Saujana KL suits up for more meetings & incentives business

THE Saujana Kuala Lumpur is targeting business events from the Asia-Pacific region after its extensive two-year refurbishment programme was completed earlier this week.

Peter J Hourigan, vice president of operations for Saujana Hotels & Resorts, and general manager at The Saujana Kuala Lumpur and The Club Saujana Resort, said: “Previously we were dependent largely on corporate meetings which made up 65 to 80 per cent of our business mix.

“But now we want to grow our incentives segment as we have the space for outdoor teambuilding activities,” he said, referring to the resort’s 160ha of tropical gardens.

Hourigan also pointed to the seven in-house concept restaurants, a 700-pax ballroom and 15 meeting rooms of varying configurations that make the resort suitable for business events.

“We are targeting meeting planners and incentive houses from the Asia-Pacific region as more than 70 per cent of Malaysia’s international tourist arrivals are from this region,” he said.

Costing RM100 million (US$27.3 million), the Saujana Kuala Lumpur’s top-to-toe refurbishment was conducted in stages over two years. The hotel sits in the heart of Shah Alam district and is a five-minute drive to Subang Skypark, a 10-minute drive to Sunway Lagoon theme park and Sunway Pyramid shopping mall, and half an hour to Kuala Lumpur City Centre and Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

“Good accessibility is a boon for delegates and speakers on a very tight schedule. They have easy access to the resort and can immediately fly out afterwards,” noted Hourigan.

The resort will grow its meetings and incentives segment through participation at selected MICE shows and sales calls to overseas MICE organisers, and through its affiliation with Worldhotels.

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