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The pass costs SGD 98 for two attractions and SGD 199 for five. Whether it saves you money depends on which attractions you pick, and a cheap pick can make it cost more than buying tickets one by one.
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Dial 1669 for an ambulance. Expect the hospital to ask for payment or proof of insurance before it treats you, public or private. The US embassy lists hospitals but will not pay the bill.
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Macao Customs allows 19 cigarettes, one cigar of up to 3 grams and 1 litre above 30%. E-cigarettes cannot cross the border in either direction, and cash from MOP 120,000 goes to the Red Channel.
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What Taiwan customs lets you bring in free: 1.5 litres of alcohol, 200 cigarettes, NT$35,000 of goods. Why meat and fresh fruit stay home, why vapes are banned, and the cash caps you cannot declare your way past.
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US, UK, Canadian and most North and Southeast Asian passports enter Türkiye visa-free. The 60-day passport rule, the e-Visa, airside transit, and where the pages disagree.
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Korea's competition regulator approved the mileage plan on 14 September. Asiana miles survive as a separate balance for ten years, and converting them is a one-way decision.
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The new ALL Accor+ Explorer fees took effect on 1 October 2026. Here are the old and new figures for every market, who kept the old price, what happened to Japan, India and Korea, and the points price that went up too.
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A one-way Saver gets none, and the award type you bought decides the rest
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On a flight covered by Malaysia's consumer code, a cancellation gets you a full refund in 30 days or a new routing. That rule assumes the airline is still trading. If it is not, your refund becomes a creditor claim, and for US readers the credit card is the real protection.
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Kuala Lumpur's land office applies a RM1 million floor per unit to foreign buyers, serviced apartments included. It publishes no lower price for MM2H participants.
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Five hubs run a genuinely free city tour for transit passengers, and Narita restarts its volunteer-guided one on 1 October. Each leaves the airport, so your passport decides before your layover does.
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Nepal has a residential visa for foreigners who want to live there without running a business. It asks for age 60 or retirement, a US$20,000 bank statement and US$20,000 a year of income.
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Doha is the stopover on a lot of Asia itineraries. Leave the airport and Qatar's customs rules apply: alcohol is refused outright, tobacco is capped at 400 cigarettes, and cash from QAR 50,000 must be declared.
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Sabah runs its own second-home programme from Kota Kinabalu. Its Silver tier asks for RM500,000 on deposit, a high-rise home of RM600,000 or more, and residence in Sabah alone.
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The My Dream Home visa still renews for people who already hold it, but Sri Lanka's immigration department no longer issues it to anyone new. What a retiree can still use is a tourist visa extended in stages.
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