Genting Group's Leisure & Hospitality Division is led by 56.8%-owned Genting Malaysia Berhad (Genting Malaysia). The crown jewel of the division is Genting Highlands Resort - Asia’s leading integrated leisure and entertainment resort.
Genting Highlands Resort, popularly known as Genting - City of Entertainment offers world-class leisure and entertainment attractions and is a key tourist attraction in Malaysia. The resort has won numerous awards of excellence such as "Best Deluxe Family Resort/Theme Park" and"Outstanding Achievements in Hotel/Resort Development", 2003-2004 (World Asia Publishing) and "Asia Pacific’s Leading Casino Resort 2001" (World Travel Awards).
The resort's attractions include over 50 fun rides, 150 outlets (comprising 80 dining and 70 shopping outlets) and six uniquely themed leisure walk boulevards at First World Plaza - the highest shopping centre in Malaysia at about 2,000 metres above sea level, Casino de Genting - a world-class gaming entertainment area and three mega multi-purpose venues (the 6,000-pax Genting International Convention Centre, 6,000-pax Arena of Stars and 1,800-pax Genting International Showroom) that provides a constant flow of world class shows and events..
There are six hotels in Genting Highlands Resort, i.e. Genting Hotel, Resort Hotel, Highlands Hotel, Theme Park Hotel and First World Hotel at the hilltop and Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort at the mid-hill - offering 10,000 hotel rooms.First World Plaza offers a unique blend of indoor theme park, themed entertainment areas, enjoyable shopping and dining experiences, world-class entertainment shows and performances, impressive business conventions and affordable rooms for everyone, all under one roof. First World Hotel & Plaza was awarded the prestigious "FIABCI Award of Distinction" 2002 for the best hotel development in Malaysia, the "Best Man-made Tourist Attraction in Malaysia" by Tourism Malaysia and the "Best New Hotel" at the Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards 2003-2004 by World Asia Publishing.
Genting Highlands Resort has the distinction of having Genting Skyway - "the longest cable car in Southeast Asia" spanning 3.38km from the midhill at Gohtong Jaya to Highlands Hotel at the hilltop. Genting Skyway, at maximum speed of 21.6km per hour is also the fastest mono cable car system in the world.
