Posts tagged with: travel insurance

8 Popular Travel Scams You Need to Avoid! Whenever we plan for our trips, we often dream of fun-filled new adventures. Imagining ourselves as Anthony Bourdain or Samantha Brown, exploring foreign countries and experiencing local colorful cultures and cuisines; meeting...
To many, travelling means escaping the mundane daily lives, a chance to gain new experiences in far away places, or simple a time to distress and chill. Sadly however, most travellers do not consider the risks that could happen during...
In May 2018, I experienced my first flight cancellation on AirAsia, which resulted in an overnight stay because there was no other flight scheduled on that day. In the below article, I describe AirAsia handled the flight cancellation and how I...
Travel plans change. When it happens, it is usually inevitable. An emergency to you or an important member of the family, such as a death or illness, may require you to  postpone or even cancel your holiday plans....
What is the single most important item on you when you travel overseas? To many, it would be their passport. After all, how many times do you find yourself frantically rummaging through your handbag or grabbing the back pocket of...
Imagine you are in a foreign country, just landed at the airport to enjoy your well deserved vacation and finding out that your bag is not there at the baggage claim area. What do you do in this kind of situation? ...
In February 2018, FlightStats Global recorded a total number of 549,855 global delays. The Asia Pacific alone recorded 188,315 delayed flights during this period. These numbers are pretty astounding. While they may not mean much to you especially if you aren’t...
Do you really need travel insurance? In one of our earlier articles, we mentioned that many among us still see travel insurance as a luxury, and not a necessity. This perception may be true 30 years ago when flying was...
Many Malaysians view travel insurance as a luxury and not a necessity. This could be due to a lack of understanding of what it actually is and what is the coverage. We hope this will help you understand better its...