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Airline Prices Could be Lower in 2009

MoneyNing — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:44:53 +0000

Southwest Airline has recently anounced their new schedule and prices for early next year and the prices have dropped! This is great news for all of us because it may pressure other airlines to drop their price in an attempt to compete.

The Dallas based carrier published the schedule and pricing from January 9 to March 6 of 2009 which is significantly lower than rival prices. This already forced other airlines to cut back their previously announced prices for the same routes for the same time period.

The general rule of thumb in the old days of booking fares early to save money doesn’t seem to hold true anymore!

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Get a Free Trip to Cancun Mexico

MoneyNing — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:31:17 +0000

Park Royal Cancun is giving away a free 4 day 3 night trip for us to check out their resort. In the past, I’ve gone to a couple of these free trips and they were fun! The catch is that they will try to pitch their resort to you so you will buy their time share but as long as you say no, you will go to beautiful Cancun, Mexico for free!

Enjoy a complimentary 3 Night stay at Park Royal Resort in Cancun!

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Travel Guide - Hong Kong Causeway Bay

MoneyNing — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:17:57 +0000

Causeway Bay is the most populated area in the Hong Kong Island. With a mix of both places where locals shop like Izzue and large shopping centers like Sogo and Time Square, Causeway Bay has become a extremely popular place for young people.

Although the rent here is one of the most expensive in the world, Causeway Bay still attracts a ton of merchants who all want the foot traffic that this area can provide. This is also part of the reason why there are literally buildings of restaurants, where each floor is a different restaurant as no one can afford the rent on 1st level that faces the street.

Even though many of the roads are quite wide, this is a very tough place to walk from one place to the next without bumping into someone even in weekdays. During the weeknights and the weekends, this becomes even more so as everyone pile onto the streets to shop and eat.

Getting to Causeway Bay is no problem though, as the area is accessible by just about all kinds of transportation that Hong Kong offers. If you take the MTR, just go on the blue line adn get off at the Causeway Bay stop.

If you do stop by, I recommend stopping at popular meeting places like the front of Sogo and the big area in front of Times Square.

Causeway Bay is a great place to be when you are in Hong Kong. In fact, I stay in Causeway Bay when I come to Hong Kong!

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International Tipping Standards

MoneyNing — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:23:35 +0000

The last thing I want to do when I’m overseas is tip someone and end up getting them upset. However, it’s very hard to find this information easily over the web so I have looked and compiled this list with as many countries as I can.

If you get to this site and see your country isn’t listed, comment below to help us all build a comprehensive list!

Country	Restaurants	Porters	Taxis
Argentina	Tipping is officially illegal, but waiters expect a small tip	None	None
Australia	10%-12%	Not expected	Round up
Canada	15%	$1-$2 a bag	10%-15%
China	3% in major cities	$1-$2 total	None
Costa Rica	None	$1 a bag	$1 for special services
England	10% if no service charge	$1 a bag	10%-15%
France	Up to 10%	$1 a bag	Round up
Japan	Tips are viewed as insulting	None	None
Mexico	10%-15% if no service charge	$1-$2	50 cents-$1
New Zealand	None	None	None
South Africa	10% if no service charge	50 cents total	10%
Thailand	None	None	None
United States	15%-20%	$2	10%-15% ($2 minimum. in Las Vegas)

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Travel Guide - Hong Kong Wan Chai

MoneyNing — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:57:42 +0000

Located between Admiralty and Causeway Bay, Wan Chai used to be a favorite place for sailors to hang out amongst the many bars and restaurants located in this area. In the modern days, Wan Chai has transformed into a tourist attraction with the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Wan Chai Computer Center, restaurants and food markets.

Unlike many parts of the Hong Kong island, Wan Chai has a good mix of both commercial and residential areas. The two different areas are so intertwine that you will see people playing soccer beside shopping centers like the Wan Chai Computer Center

There are still many older buildings in this area to remind us of its vast history. That’s why Wan Chai has kept a pier for ferry crossings to Kowloon. Therefore, in addition to easy access with MTR, bus and vans, ferry is also available for those that want to take it. Along with its close promitity to the shopping of Causeway Bay and the commercial side of Central and Admiralty, many people chooses to live in Wan Chai.

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Travel Guide - Hong Kong Admiralty

MoneyNing — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:07:43 +0000

Admiralty in Hong Kong is an interesting place because of its history. For many years, Admiralty was the British military area where they built barracks and docks. For years, the Hong Kong government tried to get this piece of land to connect the other urban areas of Hong Kong Island but the military refused. Finally in the 1970s, control was given back to the government where they turned it into the place it is today. This is the reason why much of Hong Kong will have dated architecture and building while Admiralty has almost mainly newer style buildings.

Admiralty is located between Central and Wan Chai. Apart from all the commercial buildings in the area, Pacific Place, a rather large shopping mall is in this area along with hotels like Conrad and Marriot. Also of note is Queensway Plaza which sits right on top of the MTR station, connecting much of Admiralty through underground walkways filled with shops.

