Kuala Lumpur has taken the crown from Penang as the top destination for Malaysians this Chinese New Year, based on reserving knowledge from a digital journey platform.
The knowledge by Agoda revealed the hottest locations to have a good time the Year of the Tiger.
Last yr, Penang was the top CNY spot – a place that has been taken over by the nation’s capital metropolis this yr.
Melaka, Ipoh and Lankawi took third, fourth and fifth place respectively.
According to Agoda, massive cities and vacationer favourites are again in favor for journey this CNY. It’s a pattern that was evident all through different international locations in Asia such as China, Japan, Thailand and the Philippines.
“Agoda’s knowledge continues to see tendencies of rising locations throughout a number of markets as vacationers primarily proceed to stay to home journey and to discover their very own ‘backyard’,” the firm mentioned.
The journey platform additionally revealed that Malaysians search out four- and five-star resorts throughout their CNY holidays.
“Travelers from China, Malaysia, and Vietnam preserve their desire for 4-5 star lodging, adopted by 1-3.5 star and non-hotel lodging,” the firm revealed.
Meanwhile, PLUS Malaysia Berhad has urged freeway customers to comply with the journey time advisory to keep away from congestion throughout the CNY festive interval from Jan 28 to Feb 6.
Those leaving the Klang Valley to northern locations like Perlis, Kedah, Penang and North Perak are suggested to enter the freeway earlier than 10am.
This additionally applies to freeway clients heading in direction of Johor in the south.
Motorists travelling from the north to the Klang Valley are suggested to start out their journey earlier than 9am.
For locations nearer to the Klang Valley, street customers are suggested to plan their journey to enter highways after 1pm.
Here are the eight hottest CNY locations for Malaysians in 2022:
1. Kuala Lumpur
2. Penang
3. Melaka
4. Ipoh
5. Langkawi
6. Port Dickson
7. Kota Kinabalu
8. Johor Baru
