The development will include three high-end resort properties, conference and leisure facilities, and two Ernie Els-designed golf courses.
The Desaru Coast development – a huge multi-faceted tourism enclave along a 17-kilometre beachfront – is close to completion in Johor state.
The development will include three high-end resort properties, conference and leisure facilities, and two Ernie Els-designed golf courses.
The Els Club Desaru Coast – Ocean Course opened in September 2016 and The Els Club Desaru Coast – Valley Course opened in March 2017.
From end June 2018, three luxury resorts will open:
• The Westin Desaru Coast Resort, located in the hub of Desaru Coast, will have 275 rooms and an adjoining conference centre.
• Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas is a 123-key family oriented resort with direct access to the beach and within close proximity to the Desaru Coast Riverside retail and lifestyle village.
• Hard Rock Hotel Desaru Coast, with 365 rooms, is located adjacent to Desaru Coast Adventure Water Park, one of the world’s biggest waterparks. Set against the backdrop of a Malaysian fishing village, it includes the largest wave pool in South-east Asia and the first water coaster in the region.
Desaru Coast Conference Centre is a multipurpose venue with a banquet area and exhibition space that can host up to 1,000 participants. The centre is complemented with meeting and breakout rooms, VIP lounges, pre-function area and a courtyard for corporate functions, meetings, exhibitions and events.
Desaru Coast is accessible by road from Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore; by air and road via Senai International Airport, Johor.
Condor flight key for KL
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Malaysia hopes to welcome more German tourists, with the launch of Condor Airlines’ scheduled flights to Kuala Lumpur this November.
Condor, based in Frankfurt, is Germany’s second largest commercial airline based on fleet size and passengers flown.
The agreement struck with Malaysia Airports and Tourism Malaysia will see Condor fly thrice weekly between Frankfurt and KL, utilising the A330-200 aircraft that can take about 850 inbound passengers weekly.
A joint marketing initiative with Condor Airlines will make use of a promotional fund set up by Tourism Malaysia and Malaysia Airports.
Currently, there are no direct flights between Germany and Kuala Lumpur following the withdrawal of services by Malaysia Airlines and Lufthansa.