World Travel Casino

Genting Highlands Resort defeated many a familiar name in the casino business to win the prestigious International Travel Award — The 2007 World Travel Award for the World’s Leading Casino Resort at the 14th Annual World Travel Awards Gala ceremony.

The local resort was nominated along with world renowned Ceasars Palace Las Vegas (USA), D’oreale Grande, Emperor Palace (South Africa), MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Vegas (USA), Park Hyatt Mendoza (Argentina), Star City Hotel & Casino, Sydney (Australia) and The Venetian (Macau).

Held at the Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa on the Carribean island of Providenciales last month, the event was attended by 330 travel trade representitives from around the world.

The award, touted as the Oscar of the travel and tourism industry, acknowledges industry excellence, Resorts World said in a statement.

Genting Highlands Resorts emerged winner of the award after an industry poll of 167,000 travel agencies, tour and transport companies and tourism organisations in over 160 countries.
The resort, with it famous tagline “City of Entertainment”, has won a string of other awards, including the Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards 2007/2011, TTG Travel Awards 2007, Malaysia’s Most Valuable Brands 2007, Brand Laureate Award 2007, Malaysia Spa & Wellness Awards 2007 and FIABCI Malaysia Property Award 2007.

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Wolhwawon at Suwon

I wish that this park has more maple and gingko trees. The sight would

be more breathtaking.

Hanim, Mi Hyeon onni and Min Young as the tourist guide. They are the best!

Fiza with the mother statue.

Wolhwawon is a Chinese traditional garden located at Hyoseong Park at Suwon.

Wolhwawon was built by a friendship alliance between two cities, Gyeonggi-do in Korea and Gwangdungseong in China, which agreed that these two cities would build their traditional gardens in each others cities.

How to go:

From Myeongdong to Suwon: By Subway

1 hour 8 minutes, 25 stops, 41.4km

1,600 won with T-money, 1,700 won with cash

Transit at Gemjeong subway station



From Suwon to Wolhwawon : By Bus

From Suwon station: 2-1,82,83,92,92-1

From Yeongtong 2-1
From Northgate :98
Get off at Newcore outlet(Dongsuwon)

By Car
Suwon(Singal) IC- take a left toward Suwon and go straight for 4 km- take right at the intersection in front of the court- go straight for 300m until East Suwon IC- go straight toward Suji-Take high-level road and go straight for 1.5 km- take a right at the intersection of Newcore oulet

Opening hours: 9:00~18:00 throughout the year
Check out GyeongGi-Do for more information.

Pictures courtesy of Iris, Fiza, Hanim and Nyna.

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Travel to Bali Island - Indonesia

Travel to Bali Island - IndonesiaAs one of the highest visited island in Indonesia Bali has developed it's tourism sector to the world of it's own. Bali located among the Indonesia archipelago and lies between Java island and Lombok island in the east is one of the Indonesia leading tourism destination. You can see and do many things in Bali. There are many activities and attractions you can see

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Happy New Year!

As of today, this blog is officially 1 year old. Thank you very much for all the supports to this blog. It has been a pleasant journey to me to blog about our country Malaysia.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish every single readers of my blog, Happy New Year 2011 and a successful year. Best of health and God blessing and love always.

I also have started a new travel guide network called Why Must Visit Asian. Please feel free to visit this blog too as it provides travel tips and guide to Asian countries.

So, hope that this blog will progress to higher level this year and able to benefit all the visitors to Malaysia. By the way, Malaysia has extended its Visit Malaysia Campaign to 2011. Stay tune for more interesting and latest update on events and activities in Malaysia.

Thank you again and Happy a good day ahead.

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