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Let\’s Visit Asia

June 9th, 2008

Tiger Airways Now Charges for Checked-in Luggage

Yowza, budget airline Tiger Airways is now charging extra fees for checked in luggages!
I’ve been watching similar developments in US-based airlines the last several weeks and was hoping the trend wouldn’t reach this part of the sky. Ugh, wishful thinking. Tiger has followed the lead of Air Asia on charging fees for checked in […]

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June 7th, 2008

Jetstar Now Flies Between Singapore and Phnom Penh/Siem Reap

Starting July 2008, Jetstar Asia will be offering daily flights between Singapore and Phnom Penh in Cambodia, either with four non-stop flights weekly or via Siem Reap thrice weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
That means you can now fly from Singapore to Siem Reap, stop there for a few days, dive and take a peek […]

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May 30th, 2008

Malaysia and India Tops in Medical Tourism

NuWire Investor has published its Top 5 Medical Tourism Destinations and names Malaysia and India as 3rd and 5th most attractive for medical tourists and foreign investors, respectively.
Malaysia offers a wide array of medical procedures—including dental, cosmetic and cardiac surgeries—at significantly lower costs than in the U.S. In Malaysia, cardiac bypass surgery, for example, costs […]

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December 6th, 2007

Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia Edition

Travel + Leisure, a well-known travel and lifestyle magazine in North America, will soon be launching a Southeast Asia edition to cover currents trends in travel across the region of South East Asia.
“Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia is aimed squarely at the sophisticated Asian traveler. But the magazine is definitely not just another guide to […]

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