On top of the world
Perched 2,000 metres above sea level, popular holiday destination Resort World Genting has added a range of facilities to its property to provide more convenience to the more than 20 million visitors it welcomes each year.
Among them is the Awana Transportation Hub, home to the new Awana Bus Terminal, helipad and some 4,500 public parking bays. A brand new cable car system, the Awana Skyway, with a top speed of six metres per second and a capacity to transport 3,600 passengers one way every hour, takes visitors from Awana Station to Chin Swee Temple Station and Sky Avenue station at the peak of the resort. There are a total of 99 gondolas, of which 10 are installed with glass floors that allow visitors a bird’s eye view of the rainforest below and the soon-to-be-completed Twentieth Century Fox World Theme Park.
Resort World has six hotels providing 10,000 guestrooms with the three-star, 7,351-room First World Hotel holding the Guinness World Record as the world’s largest hotel.
The recently opened SkyAvenue shopping mall is home to 168 retail outlets and 160 brands, six cinemas and a large concourse that is surrounded by three-storey high large LED screens showcasing spectacular multimedia shows.
The first floor is designed as a massive dining space featuring the Cafes Richard from Paris, London-based Burger & Lobster and Malaysia’s first Motorino, a Brooklyn-based brand offering authentic Neapolitan-style pizzas. There’s also the Malaysian Food Street serving the best Malaysian non-halal hawker dishes.
Another highlight is Twentieth Century Fox World theme park that is set to open soon with attractions based on such Fox films such as “Alien vs Predator”, “Night at the Museum”, “Epic” and “Ice Age”.
Find out more at www.RWGenting.com.