As a transit MTR station connecting the Kowloon Tsuen Wan Line with the Hong Kong Island Line, admiralty is one of the busiest MTR stations in Hong Kong.

Admiralty is really a fun place to be for those that are looking for mid to high end shopping!

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Priceline Name Your Own Price is a Great Discount Travel Feature

MoneyNing — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:58:37 +0000

I regularly use priceline.com because of its name your own price feature. For those that aren’t aware yet, priceline lets you put a price to your trip and see if any companies will take your offer. What this allows you to do is pay a much less money for the same trip.

The great thing about it is that it allows you to name a price for car rentals, hotels and airfares. To avoid people just bidding a very low amount and increasing it slightly and re-bid, priceline has a time restriction on how many bids can go out without the need to change your requirements. For example, if I bid $15 dollars per day for a compact size car and no companies accept that price, I cannot bid for another 24 hours. However, the website lets you change the car class and re-bid, so if you aren’t very picky, you will quickly be able to find a good price that everyone can accept.

I use this service regularly. Just the other day, I was able to get a rental car for $18 per day while a quick search would cost me $55 per day. If that’s not enough savings to warrant you to try, I don’t know what will.

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Shorten Your Trips and Go More Often

MoneyNing — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:56:11 +0000

Working a full time job means that vacation days are limited. With some of us having only 10 days per year away from the office, it probably seems impossible to have a relaxed vacation for a good couple days. Instead of planning one long trip, why not have multiple short trips?

Today, I’m planning on a trip to San Diego, CA where it is only a 2 hour drive away from where I live. It might not be as exciting as Japan where I had my honeymoon, but I can pretty much go every weekend. This way, I’m not always longing for the next vacation because I will feel like I’m always having one!

With short trips, I have many choices of travel because I can either drive down with my car or take the train! Of course, both offer their own benefits so I will have to weight the pros and cons.

Another flexibility I have concerns the days I’m staying there. With it being so close, I can choose to come back the same day if I really wanted, saving money on hotel accommodations. If I do that though, I will just have to make sure that I wake up early and drive down so I get enough time down there.

Not all short trips are doable over a 2 day weekend so you can’t go every week. However, if you go on 3 day trips over the weekend, you only need to take 1 vacation day! Imagine going to ten 3-day vacations in a year. Isn’t that better than just taking one 14-day (10 business days + 4 weekend days) vacation every 12 months?

I encourage you to try it. Short trips aren’t as bad as you think!

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Travel Guide - Hong Kong the Oriental Pearl

MoneyNing — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:53:19 +0000

Hong Kong, known by some as the Oriental Pearl, is a special and amazing place for many people. For 100 years, it was an british colony where it transformed from a little fishing village to one of the largest financial banking sector in the world.

In 1998, the control of Hong Kong, which occupies only on 1104 square kilometers of land on the southeast side of Hong Kong with a population of 7 million people was given back to China where it continued to develop into one of the top 10 financial sectors of the world.

The majority of people in Hong Kong speak Cantonese, but as China’s influence in Hong Kong grows, so does its official language of Mandarin. However, many people can also speak English in Hong Kong because of the heavy influence of England through the years.

Other than the Chinese, there are many British people who live in Hong Kong as well as people from Indonesia and Philippines who came here to work. As a matter of fact, tourists can go to Central to see many Philippino workers who come to meet every Sunday.

Hong Kong is truly a city that never sleeps. With an incredible number of businesses that open very late, everyone in Hong Kong don’t need to worry about being bored! In fact, there are so many things to do that people from Hong Kong even walks faster than everyone else! One special area on the Hong Kong Island called Soho hosts many bars and pubs where Hong Kongians can enjoy the company of their friends over a few beers.

The city is also known for its incredible shopping. You will see shops everywhere as you walk along the street from one place to the next with all sorts of merchandise for you to choose. The great thing about having so many shops is that it is attractively priced!

Wonderfully situated by a habor, Hong Kong restaurants can serve many types of fresh seafood for tourist and residents alike. Again, because of heavy competition, only the best tasting restaurants survive in this wonderful city and that’s one of the reasons why all types of food is great in Hong Kong. As a tourist, you can literally walk into any restaurant and taste great food.

Whether it’s the day or night time, Hong Kong is truly a gem to live in or go for a visit. If you haven’t been to this wonderful and open city, I highly recommend planning a trip there!

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Welcome to Travel Oversea

MoneyNing — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:15:50 +0000

From China to Canada, I’m here to bring you how it’s like to travel overseas! I love traveling around the world and I’m sure you will too after you’ve read about all the places I have been to.

I look forward to talking more about different places around the world.

For your information, I live in Irvine, CA where there’s nothing but sunshine! Other places which I’ve lived extensively include: Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and USA!

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