Travellers leaving Japan by plane or ship will have to pay 1,000 yen (US$9.30) in departure tax effective January 7, 2019, the first permanent levy to be introduced since the land value tax was established in 1992, according to the Japan Times. The new levy, coined the “sayonara tax”, will apply to all travellers, both […]

AirAsia is waiving flight change fees for bookings where the travel date falls on May 9, polling day for the 14th general election. The airline offer only applies to Malaysian citizens and must be done within 10 days of April 10, when the Electoral Commission announced the polling day. It ticket holders may choose one […]

MANILA: The Philippines is closing its best-known holiday island Boracay to tourists for up to six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a “cesspool” tainted by dumped sewage, authorities said on Thursday. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the shutdown to start on April 26 for a maximum period of […]

AirAsia moving to terminal 4 at Singapore Changi Airport effective 7 November 2017 AirAsia moving to terminal 4 at Singapore Changi Airport AirAsia will relocate operations at Singapore Changi Airport from Terminal 1 to Terminal 4 effective 7 November 2017. All AirAsia flights scheduled for that day will arrive at and depart from Terminal 4. […]

Welcome To Kazakhstan Astana Expo – 2017 Future Energy June 10 – September 10, 2017   THEME AND SUBTHEMES Kazakhstan chose “Future Energy” as the theme for EXPO-2017 in order to help bring together the global community in their efforts to take action in response to global energy challenges 1. Reducing CO2 Emissions The environmental […]

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