The Malaysia Grand Prix Sale 2010 Is Back
The F1 Fever has once again Zoomed into Town!
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One of the three main annual shopping events is the Malaysian Grand Prix Sale 2010, is due to start in One days’ time – from 6 March 2010 and will run for 37 days as a back-to-back event with the upcoming Formula 1 race, until 11 April 2010.
The Malaysian GP Sale would support the KL GP Festival 2010 and boost local spending and woo foreign tourists to our shores as Malaysia transforms itself into a shopping paradise.
It is also important event for the economy as tourists spend a lot on shopping.
Do expect to have various exciting sales and promotions.
All visitors who are here to enjoy the hottest race in the region can indulge in some fabulous shopping.
In conjunction with the Malaysian GP Sale, various shopping centres around the country would offer a string of interesting events for all shoppers.
For example, Pavilion KL will be organising the Pavilion KL GP Sale and Pavilion Pit Stop, the pit stop for racing teams, retail promotions, ticketing, merchandise and more.
Visitors should also check out the various automobile road shows at 1 Utama for special bargains and promotions on Hyundai, Nissan, Mazda and Ford cars and accessories.
Another exciting event that will take place in the month of April is the first ever Malaysia International Shoe Festival.
Organised by the Ministry of Tourism along with the Malaysian Footwear Association, the event will be held at PWTC from 2 – 4 April.
It is scheduled to be launched by the Prime Minister’s wife, YABhg. Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor.
This prestigious event marks an attempt to turn the capital city of Kuala Lumpur into the ‘Shoe City of the East’.
The famed Malaysian shoe and accessories designer, YBhg. Dato’ Jimmy Choo, serves as the Advisor of this event which features a seminar on the various aspects of footwear, an exhibition of the works of selected local and international shoe designers, and a glamorous shoe fashion show.
Besides that, visitors to the festival can also place orders for custom designed shoes directly with the designers.
On 3 & 4 April, the PopMrkt Malaysia will be held. Pronounced as ‘Pop Market’,
this exciting new international retail experience promises to engage shoppers
with its own brand of street markets.
Combining a wide spectrum of entertainment such as live bands, DJs and emcee as well as dining, bazaar, activities and premium shopping, PopMrkt hopes to raise the profile and image of ‘pasar malam’ or night market.
Another exciting event that the public should take note is the KL Sunday 1Malaysia Family Fair, which is held every Sunday at the Malaysia Tourism Centre (MTC), Jalan Ampang.
The Fair offers various exciting activities and sales of eclectic and “one-of-a-kind” products ranging from arts & crafts, fashion and accessories to food and home furnishing.
With over 30 vendors to choose from, the Fair promises to be a wholesome and must visit “weekend event” for the whole family. During the Malaysian GP Sale 2010 period, the Fair will be held on 14, 21 & 28 March 2010, as well as on 4 & 11 April 2010, continuing every Sunday hereafter.
So let gear up for the race of the season and a colourful shopping festival that
brings you some of the world best bargains and promotions!
Let go Shopping now!!! 🙂
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GP sale is back with shoes
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MasterCard Special Offers
Date : 6 Mar – 11 Apr 2010
MasterCard Worldwide the official partner of Malaysia’s three sale carnivals pampers its card holders with a long string of temtping offers that cover just about everything from retail merchandise to hotel stays, food and beverage and spa treatments. These fabulous treats are not only available through the Malaysia GP Sale 2010 period, but also run well into the later month in the year.
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The Malaysian International Shoe Festival 2010 (MISF)
Date : 2nd – 4th April 2010
Venue : Putra World Trade Centre
Organised by the Ministry of Tourism along with the Malaysian Footwear Association, the Malaysian International Shoe Festival 2010 (MISF) will be launched by the First Lady, YABhg Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor. This prestigious event marks an attempt to turn the capital city of Kuala Lumpur into the ‘Shoe City of the East’. The event will include a seminar on the various aspects of footwear, an exhibition featuring the works of selected local and international shoe designers and a glamorous shoe fashion show.
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POPMRKT MALAYSIA
Date : 10 & 11 April 2010
Venue : Metropoliton Square Rooftop Pool
Pronounced as ‘Pop Market’, this exciting new international retail experience promises to engage shoppers with its own brand of street markets. Combining a wide spectrum of entertainment i.e. live bands, DJs and Emcee as well as dining, bazaar, activities and premium shopping, PopMrkt hopes to raise the profile and image of the ‘pasar malam’ to great new heights. Check out Malaysia’s first ever PopMrkt and open-up yourself to a brand new lifestyle experience.
