Accor is slated to open 10 new hotels in Malaysia by 2014, in addition to its current four properties.
36 Million foreign tourists is the target for tourism arrivals by 2020 with a projected RM 168 billion ( b56 Billion USD) in revenue.
Tourism Malaysia now operates 44 overseas offices.
The second block of the Lost World Hotel which opend ffor business in december has 78 rooms.
The total five-star Hotel inventory in Malaysia is 87 properties.which tend to be ooverbooked during peak travel seasons.
Two are in Kota Kinabalu at Sutera Harbour Resort with around 975 rooms and 14 outlets.
The year long occupany rate for the 10.000 hotel rooms at the Genting Highlands Resort is 95 per cent.
The refurbished and rebranded Maxim´s Genting Hotel in the Genting Highlands Resort has 422 rooms.
The Pullmann Kuala Lumpur Bangsar, which is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2012, will have a total room inventory of 513 rooms.