Bulletin Vol 05/2017

Greetings to Co-Hoteliers

It is my pleasure to share some of my knowledge and experience operating budget hotel for the past 20 years.

20 years ago selling price of budget hotel room ranges between RM40 to RM80. Amazingly, it stays around RM50

to RM120 at the moment even though the operating cost has gone up more than 100%. Perhaps it is one of the

lowest selling price for budget hotels around the world.

The cost of operation consisting of manpower, utilities, linen, housekeeping and maintenance items has increased

more than double. In addition, hoteliers are further burdened by the commissions paid to Online Travel Agents

(OTA). Most of us are very dependent on the OTAs and they charge between 15%-25% of the room rates and the

OTAs intend to increase this commission further up to 35%.

With the implementation of GST, the operation cost is further increased as most of the budget hotels include the

GST in their selling price, therefore reducing the room rate. Additionally, since September 2017, we have to collect

Tourism Tax (TTx) from foreign tourist. Hoteliers whilst collecting the TTX face many challenges like having to the

absorb the credit card charges ranging between 1.5% to 4% when the TTX is paid by credit card, cost of accounting,

setting up software and additional manpower hours. When the guest refuses to pay the TTX, hoteliers will have to

fork out from their own pockets to meet the submission to the government. When any late payment is made, we

are imposed with heavy penalty! What a price to pay when we are doing social service for the government.

When it comes to capital expenses in setting up a budget hotel, the cost has also increased by 100% or more! 10-20

years ago, it takes 2-3 years to recover the capital investment. Nowadays, it can take up to 6-8 years to recover the

capital and that is if you are lucky!

The competition is further increased by the presence of Airbnb, Homestay and the mushrooming of new budget

hotels. In addition, competition is expected to increase by the presence of foreign chain hotel operations, especially

from China. Are we ready to face the challenge?

Yours sincerely,

MALAYSIA BUDGET HOTEL ASSOCIATION

JAMES RAJAN

From the pen of National Treasurer

(Bureau – Finance)

EVENTS / MEETINGS INVITED / ATTENDED IN

OCTOBER 2017 & EARLY NOVEMBER 2017

NO. DATE / LOCATION DESCRIPTION

1 6-8/10/2017

Kompleks Sukan, University Putra

Malaysia, UPM Serdang

KLTA Tourism Games 2017

2 6/10/2017

Wisma Chinese Chamber

Joint Discussion on Issue of Royalty Collections

3 17/10/2017

Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam

Negeri, Koperasi & Perdagangan

(KPDNKK)

Mesyuarat Berkenaan Pelaksanaan Dasar HargaTerangkum (DHT) – Industri Perhotelan

4 17/10/2017

Wisma Chinese Chamber

Joint Meeting on Foreign Workers Issues

- MOF’s proposal to Monitor Payment of

Foreign Workers Wages, and Proposal to

Establish a Public-Private Consultative

Panel

5 19-20/10/2017

Dewan Serbaguna KPK – Kementerian

Pelancongan dan Kebudayaan

Malaysia

Jemputan Bengkel Jawatankuasa Kerja Teknikal

(Technical Working Group – TWG) Pelancongan

(Bidang Fokus A) di bawah RMKe11.

6 24/10/2017

MyBHA HQ

Meeting with Mr. Andrew J. Rickman of HMC

(Hospitality Marketing Concepts)

7 25/10/2017

Metro Hotel Bukit Bintang

MyBHA EXCO Meeting 02/04

8 29/10/2017

Laman Medan Besar

Invitation to Deepavali Celebration

9 30/10/2017

Kementerian Pelancongan dan

Kebudayaan Malaysia

Mesyuarat Panel Pengelasan Premis Penginapan

Pelancong Bil 08/2017

10 11/11/2017

SJK (C) Sin Hua, Seremban

MyBHA Negeri Sembilan:

Konsert Amal “Garland of Songs”

MESYUARAT BERKENAAN PELAKSANAAN DASAR HARGA TERANGKUM (DHT) – INDUSTRI PERHOTELAN

Timbalan Ketua Setiausaha (K&P); Ybhg. Dato’ Haji Razali bin Othman, Pengarah EksekutifMAHO; Tn. Hj. Shaharuddin M Saaid, Cik Serena Yuen and Pengurus Pentadbiran MAH;

Puan Noorfadhillah Ariffin

Jemputan dari KPDNKK kepada industri perhotelan (MAHO, MAH & MyBHA).Pengusaha hotel dikehendaki mempamerkan harga bilik dengan pecahan cukaisewajarnya di hotel, laman web, tempahan online, restoran/kafe supaya tidakmengelirukan pengguna.

JOINT MEETING ON FOREIGN WORKERS ISSUES - MOF’S

PROPOSAL TO MONITOR PAYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS

WAGES, AND PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE

CONSULTATIVE PANEL

Meeting with representatives of Trade Association in expressing concerns & views towards the minimum wage.

