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Hong Kong: Hostage victims to receive insurance compensation

The families of four of the victims killed in Monday’s bloody hostage crisis in Manila will receive compensation totaling up to HK$1,320,000 (US$170,000) for each victim. The sum comprises a HK$300,000 payout from the insurer of the Hong Kong organised tour they had been travelling on, a HK$20,000 gratuity from the Hong Kong government, as ...

Volcano Chaos = Logistical Nightmare

04.22.2010 · Posted in Travel News, Travel Tips

Malaysia’s exports have been paralysed by the “nightmare” chaos caused by the European volcanic ash cloud and would hurt the nation’s economic recovery, a hauliers’ spokesman said today. Southeast Asia’s third largest economy, which relies heavily on exports, is tentatively emerging from the global downturn as global trade picks up. But Walter Culas, chairman of the airfreight ...

November 2009 Top Destinations from AirAsia

11.23.2009 · Posted in Promotions, Travel News, Travel Tips

Fly from Kuala Lumpur All-In-Fare from RM 59 Phuket All-In-Fare from RM 79 Bali Ho Chi Minh City All-In-Fare from RM 199 Gold Coast* All-In-Fare from RM 9 Penang All-In-Fare from RM 29 Johor Bahru All-In-Fare from RM 39 Miri Kuala Terengganu All-In-Fare from RM 79 Vientiane All-In-Fare from RM 59 Tawau Kota Kinabalu Labuan Padang Surabaya Krabi AND MANY MORE DESTINATIONS AVAILABLE! ...

MAS Offers MHinsure Insurance To Air Travellers

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) — Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is making it easier for air travellers to buy travel insurance online by opening up MHinsure to Malaysians, Singaporeans and Australians. “With the opening of MHinsure to travellers in Malaysia, Singapore and Australia, we are confident we will see more than 70 per cent growth in premium ...

Common Mistakes when Making Travel Insurance Claims

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 out ...