Its general manager Arbind K. Shrestha said the resort had been transformed and this could be seen in the rustic wooden shingles on the rooftop of the new RM14mil CHI, The Spa, to its spacious rooms and suites.

"We are scheduled to re-open for business in about three weeks," he said, adding that 450 employees were undergoing training.

Shrestha said this after Penang State Museum board chairman Datuk Daud Taha presented a reproduction of one of the late William Daniell's scenic paintings of old Penang to the resort in Batu Ferringhi yesterday.

He said the resort's international chain had been on an aggressive promotion campaign to woo guests from Europe, Australia, Japan, and the United States.

"We are also offering incentives and privileges to guests who stay at the resort from Sept 28 to Dec 19," he said, adding that there were introductory offers at its new CHI, The Spa.

The resort was closed in December 2004 and its staff retrenched to facilitate the redevelopment project.

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(News extract from The Star dated 07 Sep 2006)