Langkawi – Malaysia is generally ready to receive the arrival of tourists when the resort island reopens under the tourism bubble programme from Sept 16, 2021. Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) chief executive officer Nasaruddin Abdul Muttalib said nearly all tourism products on the island are expected to be open to tourists, subject to the standard […]

A special ‘green lane’ will be opened specifically for this purpose Singapore and Malaysia will be reopening borders for business travel starting from August 10th 2020. The reopening is part of a “reciprocal green lane” between both countries, announced by both country’s ministries of foreign affairs, after nearly 5 months of closures due to the pandemic. “These two schemes are […]

We are pleased to inform you that AirAsia has revised cabin baggage allowance to as follows: Effective 7 July 2020, guests are allowed two (2) pieces of cabin baggage not exceeding a total of 7kg in weight. Guests will be able to carry one (1) cabin bag not exceeding the dimensions of 56cm (H) x 36cm […]

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 […]

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 […]

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