AsiaRooms.com - Celebrate Malaysia Day on Langkawi

August 12, 2010 (PRLEAP.COM) Travel News
AsiaRooms.com can reveal that Malaysia Day is celebrated throughout the country mid-way through next month and one of the best places to soak up the atmosphere is Langkawi.

The annual festivities take place on September 16th and, for the first time this year, the date will be marked by a public holiday. The locals are sure to welcome the time off work and get in to the spirit of things even more than usual as a result of this decision.

It is held to celebrate the establishment of the Malaysian federation back in 1963, when North Borneo, Sarawak, Malaya and Singapore were all united.

September 16th is slightly later than the date that this unification was meant to take place. Initially, officials had planned to go ahead with the move on June 1st, but this was delayed to coincide with the August 31st Hari Merdeka celebrations - which are another period of revelry throughout the country.

Another delay came about as a result of the Philippines and Indonesia objecting to the formation of Malaysia, which pushed the occasion back until September 16th.

These festivities could be the perfect opportunity for people to book their Langkawi hotels and visit the archipelago, which attracts more than two million tourists every year, according to Tourism Malaysia.

AsiaRooms.com recommends an array of Langkawi accommodation, including the Tanjung Rhu Resort Langkawi.

Posted by Charlotte Springer

Editors Notes:

AsiaRooms.com is a leading online accommodation site in Asia offering deals in over 36,000 properties worldwide, including 7,000 hotels in the Asia-Pacific region ranging from individual beach huts to 5-star hotels and sprawling villas.

AsiaRooms.com offers customers a saving of up to 70 per cent off the normal room rate for a variety of independent and branded hotels. Customers can book online or by phone 24/7, whether booking 12 months or 12 minutes in advance – whatever time, whatever day.

The contemporary and inspirational online platform is styled for those seeking more interesting hotel options over the bland, obvious choices. Users can read from over 150,000 true hotel reviews, written by customers who have booked through AsiaRooms.com and actually stayed at the hotel.

To view more information about AsiaRooms.com, please visit http://www.asiarooms.com/about-us/