The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) announced a string of major award wins this year that underscore its market leadership, operational excellence and world-class hospitality standards.
The Centre swept the awards for Malaysia’s Best Convention & Exhibition Centre 2025 from TTG Travel Awards; Best Convention Centre (Southeast Asia) from M&C Asia Stella Awards 2025 and Best Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Centre at the Tourism Industry Awards 2025.
It also received the Large-size Purpose-Built Convention & Exhibition Excellence Award at the Malaysia Business Events Awards (MBEA) 2025 and the National Energy Award 2025 for its energy stewardship and sustainability initiatives.
“These wins are not simply trophies on a shelf, they are independent validation of years of sustained investment in people, sustainable operations, and world-class guest experiences,” said John Burke, the Centre’s general manager. “We are deeply proud of our teams across operations, events, sustainability and culinary, these awards reflect their daily commitment to excellence and innovation.”
In addition to the list of achievements, the Centre’s culinary and beverage teams achieved outstanding success at Culinaire Malaysia 2025, taking home an exceptional medal haul of eight golds, 12 silvers and 21 bronzes. It also earned top honours as the Overall Champion (Professional) 2025, won the Most Outstanding Artist award, and secured the Professional Chef (Champion) in the Pizza category. These culinary victories underscore the skill, creativity and technical mastery of the Centre’s in-house teams.
Culinaire Malaysia is Asia’s most prestigious culinary competition and one of the region’s largest professional food and beverage events. Held biennially alongside Food & Hotel Malaysia (FHM), Culinaire Malaysia attracts chefs, artists and hospitality professionals from across Asia to compete in various categories that test creativity, technical skill and innovation.
Beyond the accolades, the Centre emphasizes its commitment to developing future culinary leaders. Each year, the Centre actively encourages and supports many of its junior chefs to participate in Culinaire Malaysia, This hands-on exposure not only builds confidence and competitive experience but also immerses them in the latest trends, global techniques and best practices shaping the modern culinary marketplace.
Each award recognises a different pillar of the Centre’s mission – service quality, sustainability, operational excellence and culinary leadership. Together they strengthen the Centre’s position as a preferred venue for global conferences, exhibitions and premium events.
These recognitions bring immediate and long-term benefits to clients and partners such as increased confidence in international conference bids, stronger marketing leverage and enhanced attendee experience through elevated food and beverage standards and sustainable event operations.
For more information, visit the Centre’s Newsroom at www.klccconventioncentre.com or its social media channels on Facebook (@klccconventioncentre), LinkedIn (Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre), Twitter @klccconvention and Instagram @klccconventioncentre.
