Travel Smartly - Part 1
Many of us here have probably taken flights for their business or leisure trips before. But are you a smart air traveller?
You probably have also heard of Malaysia Airline, our national carrier have shrinked in size. Thus it is no surprise for them to try every possibility to get extra revenue. So what do they do to fight the deficit?
Things you need to know for Pre-trip arrangement 
1. It is a common practice for almost every leisure traveller to get a few quotations before paying for the fare. Prior to this, make sure you have checked with your travel agent on the availability and not just the fare + airport tax + fuel surcharge + agency collection fees (ACF).
2. If you are travelling to USA/ EUR, ask your travel agents for more alternatives. Sometimes having too many transits will result you in paying more airport tax. Quiz: Which country has the highest airport tax? It’s not US, not London, but Australia. The airfare may seem cheap by flying on Singapore Airline (SQ), but with the total amount you pay up for your trip can be more than flying on other carriers. Check out Virgin Atlantic or Austrian Airline as they usually do transit in KL, so you might get cheaper fare to fly to Sydney!
3. Always ask if you can fully utilize stopover. Some airlines will provide hotel accomodation in a very attractive rate. Ie. Flying on Thai Airways will allow you to stop over at Bangkok for a shopping tour before flying to Shanghai.
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