January 2020 ~ De Centrum Bangi, Kajang

Malaysia's 1st Park Inn by Radisson at De Centrum's progress seems reaching the final construction. The sign board has been put up already. This is the 1st Park Inn by Radisson in Malaysia. On its global website , Park Inn is described as a upper midscale hotel brand that delivers stress-free experiences, good food and upbeat environments.

Based on their global website, the only other country in South East Asia that has Park Inn by Radisson is the Philippines.

The facade seems quite normal at the moment, nothing really spectacular at the moment but understand that it will be a 3 star hotel. This place is going to give AirBnb homestay operators at De Centrum residence a run for their money.

The location of Park Inn is quite strategic, right at the exit of the highway and is highly visible compare to the other 3 star inns like Uniten's own RHR hotel which is much further from the main road.

The local management team seems to have presence on the internet and seem to be recruiting now.

Links

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Hotel/Park-Inn-by-Radisson-Putrajaya-Malaysia-101308868013852/

Dego Ride is a motorcycle ride e hailing launch for some time in Malaysia but was put on hold by transport ministry. There were a couple of issues raised with regard to safety of passengers.

1 Jan 2020, the transport ministry now allows motorcycle ride e hailing to be used.

The cost for the rides are RM3 for the 1st 3KM and RM1 for the subsequent KM. All rides has to be within 10KM radius.

Interestingly the app will assign rider based on your gender, means that for guys you will always get a guy rider and for ladies, you will be assigned a lady rider.

At the moment there is a lack of motorcycle drivers and I understand the company is actively recruiting at the moment. They already have a Dego Driver app for such purpose.

If Dego is allowed to operate and is successful, it will open doors to other motorcycle ride sharing companies like Gojek and Grab. I've personally used Grab Motor before in Vietnam and very impressed by it. A motorcycle is much faster than a car to reach you and it also reaches the destination faster than a car.

At the moment, Dego ride riders seems to be around KL City Centre.

I've yet to use Dego Ride at the moment as I'm not working in downtown KLCC. However I've used Grabbike services in Hanoi Vietnam which I made a video on it.