Genting Highlands, Malaysia
At an elevation of 1800 meters, Genting Highlands is a hill station situated atop Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains in the center of Peninsular Malaysia. It was founded in 1965 by the late Malaysian businessman Lim Goh Tong and is situated in the state of Pahang. Resorts World Genting, a hill resort with casinos and theme parks and legal gambling, is the main tourist destination. This area is home to several of Pahang's skyscrapers.During a 1963 business trip to the Cameron Highlands for a hydroelectric power project, Malaysian entrepreneur Lim Goh Tong was impressed by the fresh air and came up with the idea to build a hill resort close to Kuala Lumpur.One of the seven hotels at Resorts World Genting is a leisure resort. The First World Hotel, one of the seven lodgings, was the largest hotel in the world from 2006 to 2008 and reclaimed the distinction in 2015 with 7,351 rooms after Tower 2A. Genting Grand received a 4-star rating and Maxims received a "recommended" citation from Forbes Travel Guide Star Ratings in 2018.
