What to see
Penang has so much to see that a visitor will never get enough of time to see all of what she has to offer. So if you coming in to Penang for the first time the best place to start is in George Town itself, which is given the status of the World ...
Getting to Penang
Just mention the word Penang, and many thoughts come to mind. Either it’s the great beaches and seaside or heritage and historical elements; however the ultimate thing that would strike anyone’s mind would be the great Penang ...
Penang Medical Tourism
Penang, the food haven of Malaysia, has added another feather to her hat as according to statistics, Penang has become the leading medical tourism hub of ...
Heritage Trail
George Town was founded and built by the British as a free port in the 18th century. This attracts not only traders and merchants but a lot of settlers from the neighbouring region to come to this island to seek ...
Esplanade In Action
Organised by the Penang State Tourism Development & Culture, Esplanade In Action showcases a series of programmes on the first Saturday of every month at historical Esplanade in providing an insight to the culture of Penang through performances and ...
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Penang, "Pearl of the Orient" has been on the tourist route-map for decades, and is now fast-growing as an industrial centre. With the combined attractions of tourism and business, Penang airport has been upgraded to cater to the increasing traffic demand. In 2007, the airport handled more than 3.1 million passengers, with 39,265 aircraft movements. It also handled 208,582 metric tones of cargo in 2007. A new cargo centre was opened for operations in 2000 with a capacity to handle 360,000 tonnes of cargo. Please refer to the following websites for details on airlines flying into Penang:
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| Singapore Airlines | 7 flights a week |
| SilkAir | 14 flights a week |
| Malaysia Airlines | 7 flights a week |
| Air Asia | 7 flights a week |
| Jetstar | 7 flights a week |
| Tiger Air | 14 flights a week |
| Total | 56 flights a week |
Air Asia will have one additional daily flight from 31st July 2009 (by July 31st = 63 flights a week) Jetstar will add one additional flight daily from Oct 2009 (by Oct = 70 flights a week) Beginning of November 2009, 3 flights a day by Tiger Air (by Nov = 77 flights a week)
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events 2010 | PISA (Penang International Sports Arena) |
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Allahyarham Tan Sri Dr. P...
From 02.08.2010 Until 02.08.2010 20.00 |
events 2010 | Penang Esplanade |
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From 07.08.2010 Until 08.08.2010 10.00 |
events 2010 | Fort Cornwallis |
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From 10.08.2010 Until 07.09.2010 18.00 |
events 2010 | George Town, Penang |
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From 11.08.2010 Until 09.09.2010 18.00 |
events 2010 | George Town, Penang |
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