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Join ALL Accor+ Explorer by 31 October 2026 and get 3,000 Reward Points, worth about USD 65. Who qualifies, what the points are worth where you live, and whether to bother.
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Thailand's Condominium Act lets a foreigner own a unit outright if foreign owners hold no more than 49% of the building's unit floor area and the purchase money arrives from abroad in foreign currency. The Land Office will not register the transfer without the bank's proof.
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A Malaysian tax resident's foreign pension is exempt when it is brought in, if it was taxed where it arose or left untaxed there for a listed reason. The law now runs the exemption to 2036; the tax office's guideline still says 2026.
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Since 20 June 2026 every international departure from Thailand's six AOT airports carries a 1,120 baht passenger service charge, collected inside the airfare. A separate 1,000 baht departure tax on all nationalities is open for public comment until 29 October 2026 and is not law.
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Indonesia lets each arriving passenger bring in USD 500 of personal goods duty-free, 1 litre of alcohol from age 21 and 200 cigarettes from 18. The customs declaration now sits inside the All Indonesia arrival card, alcohol and tobacco over the limit is destroyed rather than taxed, and cash from IDR 100 million must be declared.
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The state-owned membership once called Thailand Elite costs THB 650,000 to THB 5,000,000 and asks for no age, income or insurance test. Its visa runs five years, but each entry is a one-year stay.
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A five-year residence for foreigners aged 55 and over, with no sponsor. Dubai asks for AED 240,000 a year of income; the federal portal says AED 180,000 elsewhere, and ICP's own pages print both figures.
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Vietnam bans importing and using e-cigarettes and heated tobacco. Using one is fined VND 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 under a decree in force since 15 May 2026.
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Seven days for damage, twenty-one for delay, in writing. The 1999 Montreal Convention sets the clock and the ceiling, and most of Asia has joined it.
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Two ways to spend Asia Miles on HK Express, which fares each one covers, what you still pay in cash, and a 30% rebate on Lite fares that ends 16 October 2026
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On most Booking.com stays the property charges your card and sets the cancellation and no-show fees. Free cancellation ends at a stated date and time, usually hotel time, and flat taxes such as Kyoto's 200 to 10,000 yen a night are paid at the desk.
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Changi and Hong Kong airports ask for no registration and publish no device cap. Suvarnabhumi gives 60 minutes for an email. Hilton's and Marriott's terms never count devices, so any per-room cap is the hotel's, and a travel router counts as one.
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Taiwan High Speed Rail sells visitors a 3-Day Pass at NT$2,200 and a Flexible 2-Day Pass at NT$2,500, but one-way tickets are 15% off for them too. A Taipei to Kaohsiung return costs NT$2,530 in one-way tickets, so a pass saves little on one trip.
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Ubigi's rule is 1 eSIM = 1 account = 1 device, and Saily and Nomad also sell one plan per phone. Android hotspots take up to 10 other devices, HD Netflix uses up to 3 GB an hour, and NordVPN and Proton cover 10 devices at once.
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Gold takes 30,000 Tier Points in 365 days, 9,000 of them on Air India or Air India Express, or 45 flights with 8 on Air India. The website and app bonus adds points but never tier, and the fee waivers need an Air India channel.
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