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THE KL SUNDAY 1 MALAYSIA FAMILY FAIR
Date : Every Sunday (as per schedule)
Venue : Malaysia Tourism Centre (MTC), Jalan Ampang
The KL Sunday 1 Malaysia Family Fair returns this year with even more exciting activities and sales of eclectic and “one-of-a-kind” products ranging from arts & crafts, fashion and accessories to food and home furnishing. With over 30 vendors to choose from, the Fair promises to be a wholesome and must visit “weekend event” for the whole family.
MONTH OF MARCH 2010: 14, 21 & 28 March 2010
MONTH OF APRIL 2010: 4 & 11 April 2010, continuing every Sunday hereafter.
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Queensbay Mall
6 – 14 Mar ’10
Biggest Offer Bin (BOB)
Enjoy a crazy sale with discounts from 70 – 90% on various items.
6 & 13 Mar ’10
Long Queus RM1 Sales Card
Join the Long Queue for an RM1 Sales Card starting 12 noon on 6th & 13th March. Use this to pick discounted items from ‘BOB’ – Limited to first 100 customers.
7 & 14 Mar ’10
RM1 Crazy Sale
Get a special RM1 sale dip when you spend a minimum of RM20 at any ‘BOB’ booth while stocks lasts.
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Plaza Alam Sentral
4 – 7 Mar ’10
Mobile Fair 2010
Pick up fancy new telecommunications gadgets at great price
11 – 14 Mar ’10
Photography & Art Fair
12 – 20 Mar ’10
Busana Melayu Promotions
26 – 31 Mar ’10
Auto & GP Sale 2010
Bargains & promotions on a wide variety of merchandise
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Pavilion KL
6 Mar – 11 Apr ’10
Pavilion KL GP Sale
Indulge in a wide range of shopping, dining specials & promotions at over 450 retail stores. Shop and be rewarded with gifts, goody bags and walk away with great prizes
1 – 4 Apr ’10
Pavilion Pit Stop
The one pit stop for racing teams, retail promotions, ticketing, merchandise sales and more. Be part of the excitement where fashion, dining and GP activities are being showcased.
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Berjaya Times Square
1 – 31 Mar ’10
BTS Sports & Health Promotions
Get your favourite sporting gears at great prices and check out ways to feel strong and healthy
12 Mar ’10
World Glaucoma Day
Get free Eye screening at BTS in conjunction with the World Glaucoma Day
12 – 31 Mar ’10
Cold Storage Japanese Food Fair
18 – 20 Mar ’10
CIMB KL Open Squash Championship 2010
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1 Utama
3 – 7 Mar ’10
Hyundai Road Show
3 – 7 Mar ’10
ASTRO HD Road Show
3 – 14 Mar ’10
OSIM Road Show
9 – 14 Mar ‘10
Anlene Road Show
10 – 14 Mar ’10
Haeir Road Show
16 – 28 Mar ’10
MPH Road Show
17 – 21 Mar ’10
Best Denki Road Show
17 – 21 Mar ’10
World Sleep Day
24 – 28 Mar ’10
NISSAN Roadshow
24 – 28 Mar ’10
Autocar Road Show
31 Mar – 4 Apr ’10
Nestle Promotions
31 Mar – 4 Apr ’10
SK ll Promotions
7 – 11 Apr ’10
Mazda Road Show
7 – 11 Apr ’10
Ford Road Show
7 – 11 Apr ’10
Clinique Road Show
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Parkson
6 Mar – 11 Apr ’10
‘What Women Want’
Look out for great offerings on fashion items, handbags, shoes, accessories and lingerie at one of Malaysia’s most popular department stores
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Vern’s
6 Mar – 11 Apr ’10
Storewide Sales of up to 50%
Get great bargains on ladies footwear and handbags at half the price
*Not applicable to new arrival items
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Crocs Concept Stores
6 Mar – 11 Apr ’10
Buy 1 pair at original price and get:
2nd pair with 10% off
3rd pair with 20% off
4th pair onwards with 30% off.
Indulge in a pair of Crocs footwear for your self and several more for the whole family at great discounts. Get additional free gifts (per receipt) of Crocs keychain, mobile strap or jibbitz while stocks last.