President of Malaysian

Textile Manufacturers

Association (MTMA);

YBhg. Dato’ Sri Tan

Thian Poh , ACCIM

Secretary-General;

YBhg. Dato’ Low Kian

Chuan, YBhg. ACCIM

Deputy Secretary-

General I; Ybhg. Tan Sri

Teo Chiang Kok

MEETING WITH DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; MR. ANDREW J. RICKMAN OF HMC

(HOSPITALITY MARKETING CONCEPTS)

Presentation by Mr. Andew on the collaboration between MyBHA & HMC for MyBHA Membership Program.

Meeting attended by National President; Mr. PK Leong, National Secretary

General; Mr. Denis Ong & Council Member; Mr. Raymond Woo.

MyBHA EXCO MEETING NO. 02/04, MEETING WITH TOURISM MALAYSIA & DEEPAVALI THEME LUNCHEON

MyBHA Exco Meeting No. 02/04 was held at Metro Hotel Bukit Bintang & attended by Executive Committee Members (EXCOs).

Indeed a great honour for MyBHA EXCOs in meeting Chairman of Tourism Malaysia; YBhg. Siew Ka Wei together with his Management Team members of Tourism Malaysia as part of MOVING FORWARD collaboration between Tourism Malaysia & MyBHA.

Further networking/fellowship during Deepavali theme luncheon which was served after the productive meeting session.

Council Member; Tn. Hj. Mohamed ZamriMohamed Rashid, National Secretary-General; Mr. Denis Ong, National DeuptyPresident; Pn. Hjh. Emmy Suraya Hussein & Welcoming speech by MyBHA National President; Mr. P.K. Leong.

Group photograph after presentation of memento to YBhg. Datuk Dr. Siew Ka Wei.

MyBHA National President; Mr. PK Leong, Chairman, Tourism Malaysia; Ybhg. Datuk Dr. Siew Ka Wei, Senior Director, Domestic & Events; Ybhg. Dato’ Ammar A. Ghapar, Director, Corporation Communication;

En. Iskandar M. Yusof, Corporate Communication; En. Raja Azlan Putra & En. Amir.

ACARA MYBHA NEGERI SEMBILAN:

KONSERT AMAL – “GARLAND OF SONGS”ANJURAN BERSAMA MYBHA NEGERI SEMBILAN, SYNSON MUSIC & ART DAN SEREMBAN CLARION

WORKSHOP

Konsert amal ini bertujuan sebagai satu program amal bagi membantu golongan yang kurangbernasib baik. Sehubungan itu, beberapa Rumah Kebajikan dipilih sebagai penerima bantuandan penghuni Rumah Kebajikan ini turut diberi peluang untuk mengikuti konsert tersebut.Malah, sebahagian jualan tiket konsert turut didermakan kepada Rumah-Rumah Kebajikan.Konsert berdurasi 2 jam ini berjaya menghiburkan seramai 300 penonton termasuk tetamukhas, Presiden Persatuan Hotel Budget Malaysia (MyBHA) Nasional, En. PK Leong, SetiausahaAgung Kehormat Agung, En. Denis Ong serta wakil dari Lembaga Pelancongan Negeri Sembilandan Pejabat Kementerian Pelancongan dan Kebudayaan Malaysia (MOTAC) Negeri Sembilan.Turut hadir, En. Suresh Armugam, Presiden MyBHA Negeri Sembilan.

Menurut En. Suresh Armugam, Pengerusi MyBHA Negeri Sembilan, penganjuran program inimerupakan salah satu Program Tanggungjawab Sosial (CSR) Persatuan bagi mendekatkanmereka dengan masyarakat. Kami mahu Persatuan ini tidak hanya menumpukan kepadaperkara-perkara berkaitan perniagaan semata-mata tetapi turut sama bersama masyarakat.MyBHA Negeri Sembilan mahu memberi pengiktirafan kepada masyarakat kerana merekalahbanyak membantu industri perhotelan budget.

Menurut beliau lagi yang turut bertindak sebagai Pengerusi Bersama konsert amal ini, industriperhotelan budget ketika ini sememangnya memberi pengiktirafan kepada golongan kurangbernasib baik seperti OKU. Ini dapat dilihat melalui kemudahan khas untuk OKU sepertitandas khas OKU, tilam dan kemudahan keselamatan di hotel-hotel budget di negeri ini.Malah, sebahagian dari keperluan kemudahan ini diwajibkan dan dipantau oleh KementerianPelancongan & Kebudayaan Malaysia (MOTAC).

Menurut Pengerusi Bersama Konsert Amal ini, En Alvis Fong, ini merupakan kali ketiga KonsertAmal ini dianjurkan. Pada kali ini, kami lebih berbesar hati kerana dapat bekerjasama denganMyBHA Negeri Sembilan. Konsert ini menggunakan 21 orang kekuatan tenaga musik tempatanbertaraf dunia.

