Genting Highlands
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Genting Highlands (Malay: Tanah Tinggi Genting ; Chinese: 雲頂高原) (1700m above sea level ) 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.
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[edit] 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.
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.
There is a computerised system outside First World Hotel which can automatically calculate the number of parking-bays left in four hotels; Genting Hotel, Highlands Hotel, First World Hotel and Resort Hotel.
Genting Highlands is also home to a 100 million year old forest.
[edit] Events
[edit] Awards ceremony
August 2008 will see Genting playing host to the MTV Asia Awards, the first time ever the awards show will be hosted in Malaysia. The ceremony bound to be a glitzy star-studded bash as usual, will be hosted by Hollywood actor and singer, Jared Leto of fame 'Fight Club', 'Panic Room' and 'Requiem for a Dream'.
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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Competitions finale
Genting also plays host to a range of popular TV shows being filmed on site including:
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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.
[edit] 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
[edit] Climate
Genting Highlands enjoys a cool climate, with temperatures no higher than 25°C and rarely falling below 14°C yearly.
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