Travel Talk

We’re still in a pandemic, but we’ve got the green light to travel, so whether it’s interstate or international, you can now resume planning that group trip with your friends.

DND! All work and no play makes for a very stressful vacation. Here’s how to leave your work hat at the office, so you can relax and unwind to your fullest potential.

Keen on travelling solo but often dissuaded? Here’s how to inspire others — and yourself — to go for it.

From Langkawi to Lisbon, Kuala Lumpur to Kenya, it goes without saying that Dr Amalina Bakri is a well-travelled woman. Here are her favourite destinations to head to when she’s taking a break from helping others.

If we had to summarise our first episode of season three in three words, it'd be: sugar, spice, and everything nice. Here's a recap of what you missed on Hello Zafigo with Sapna Anand, Benjamin Yong, and Ili Sulaiman last weekend.

A recap of our Hello Zafigo conversations, and all the outstanding guests who enlightened us with their travel stories and expertise.

It’s been a long decade this past year, but the lessons we’ve learned will last a lifetime. We spoke to representatives of Google and Klook on insights they’ve gotten from Malaysian travellers this year, and how we can apply these trends to 2021.

Marina Mahathir talks to AirAsia’s Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Expedia’s Lavinia Rajaram about moving forward in travel post-COVID-19.

What does the future hold for the travel industry and beyond? Get insights into what Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia Berhad, and Lavinia Rajaram, APAC Head of Communications at Expedia, think the future will look like in an all-new session of Hello Zafigo, happening this 13 June.

In a continuation of our #ZafigoStories: Humans of Lockdown series, we reached out to our community of travellers from around the world to share their unique experiences, to show you that while your life might not be comfortable right now, there is still much to live for and look forward to.

As the world embraces the new normal brought on by COVID-19 in our everyday lives, what will this mean for the travel and tourism industry moving forward? Here are a few ways travel could change for us, post-pandemic.

While the world is busy practising social distancing, we are doing the opposite. We are physically distancing, but still reaching out, and staying socially connected with our community of global women travellers through #ZafigoStories. This is the Humans of Lockdown edition.

As a team that travels heavily for both business and pleasure, travel suspensions have been particularly sad for us here at Zafigo, but we know that it is necessary so that we too may return to what is now known as the ‘new normal’. We share our thoughts on how we think travel will be…

You may very well have friends who you get on with, but travelling with them can make or break a friendship. Here are five types of friends you should stay clear of when you travel:

I'm no stranger to solo travel and embarked on a solo trip to Kota Kinabalu. On my walk to the hostel, I was sexually assaulted. Here's how I overcame fear and shame.

Travelling with your siblings seems like a no-brainer. Having said that, I’ve had some bust-ups with my siblings on the road. Here are some tips that’ll help you travel with your siblings better:

Travelling is exciting. Then, there’s travelling with parents. It's an experience that can quickly turn sour if you don't plan ahead. Here are five tips to help you travel with your parents.

I’d move mountains for my sister, but sometimes she makes me want to push her off one. That’s a healthy and normal sibling relationship, I think. We travelled to Sydney, Australia for a music festival. This is what I learned.

Have you ever thought you could change the world through travel? Founded on the principle that people can be transformed through experiences abroad, 3PlayGrounds is an online community where people can find like-minded people to join them.

Travelling has always been my passion, but I grew up in a family where I wasn’t allowed to go outside without a male chaperone. I couldn't rid myself of the burning desire to explore Bangladesh. So I concocted a plan.

I had doubts prior to confirming my trip to Myanmar, but with a dream of seeing Bagan flirting in my head, my partner and I booked tickets. I told Esther, a refugee I worked with, that I was going to visit her country. This is what happened.

My heart was racing, and I felt nauseated, dizzy, and very close to fainting. I've since discovered I had experienced a panic attack. Luckily, there are ways of managing it.

You’d think I’d have gotten used to trading my comforts for the unknown...

Stories of the girl who hitchhiked from Sweden to Malaysia were all over the internet. But Petrina is more than just that.