I-Marriott International, Inc. namuhla imemezele ukuthi isayine isivumelwano ne-Rackson Hospitality Sdn. Bhd ukuletha uhlobo oluzalwe eParis lweLe Méridien Penang, 'Iparele LaseMpumalanga'.
Njengengxenye yokuthuthukiswa kwePenang Gateway, isikhumulo sezindiza esingu-200 iLe Méridien Penang Airport sizobekwa endaweni ekahle I-Penang International Airport futhi izoba yingxenye yokuthuthukiswa kokusetshenziswa okuxubile okuzophinde kuhlanganise nombhoshongo wokuhlala ozimele, isikhungo sezokwelapha, indawo yezohwebo, kanye nendawo yokudayisa.
Ukwakhiwa kwamahhotela kufanele kuqale maphakathi no-2022 futhi kulindeleke ukuthi kuqedwe ekupheleni kuka-2026.
“Sijabule kakhulu ukusebenza neRackson Hospitality Sdn. Bhd ukuletha uhlobo lweLe Méridien ePenang,” kusho uRivero Delgado, iPhini Likamongameli Wendawo yaseMarriott International eSingapore, eMalaysia naseMaldives. “Lokhu kusayina kugcizelela ukuzibophezela kweMarriott International ekuqhubekiseni phambili nokukhulisa umlando wayo kulo lonke elaseMalaysia. Siyaqiniseka ukuthi uLe Méridien Isikhumulo sezindiza sasePenang kuzothuthukisa ukunikezwa kokungenisa izihambi esiqhingini futhi kuzogqugquzela abahambi ukuthi bahlole umhlaba ngendlela, bajabulele impilo emnandi futhi bajabulele okuhlangenwe nakho okunikeza okuthile okungaphezu kwalokho okubonwa ngamehlo.”
Yaziwa ngamabhishi ayo ayisihlabathi esithambile adumile, ubuciko, izakhiwo futhi ithathwa njengenhloko-dolobha yokudla yaseMalaysia, Penang iyimbiza encibilikayo yamasiko futhi ibambe isikhundla njengeNdawo Yamagugu Omhlaba ye-UNESCO. Itholakala kumgwaqo omkhulu we-Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, isikhumulo sezindiza i-Le Méridien Penang sizoba nebhuloho lesibhakabhaka elixhumanisa izivakashi ngqo nenxanxathela yezitolo eseduze. Ihhotela elisha lizohlinzeka nezihambeli ngokufinyelela okulula ezindaweni zezimboni zase-Bayan Lepas nase-Georgetown, okuyindawo eyimizuzu eyi-15 kanye nengama-25 uma uhamba ngemoto.
“Siyaziqhenya ngokumataniswa nomkhiqizo ohlonishwa kangaka. Lokhu kusho lukhulu kithi futhi kumelela ukugxuma okukhulu phambili kunjiniyela osafufusa njengathi. I-façade yesakhiwo sehhotela izogqama ngokugqama ngezakhi zayo ezithakazelisayo. Cishe kuzobe kungenzeki kumakhasimende ebhizinisi kanye nabavakashi bamaholide, basekhaya nabakwamanye amazwe, ukuthi baphuthelwe yilesi ngqopha-mlando lapho bethinta esikhumulweni sezindiza. Lapho kuqedwa Penang I-Gateway, ngikholwa ukuthi inamandla okuba ingqophamlando efinyeleleka kalula enhliziyweni ye-Bayan Lepas ezophakamisa izinga lezomnotho nezakhiwo zedolobha,” kusho uMnu. Kelvin Lor, oyi-CEO ye-Rackson Group.