*Discount applies accordingly in the order of highest to lowest price point and not applicable for new arrivals
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101 Haircare
6 Mar – 11 Apr ’10
Complimentary Haircare 3+1
Treat yourself to a complimentary Haircare 3+1 treatment worth RM466 inclusive of:
Professional consultant
Hair & scalp analysis
101 Signature Hair treatment
101 Haircare kit
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Hush Puppies Footwear
6 Mar – 11 Apr ’10
Hush Puppies Storewide Sales
Slip into the most comfortable pairs of trendy Hush Puppies footwear at bargain prices
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A mega sale to sell F1 race
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The Malaysian GP Sale is scheduled to kick off on March 6 and will run for 37 days as a back-to-back event with the upcoming Formula 1 race.
The Malaysian F1 Grand Prix will be held on April 2 – April 4.
Grand event: Ng talking at the press conference to promote the Malaysian GP Sale Thursday.
Tourism Minster Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the events to be held would include the Malaysia International Shoe Festival and KL Sunday 1Malaysia Family Fair at various shopping malls around the country.
She also said a Malaysian shopping taskforce would be set up as part of the plan to re-structure the Malaysian Mega Sale.
“The Malaysian Mega Sale has been on for 10 years. Now we want to move forward to structure it properly. Shopping is always structured within Tourism Malaysia,” she added.
“The ministry will look at policies and inter-agencies connectivity. For example, we will invite Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to sit on the taskforce to do city decoration,’’ she told a press conference held at the Menara Dato’ Onn at PWTC yesterday.
“According to a newspaper report, Mita wrote a letter to the ministry dated Feb 8 this year, and because they didn’t get any reply they insisted on proceeding with the lion dance show.
“I must clarify, if there is no letter, there’s no answer,” she said, adding that Mita had only sent an invitation to a press conference at Matic on Feb 11 to announce the lion dance show.
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Fashion community honours shoe master Jimmy Choo
KUALA LUMPUR: The fashion community paid tribute to world renowned shoemaker Datuk Jimmy Choo at the Stylo Fashion Grand Prix opening gala by honouring him as a mentor par excellence.
He received the Mercedes-Benz Stylo “Most Iconic Fashion Mentor” award from the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah.
“I feel very honoured to be given this award. I want to do more for my country as well as contribute to education and arts.
“In London, I also work with international students who train at my workshop but it is more important to help my country develop more skilled people,” he added.
Choo, who has been training students for the past 13 years, said that in the past, shoe-making masters or sifus could be quite selfish.
“They would rather not teach and transfer their skills to anyone.
“But for me, I like to teach because the better my students are, the better I am as well,” he added.
Stylo president and chief executive officer Datuk Nancy Yeoh said the award was to honour Choo, as the shoe master had always been a great mentor to many students.
She also credited him for bridging the gap between Malaysia and Britain.
“We are proud of him. Jimmy will continue to inspire students around the world,” she added.
The evening also saw the launch of the Stylo Academy.
The glitzy red carpet gala last night, called “Fashion’s Tribute to 1Malaysia”, featured some of the top local fashion designers such as Bill Keith, Datuk Tom Abang Saufi, Jendela KL and Khoon Hooi.
It also featured the debut of Kavita Sidhu’s Resort Collection.
Among those present at the gala were Mercedes-Benz chief executive officer Peter Honegg, designer Marko Mitanovski with make-up and hair stylists Issidora Petrovic and Nina Butkovich-Budden, Pavilion CEO Joyce Yap, and Star Publications (M) Bhd group managing director and chief executive officer Datin Linda Ngiam and executive director and group chief editor Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai.
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Shoe fest a boost for local industry
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian International Shoe Festival (MISF) will be a platform for the local shoe industry to capture a substantial share in the global market, said the Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.
She said the shoe festival, which was being held here for the first time, would also raise the profile of Malaysian footwear and enhance the country’s prominence as a shopping and fashion hub.
“This effort will not only help to further develop the manufacturing sector but elevate Malaysia as the shoe capital of the east,” she said when launching the MISF at the Putra World Trade Centre here yesterday.
Also present were Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen and internationally renowned shoe designer Datuk Jimmy Choo.
The three-day event, themed “Walking in Unity – 1Malaysia” was organised by the Tourism Ministry and Malaysian Footwear Manufac-turers Association.
