Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

Yes, when it comes to meetings and conventions, being a city centre venue is definitely an advantage. The Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) is strategically located within the iconic 100-acre ‘city within a city’ development that offers a stimulating environment to work, live, stay, dine, shop, visit and enjoy life. Other components include a 50-acre park, the signature PETRONAS Twin Towers, the Asy’Syakirin Mosque, six-storey Suria KLCC shopping centre, PETROSAINS interactive science discovery centre, Galeri PETRONAS and the Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. To top this is the ‘Greater Kuala Lumpur Development and Economic Transformation Programme’ (Greater KL) that includes the planned development of an eventual 42-kilometre overhead pedestrian walkway that links major places of interests and hotels around Kuala Lumpur city, providing added convenience and flexibility for visitors to get to and from hotels or shopping destinations and other strategic locations.

Challenges:

• Space is one of our biggest constraints. In an effort to meet the increasing demand for larger space, we have secured an additional 2,600 sqm in the form of a standalone marquee. Also, the development of Lot 91 by the Centre’s owner, KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd, will see our exhibition floor capacity grow by 20,000+ sqm and enable us to host events with over 6,000 delegates.

• Parking is another challenge. However, as mentioned above, the development of Lot 91 will provide additional three levels of an underground car park with about 1,500 additional spaces.

• Traffic: Unfortunately, Kuala Lumpur is known for its congestion especially during peak hours. However, we work closely with the Kuala Lumpur City Council to ensure traffic flow around the Centre is properly managed, especially when there is a major event or activity being held here. We are also confident that the pedestrian walkways mentioned above, which are used by approximately 3.3 million users monthly, will help ease the vehicular traffic within the precinct.

“Strategic location does make a difference”