Cheap Travel Idea: Tips (8)

Your taxi driver refuse to use meter?

Feel like you being overcharge?

Get some evidence e.g.: photo or video and lodge report to Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD) at 1-800-88-7723

It is highly recommended to go taxi at the counter if any because that is the most reliable taxi service. Some locations that offer this service are:

• all airports e.g.: KLIA, LCCT, Subang Airport
• main travel hub e.g.: KL Sentral

However if there is no taxi counter available, please insist the taxi driver to use meter before you get into the taxi.

Cheap Travel Idea: Happening (5)

Malaysia Airlines Welcomes Krabi As Its Latest Destination

This is a new route open by Malaysia Airlines. It will commence on 3 Feb 2014.

When an airlines open a new route, they will open with promo price. So hurry up!!!! grab your ticket now.

RM366 for return economy class

RM866 for return business class

Here are some details of the flight:

MH770. KL-Krabi 2.55pm and will arrive Krabi at 3.40pm. 

MH771. Krabi-KL 5.20pm and will arrive Kuala Lumpur at 8.05pm

Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Cheap Travel Idea: Happening (3)

Year 2013 is coming very soon!!!

MAS is now having an Enrich promotion. With just 50% from normal Enrich point, now we can go for holiday to any promo destination.

Hurry up as the promotion is only up to 31st December and travel period is from 1 Feb 2013 - *30 Jun 2013.

by using 60,000 points you can get return ticket to LA for FREE

Go to Australia by using 22,500 for return ticket

Cheap Travel Idea: Tips (6)

It's school holiday now in Malaysia, however it is monsoon. Hopefully all the readers have a good plan so that the monsoon won't affect your holiday too much.

Earlier, we have posted a tips on predicting the weather while planning for any holiday. We hope that helps you.

While some of you might opt for driving, here we have some tips for you:

1. Tyres: Grip is important during driving and it is all depend on your tyre. Before start your journey, make sure your tyre is in good condition. If it is raining, underinflated tyre grips better.
2. Distance: It is incredibly important to maintain good distance from the vehicle ahead of you. Do not follow too close as you might not have a good time should anything happen. Do not think too far, given potholes also might not be avoided.
3. Lights: This is  another element that ensure your visibility. Your visibility on the road as well as your visibility by  other driver.
4. Wipers: Spending a little bit more on wipers can ensure our safety. It is recommended to change the wipers 6-9 months. Consider to use the liquid that help remove rain drop from your windscreen.
5. Air-condition: During rain, air-condition is vital to remove the mist on your windscreen. Still remember back in old days when I have to help my father wiping the mist away because during that day our car still don't have air-conditioning. This is dangerous actually.
6. Hazard light: Sometimes we can see driver turning on the hazard light in heavy rain. This is dangerous actually as other drive might have misinterpret. Just turn on your headlamp. This is good enough.
7. Surrounding: This applicable for normal driving as well. Always check side and rear view mirror to know your surrounding.
8. Braking: Do not slam your brake, instead steer out of the way first. This complement tips above where we ought to know our surrounding.

Cheap travel idea: Tips (5)

For those who plan to travel by using airplane, here are some facts about travelling by air.

1. Do you know that travelling by air is the safest in the world?  One study found that the chances of dying in a scheduled commercial flight are one in 14 million in the United States. some say it is more like one in 11 million. However it is much less dangerous than driving
2. The safest airlines 2012 in alphabetical order are: 

• Air Canada
• Air France-KLM
• AMR Corporation
• Delta Airlines
• International Airlines Group
• Lufthansa
• Qantas
• Southwest Airlines United-Continental
• US Airways

cheap travel idea: Happenings

MATTA FAIR SEPT 2012

This  fabulous travel fair has come back!!! Let's go to PWTC and grab our travel holiday.

The new entrance fee is RM4 instead of RM3 before.  :(

For those who plan to go, I think the best transportation is to use LRT instead of driving your car. The traffic could be ridiculous and the only  parking lot available is far away from PWTC.

Cheap travel idea: tips (4)

Have you ever get stuck in bad weather during your holiday???

Holiday is the time when we spend our time doing something we usually don't do to release our stress. Some like to spend time with family/ friends by the beach, picnic at waterfall or having some adventures. Most of the things we do during our holiday involve outdoor activities. Hence it is utmost to ensure the weather is fine for us to do such activities.

As for my experience, usually I will have an overview of the season that particular place. For example if I want to go to 4-season country, I have to see at what season is the best to that particular country suit to my activities. If I want to go to countries near the equator instead e.g.: Malaysia, Indonesia etc, I will see what is the best month to visit that particular countries. It is important as we do not want to get stuck in the rain.

 The question is where to get all that info???
 As for my experience, travelling book helps a lot to tell you about the destination that you are going to go. Just flip to the weather section (usually in the introduction chapter). It will give you the overview the best time to visit that place.

It sonuds tedious right? Of course I do have better choice. Just go to Air Asia website. Click 'Travel Info' at the left bar and 'Destination Guide'. Next just choose your holiday destination.

STEP1:

STEP 2:

SAMPLE:

Annual weather for Kuala Lumpur

Annual weather for Bali

Cheap Travel - Travel tips (2)

There were many occasions where I left my valuables at my room after I check out from hotel. It is a not so good thing to experience when we are travelling. Well, yesterday it happened again to me.  Even though I had check out, fortunately it was still early and I was not yet at the airport.

When we left our valuables at hotel, it is troublesome because we need to identify ourselves and specifically describe to the receptionist what is the item that we had left at our room. If we are lucky enough, they will find it for you and keep it for you. Fortunately yesterday, the staff at the hotel are so honest and posses high integrity. They found my valuables and keep it for me until I made my way back to the hotel.

Since I have experienced this for several times, let me share with you the hotels that has been so honest as my appreciation:

1. Le Meridien, Kota Kinabalu
2. Imperial Hotel, Miri

At Mega Hotel, Miri and Eastwood Hotel, Miri however, I never get back my left item. Let's put good assumption that the item really missing somewhere not because they do not posses integrity.

After all,

1. Prevention is better than cure. DO NOT LEFT YOUR VALUABLES BEHIND - Double check your belongings before checking out. Do some round check around your room.
2. It is worth to remember your room number. At least if you realize that you have left something later, it is easier to do identification.

Cheap Travel - Travel tips

Found this brochure when I browse around my old stuff. Believe it or not, I still keep my green Matta 2009 bag with its full content.

In summary, this brochure tells us that, as a tourist if we are engaged to any licensed travel agent we are protected by Ministry of Tourism under their acts.

Hence, it is highly recommended that if we are going to engaged any travel agent -be it domestic or international holiday- we must:

• get a licensed one,
• understand the terms and conditions of the package,
• the provided transportation services must be licensed by Ministry of Tourism, and
• same goes to travel guide

Ministry of Tourism also do take complaints should we have any dissatisfaction with our travel agent with regards to:

• travel agent or tour operator
• tour transportation
• tour guide
• accommodation
• tourism information service

This is just the summary of it, at least we already know that there is an authority governing into this matter should we have any problem. I'm sure there must a lot more information to be explored.

Check them out!!!