Kuala Lumpur Global Round

Main Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

Visit our Global Round page for an overview of the Global Round experience and capacity information. Asian Overland Services are our ground partners for the Kuala Lumpur Global Round and will assist with reservations for official hotels, airport transfers, and optional tours.

Official Hotels

We encourage all participants to stay at one of our recommended hotels. Rates are for double/twin rooms and include breakfast. Timings mentioned are the estimated time to walk from the hotel to the main venue, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

Hotel	Distance	Category	Room Type	Rate per night
Pullman Kuala Lumpur	15 mins walk	5*	Dbl/Twin	MYR 520
Hotel Maya	13 mins Walk	5*	Dbl/Twin	MYR 320
Impiana KLCC	5 mins Walk	4*	Dbl/Twin	From MYR 375
Novotel KLCC	9 mins Walk	4*	Dbl/Twin	From MYR 465
Wyndham Suites	13 mins Walk	4*	Dbl/Twin	MYR 410
Corus Hotel	15 mins Walk	4*	Dbl/Twin	MYR 430
Perdana Hotel	20 mins Walk	4*	Dbl/Twin	From MYR 320
Ibis Kuala Lumpur	18 mins Walk	4*	Dbl/Twin	MYR 280
Ramada Suites by Wyndham	20 mins Walk	4*	Dbl/Twin	MYR 320
Royal Chulan Hotel	19 mins Walk	4*	Dbl/Twin	From MYR 310
Holiday Inn Express	16 mins Walk	3*	Dbl/Twin	MYR 290
De King Boutique KLCC	13 mins Walk	3*	Dbl/Twin	MYR 200

Booking form coming soon.

Ground Transportation

All recommended hotels are within walking distance of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. On debate days, buses will depart for debate schools from the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in the morning and return in the evening. There is no charge for these buses.

Airport Transfers and Optional Tours

Airport transfers and optional tours will be offered by our ground partners, Asian Overland Services. The dates for the tours for the Senior Division will be 22 August and 26 August and the dates for tours for the Junior Division will be 25 August and 27 August.
Tour options will include a city tour of Kuala Lumpur, excursion to Sunway Lagoon theme park, Batu Caves and the School of Hard Knocks, Genting Highlands and Skyworld Outdoor Theme Park, Splash Mania Water Park , Historical Malacca Tour and a tour of the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary. The rates and other details will be made available soon along with a booking form.

Airport Transfers
Airport transfers will be offered from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The rates and a booking form will be made available soon.

Invitation Letters

If your delegation requires a specific invitation letter for visa purposes, we would be happy to issue one after your delegation registers for the Global Round. Please email us at [email protected]

Tournament of Champions Qualification

Scholars at the Kuala Lumpur Global Round will have the same opportunities to qualify for the Tournament of Champions in November as those of the other Global Rounds. Qualifiers will be announced at the Closing Ceremonies.

We ask that delegations who are interested in attending the ToC to keep in mind the amount of time required to organize US visas, school permission, and other necessary arrangements when selecting a Global Round to attend.