Planning a Malaysia - Singapore trip

[KLB@96]

In malaysia, they were asking the boarding pass also to check the names and see if it's matching with the card

Can you DM me your Itinerary , i'm also planning to visit

 

[telescope]

How long was this trip ?

3 weeks .

 

[Dragon_slayer]

3 weeks .

Isnt it a bit short for 4 countries?

 

[Nishan11]

Visiting kualalumpur in October. Yet to book flights. Hotel booking is done. Will update once I finalized the itinerary. Stay duration is less than a week.

 

[telescope]

Isnt it a bit short for 4 countries?

Y e s

 

[malavkarkar]

Does booking and making payment in INR at Malaysian airlines website incur any DCC?

I booked directly with Malaysia Airlines using Amex, paid in INR, and no forex or DCC was charged.

 

[malavkarkar]

Isnt it a bit short for 4 countries?

Varies from people to people. For some people this might seem rushed, and for some people this might seem normal. I personally prefer to take my time. I'm doing a 20 nights Malaysia trip in next quarter, covering only 4 locations in the country.

 

[lovecards]

I am planning too, and want to know where can we look for flight and hotel deals or how to plan for best deals

 

[vishalgupta2]

Yes, whenever you travel with family, everyone doesn't need to have individual cards. Blood relatives can use each other's cards when travelling together. Some lounges will have exceptions, or if it is too crowded, will give access to cardholders only.

I was refused this for my family at Singapore terminal 2 SATS premier lounge in August 2024. I have multiple cards with free international lounge access. They refused saying, only card holder can go. Name should match on Boarding pass and Only one card can be swiped for my name.

Looks like hit or miss...

It used to be always hit in India and hit or miss internationally, now it's hit or miss in India and almost always miss internationally.

I travel international atleast 5-8 times a year and about 2 with family (about 3-4 coubtries with family). Earlier the lounge dragons used to accept my additional PP/Credit card for anyone accompanying me without a question but in the last 2-3 years almost no one does (even in India, its frequently denied now). I hit this problem continuously coz my daughter is 12 and we can't get a card for her.

Thankfully I have Axis Olympus as a saving grace with guest visit permissions. Wherever we can find Amex lounge, we just use Amex platinum as internationally we get 2 guests on Amex platinum charge.