Shoe-making is a thriving industry as the country has more than 1,000 footwear manufacturers which employ more than 30,000 people and generate RM1.1bil in revenue every year.
“I look forward to the day when Malaysian footwear will be a significant contributor of Malaysia’s gross national income,” Rosmah added.
Dr Ng said shopping was one of the main activities enjoyed by tourists and Malaysian-made shoes were in high demand.
“Malaysia is a leader in the Asean region with its high fashion footwear and this industry churned out an estimated RM600mil worth of exports annually to Europe, Japan, the Middle East and most Asean countries,” she said.
There are 86 exhibition booths featuring more than 100 footwear brands of which 90% are local.
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HK tourists awed by Malaysia
SENAI: Many tourists from Hong Kong believe that Malaysia is safe and friendly and looked forward to visiting the country again.
Student Terrence Lau, 17, said he had a wonderful vacation and was pleased that he visited Sibu Island, Malacca and Kota Tinggi.
“I especially enjoyed visiting Kota Tinggi, as I managed to see thousands of fireflies there,” he said.
Lau said that this was his first visit to Malaysia and it would leave a lasting impression on him, as the local cuisine was delicious while the locals were friendly and hospitable.
His mother, Dora Lee, in her 40s, said that the holiday was more than she had initially expected from Malaysia.
“The stay in Sibu Island was amazing.
“I went snorkelling and petted some deer,” she said, adding that she also enjoyed visiting Malacca as the city was rich in culture and heritage.
Lee hopes to come back to Malaysia again within the next two years, and wants to visit Kuala Lumpur as she has heard many interesting facts from her friends about the city.
Meanwhile, student Ko Woolly, 17, said that she loved the local cuisine here as it was spicy and colourful.
“Malaysian food is very spicy and unique.
“I enjoyed feasting on the curries and gravies,” she said, adding that this was her second visit to the country so far.
Woolly, Lee and Lau were part of a group of tourists who visited Malaysia under a special charter flight tour package offered by Option Tours and Travel Sdn Bhd and EGL Tours Ltd.
Option Tours and Travel Sdn Bhd executive director David Tham (pic) said that a total of 1,760 tourists from Hong Kong had purchased the tour package which costs RM2,500 per person.
The tourists spent a total of five days touring several states within Malaysia.
Tham explained that the travel package, which was the travel agent’s most popular, included a two-night stay in Sibu Island, one-night stay in Malacca and a day trip to Kota Tinggi to watch fireflies.
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Eco-tourism ranks high on Arab travel plans
DUBAI: Beyond the well-known destinations of Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Langkawi, Arab travellers appear to be keen on exploring Malaysia’s resort islands such as Redang, Perhentian and Tioman.
This was the outcome of a recent online survey, devised in a multiple-answer format, undertaken by Tourism Malaysia here.
It drew 4,172 respondents, including 3,536 United Arab Emirates (UAE) nationals, according to Mohamad Ibrahim Masri, Tourism Malaysia marketing manager for UAE, Gulf and Iran.
He said 1,471 respondents (35.25%) were in favour of island escapades, followed by vacationing at hill resorts like Genting Highlands, Fraser’s Hill and Cameron Highlands (1,139 respondents of 27.29%).
Arab tourists would also like to experience Malaysian culture as well as adventure with nature, such as those on offer in states like Sabah and Sarawak, he said.
On the type of activity they would indulge in on vacation in tropical Malaysia, 2,379 respondents (57.01%) picked ecotourism above shopping, spa and wellness programmes, diving and golfing.
Mohamad Ibrahim said: “You can see that ecotourism is high on the list, and this means enjoying nature and greenery.
“People in this part of the world live in an environment pretty much lacking in greenery, which can be found in abundance in Malaysia. So, it makes sense if they want to indulge in activities associated with nature when they go on vacation,” the tourism official explained.
Golfing garnered merely 319 positive responses of the 4,172 survey respondents.
Queried on festivals organised in Malaysia that they would likely attend, 911 respondents (21.83%) opted for the Fabulous Food 1Malaysia event, followed by Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival and Colours of Malaysia extravaganza.
A question on spending Ramadan in Malaysia was also featured in the survey.
A total of 2,663 respondents (63.82%) said they would like to experience the Ramadan night bazaar while 1,692 (40.55%) had savouring Malaysian food and delicacies in mind.
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