History

While Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong was on a business journey to the Cameron Highlands in 1964, he thought of a hill resort located near Kuala Lumpur would be a great business idea. On 27 April 1965, A private company called Genting Highlands Berhad was founded by Tan Sri Lim. Between the years 1965 and 1970, Tan Sri Lim successfully got to rent 12,000 acres of land from the Pahang State Government "freehold lease", and 2,800 acres from Selangor State Government. And not so long ago, the Selangor state government agreed to grant a freehold lease as well. On 18 August 1965, a technical and construction team began the four-year task to complete the access road from Genting Sempah to the peak of Gunung Ulu Kali.

Highlands Hotel was the first hotel to open in Genting Highlands in 1971. Then the Genting Highlands Resort continued to expand since the opening of the first hotel. And the development of the area continued as well carefully to ensure the maintenance of the natural beauty of the rainforest of the region. In 1997, Genting Highlands Resort added the Genting Skyway cable car system that provides a 3.38 kilometers transport to the hilltop. In 2013, Genting Malaysia embarked on a master plan to reinvigorate and transform RWG under the Genting Integrated Tourism Plan (GITP). Genting Integrated Tourism Plan is a 10-year master plan for development, expansion, enhancement and refurbishment of hotels, theme parks and infrastructure at Resorts World Genting.

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