by Jim Rendon, Yahoo! Smart Money 1. “In tough times we have to discount — creatively.” For the hotel industry, 2009 was the worst year since the Great Depression, and last year was only slightly better. At its low, the average daily room rate was $97, down from $107 in 2008, and occupancy rates fell ...
Mistake 1: Did not contact the Insurer during an emergency Let’s face it, we all panic during an emergency. That’s why it’s called an emergency, a state for us to justify our panic-driven behavior. And it is during such a time that a calm and collected mind would provide the best solution to get us ...
News Straits Times, 2009/09/15, KUALA LUMPUR, Tues: Thousands of cars are plying the roads without valid road tax because their owners are unable to get insurance coverage, according to the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca). Its secretary-general, Muhammad Shaaini Abdullah, said that these were owners of cars of more than 10 years old which ...
Although business organizations can protect themselves against Fidelity (Employee Dishonesty), it still pays to reduce opportunities and loopholes that might allow ambitious employees to ‘reward’ themselves without your knowledge. Here’s 8 tips from AllBusiness.com which I find really relevant… One of the most serious threats to the success of a small business is employee theft. ...
via Meshio.com When getting a standard travel insurance policy in Malaysia for your overseas trip, you might have come across the term “24 hours Worldwide Travel Assistance”. Most people wouldn’t have the slightest idea of what it meant, let alone utilizing the benefit. Under a typical Travel Assistance programme, you can call up the number ...