Stories

    • 6 Ideas To Help You Travel The World — Student Edition

      6 Ideas To Help You Travel The World — Student Edition

      , August 6, 2021
      Your student years are the best time to travel — you have little to no commitments and nothing holding you back. Travelling’s also a chance to meet new people who could change your destiny forever while you get to experience the places you only hear of in stories. Here’s how to do it.
    • 10 OTT Attractions To Check Out In China That Are Not The Great Wall

      10 OTT Attractions To Check Out In China That Are Not The Great Wall

      , August 6, 2021
      When one brings up tourist attractions in China, the Great Wall is very likely the first one to come to one’s mind. But once you’re done with the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the terracotta army, and the pandas, what do you do? Here’s a list of super-interesting, but just-as-odd attractions that’ll definitely…
    • Pulau Redang Expecting Over 500 Vaccinated Tourism Industry Players

      Pulau Redang Expecting Over 500 Vaccinated Tourism Industry Players

      , August 5, 2021
      A total of 517 tourism industry players on Pulau Redang received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, in preparation for the tourism revival in Terengganu.
    • All Aboard! 4 Fascinating Train Rides Around Malaysia

      All Aboard! 4 Fascinating Train Rides Around Malaysia

      , August 5, 2021
      There’s no denying the quaint charm of train rides and the deluge of happy hormones they leave you with. If you dig exploring the unexplored, one among these remarkable train journeys around Malaysia might just become your next favourite travel memory.
    • ESCAPE Theme Park In Cameron Highlands To Open In 2023

      ESCAPE Theme Park In Cameron Highlands To Open In 2023

      , August 4, 2021
      Cameron Highlands will be opening its first-ever European-themed outdoor theme park in 2023 with ESCAPE, and it will be different from any other national theme park as the nature-based adventure park is built within the natural landscape.
    • Dealing With Hopelessness In The COVID-19 Pandemic

      Dealing With Hopelessness In The COVID-19 Pandemic

      , August 4, 2021
      Having to stay home for more than a year due to MCO has taken its toll on many Malaysians, especially affecting people’s mental health. While COVID-19 vaccination efforts are ramping up, it has emphasised feelings of waiting and not having control over what the present looks like. This feeling has a term to it: languishing.
    • Jin Air’s Sabah-Themed ‘Flight to Nowhere’ Takes Off

      Jin Air’s Sabah-Themed ‘Flight to Nowhere’ Takes Off

      , August 3, 2021
      Nearly 100 passengers boarded the ‘Flight to Nowhere’ from Seoul’s Incheon International Airport to experience the Kota Kinabalu, Sabah-themed sightseeing flight.
    • Spot The Difference: 3 Ways To Identify Real Batik

      Spot The Difference: 3 Ways To Identify Real Batik

      , August 2, 2021
      It’s important to embrace heritage. It’s also possible to embrace the old and traditional in new and exciting ways. As it stands, (one of) Malaysia’s most quintessential textiles – batik – is an ancient art form that still prevails. Today, batik holds such a high status that people often wear it to formal and fancy…
    • Malaysia Airlines Lets You Fly From Your Home

      Malaysia Airlines Lets You Fly From Your Home

      , August 2, 2021
      Malaysia Airlines released a 30-minute ASMR clip on YouTube that’ll take you on a trip down memory lane. Titled, ‘The Sounds of MH’, it takes travellers from their departure point at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to Heathrow Airport in London.
    • Sarawak To Reopen Domestic & International Travel

      Sarawak To Reopen Domestic & International Travel

      , July 30, 2021
      Sarawak is among Malaysia’s states making headway in its COVID-19 vaccination programme, expecting to reach herd immunity by August, allowing them to move in to Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan. Thanks to this, the state is expected to reopen for domestic tourism later on in the year and by 2022 for international travellers. …
    • 7 Friendship Gifts To Ease The Pain-demic

      7 Friendship Gifts To Ease The Pain-demic

      , July 30, 2021
      We’ve got gift ideas for your friends locked-down! Here's a list from our favourite online stores to spread the love and make everyday friendship day.
    • Travel & Tourism Industry Said To Fully Recover By End 2022

      Travel & Tourism Industry Said To Fully Recover By End 2022

      , July 29, 2021
      The tourism sector can and likely will revive fully by the end of next year. However, it’s crucial to take on an “aggressive vaccination” approach to achieve the aforementioned. With Malaysia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout currently picking up, people are eager and ready to release all their pent-up demand to travel, which will spur the return…