KUANTAN: Club Med Cherating, Asia's first all-inclusive resort, has temporarily closed for a major refurbishment and is scheduled to reopen in December 2027.

State Unity, Tourism and Culture Committee chairman Leong Yu Man said the resort closed after its last guests checked out on Oct 10 to make way for upgrading works.

"The refurbishment was planned some time ago, and the revamped resort will certainly give a boost to the tourism industry. It is scheduled to reopen in December next year.

"Despite its modern look, Club Med Cherating will retain its iconic wooden longhouse-on-stilts concept within the rainforest ecosystem," she said when contacted.