Kedah - Last minute and Luxury Holidays
Click here for holiday offers
We have great offers and deals on all types of holidays and travel to Kedah including flights, hotels, car hire, package holidays, luxury holidays, last minute holidays and holiday resorts in Kedah and Asia.
Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of 9,425 km˛, and consists mostly of flat areas growing rice, plus the island of Langkawi.
The state's capital and royal seat is Alor Star. Other major towns include Sungai Petani, and Kulim on the mainland, and Kuah on Pulau Langkawi. Kedah is divided into 11 districts:- Baling, Bandar Baharu, Kota Setar, Kuala Muda, Kubang Pasu, Kulim, Pulau Langkawi, Padang Terap, Pendang, Sik, and Yan.
The Arabic honorific of Kedah is Darul Aman ("Abode of Peace").
The state's population by ethnic group in 2003 was estimated as: Malay (1,336,352), Chinese (252,987), Indian (122,911), Non citizens (35,293), Others (27,532).
Kedah is considered the "rice bowl" of Malaysia, producing one third of Malaysia's total production of rice. Other agricultural products, including rubber, oil palm and tobacco are also important. Tourism, particularly on the island of Langkawi is of growing importance.
More recently Kedah has forged its economy towards the automotive and aerospace industy with Modenas and Asian Composites setting up base here. One of the main advantages is the low labour costs and the infrastructe in place with the highway and Penang International Airport on its door step. In 1996, The Kulim Hi-Tech Park (KHTP) which was officially opened and became the first high technology industrial park in Malaysia. The Park situated in Kulim comprises total land area of approximately 14.5 square kilometres (5.6 mi˛). Many local and foreign companies (such as Intel, Fuji Electric, Showa Denko, SilTerra etc.) have moved into the site since then.
Information provided by Wikipedia
Flights to Kedah | Resorts and Hotels | Car Rental
Book Your Holiday To Kedah From:
LastMinute.com - Offers you last minute and luxury holiday offers world wide.
Hayes and Jarvis - Hayes & Jarvis has been creating award-winning specialist long haul holidays for travellers for more than 50 years. It now operates to more than 50 worldwide destinations ATOL (No 1275), ABTA (No V1464).
Thomas Cook - Cheap Family holidays & last minute deals.
eBookers - Cheap Flights, Hotels, Airline Tickets, Car Hire and Holiday Packages.
Expedia - Book cheap flights, travel, hotels & package holidays in Kedah.
Kuoni Travel - Award winning tailormade holidays and luxury travel worldwide including holidays to Kedah and Malaysia.
British Airways Holidays - Book affordable hotels and car rental with BA Holidays.
Opodo - flights, hotels, car rental, city breaks and package holidays.
Airline Network - For flights to Kedah and the Far East
Singapore Airlines - Internationally recognised as one of the world's leading carriers in Asia and the Far East.
See below more offers and deals on holidays to Kedah.