Konsert ini dipimpin Saudara Lee Shiak Yao dari Klang Chamber Choir. Beliau pernah diiktirafsebagai Anugerah Konduktor Musik Terbaik di 2nd Voices of Asia International Choir Festival.Selain itu, beliau turut diberi pengiktirafan bersama “World Youth Choir” dalam membuatpersembahan di “Nobel Prize Award Caremony”.

Konsert ini turut diserikan dengan penampilan bersahaja Fairul Ibrahim sebagai pengacarajemputan berpasangan dengan pengacara berbahasa mandarin, Mdm Chiang. Menurut FairulIbrahim, pengalaman mengacarakan konsert ini merupakan satu sumbangan kecil beliaukepada penganjuran konsert amal ini. “Saya sangat berbesar hati terlibat sama”. Menurutbeliau lagi, “saya selalu mengacarakan majlis yang bersifat formal. Bagi konsert ini, sayatampilkan sisi berbeza dengan perwatakan yang lebih santai”. Beliau yang turut merupakanjurulatih kursus latihan professional berharap penganjuran konsert amal seperti ini akanditeruskan lagi kerana ia merupakan satu program amal yang sangat menarik dan berupayamembawa lebih banyak sumbangan dari pelbagai pihak.

Setiausaha Agung Terhormat Nasional; En. Denis Ong, Presiden MyBHA Nasional; En. PK Leong, Pengerusi MyBHA Negeri Sembilan; En. Suresh Armugam, wakil dari Lembaga

Pelancongan Negeri Sembilan dan Pejabat Kementerian Pelancongan dan KebudayaanMalaysia (MOTAC) Negeri Sembilan &

Penasihat MyBHA Nasional; Tn. Hj. Mohamed Zamri Mohamed Rashid

PRESS COVERAGE FOR GARLAND OF SONGS CONCERT FROM SIN CHEW DAILY 13/11/2017.

PRESS COVERAGE FOR GARLAND OF SONGS CONCERT FROM NANYANG SIANG PAU 13/11/2017.

UPCOMING EVENT

NEW MYBHA HOTEL & MYBHA ASSOCIATE

MEMBERS FOR THE MONTH OF

OCTOBER 2017 & NOVEMBER 2017

OCTOBER 2017 (HOTEL)

NO. HOTEL NAME STATE

1 Redang Lagoon Chalet Terengganu

2 Aladdin Dream Hotel Johor

NOVEMBER 2017 (HOTEL)

NO. HOTEL NAME STATE 1 Lintas Platinum Hotel Sabah 2 Hotel Ariana @ Iskandar Johor 3 Veer Hotel Pahang 4 Nyamanya Hotel Pahang 5 Indra Hotel Sdn Bhd Perak 6 Pacific Inn Sabah7 Marina Well Hotel Johor 8 Ocean Inn Sabah 9 Euro Life Hotel Kuala Lumpur

10 Kitoba Eco Farm Lodge & Recreation Sabah 11 iO Hotel Kuala Lumpur

NOVEMBER 2017 (ASSOCIATE)

NO. HOTEL NAME STATE

1 GoGo Empire Kuala Lumpur

2 Entogenex Industries Sdn Bhd Kuala Lumpur

Warm welcome to

(GoGo Empire - MyBHA Associate Member)

Established in 2008, EntoGenex Industries Sdn Bhd (EntoGenex) is a Malaysia-based biotechnologycompany focused on vector control. EntoGenex has pioneered green and sustainable solutions aimed atcombating mosquito-transmitted diseases in Malaysia and worldwide. Towards this goal, EntoGenex hassuccessfully incubated, developed and commercialised a range of mosquito control products utilising theTrypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF) and EGX-101 technologies. Our products utilising the TMOFand EGX-101 technologies have been successfully tested and their efficacy proven in field applications.

EntoGenex biolarvicide products using TMOF have been used in conjunction with the Komuniti BebasDenggi government programme, as well as clients around the region including Singapore, while insectrepellent products using EGX-101 are used by the Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence, Malaysian OlympicAthlete Delegation and sold at major retail outlets.

In 2009, EntoGenex was awarded the BioNexus status, an incentivised status given to accomplishedbiotechnology companies, from the Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation. The company is also a proudrecipient of a RM 3.365 million TechnoFund Grant from the Ministry of Science, Technology andInnovation for the commercial development of its biopesticide products. With its recent successes,EntoGenex is moving towards international expansion, promoting unique solutions in combatingmosquito transmitted diseases on a global platform.

(Entogenex Industries Sdn Bhd - MyBHA Associate Member)

EntoGenex Industries Sdn Bhd (807523-M)GST ID : 000753172480B-07-07, Plaza Mont’ KiaraNo, 2 Jalan Kiara, Mont’ Kiara50480 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaEmail : customer@entogenex.comPhone : +603 6203 5531 / 6203 5532Fax : +603 6206 5533

SPECIAL 15% DISCOUNT

FOR MyBHA MEMBERS

(exclusive of 6% GST)