Doc67 wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 9:14 am

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 1:33 pm ...including the visa aprocessing fee"

?? what fee?
Sept is LOW season, great deals on hotels and waves on the west coast !!!

Air Asia charge $12 for using a visa card to pay (ABA account). You can use other payments, like Big Pay but you need to be a Malaysian resident. I haven't looked into the other options.

What's the weather like in September? Pissing down all the time?

AirAsia's card fee is lower if you have a card with UnionPay on it (e.g. ABA's regular ATM card)

timmydownawell wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 1:25 pm

Doc67 wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 9:14 am

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 1:33 pm ...including the visa aprocessing fee"

?? what fee?
Sept is LOW season, great deals on hotels and waves on the west coast !!!

Air Asia charge $12 for using a visa card to pay (ABA account). You can use other payments, like Big Pay but you need to be a Malaysian resident. I haven't looked into the other options.

What's the weather like in September? Pissing down all the time?

AirAsia's card fee is lower if you have a card with UnionPay on it (e.g. ABA's regular ATM card)

Or just book it through online travel agency like trip.com or such. If you search a bit you probably get it even cheaper than on AirAsia's own website and no extra credit card fees.

timmydownawell wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 1:25 pm

Doc67 wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 9:14 am

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 1:33 pm ...including the visa aprocessing fee"

?? what fee?
Sept is LOW season, great deals on hotels and waves on the west coast !!!

Air Asia charge $12 for using a visa card to pay (ABA account). You can use other payments, like Big Pay but you need to be a Malaysian resident. I haven't looked into the other options.

What's the weather like in September? Pissing down all the time?

AirAsia's card fee is lower if you have a card with UnionPay on it (e.g. ABA's regular ATM card)

My 'physical' ABA debit card does not have Union Pay on it. Also, I only use a 'virtual' card with a very low limit on it ($500) when booking flights and guarantee bookings for hotels . I don't trust them with access to all my funds via the full debit card.

rogerrabbit wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 1:46 pm

timmydownawell wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 1:25 pm

Doc67 wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 9:14 am

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 1:33 pm ...including the visa aprocessing fee"

?? what fee?
Sept is LOW season, great deals on hotels and waves on the west coast !!!

Air Asia charge $12 for using a visa card to pay (ABA account). You can use other payments, like Big Pay but you need to be a Malaysian resident. I haven't looked into the other options.

What's the weather like in September? Pissing down all the time?

AirAsia's card fee is lower if you have a card with UnionPay on it (e.g. ABA's regular ATM card)

Or just book it through online travel agency like trip.com or such. If you search a bit you probably get it even cheaper than on AirAsia's own website and no extra credit card fees.

Good tip. $67.03 with trip.com as opposed to $72 with airasia direct.

been using cc online since u could use cc online, never had a problem.
am sure u can pay air asia at a travel agent, here we can even pay at 7/11

how can trips be that much cheaper> did u go thru the whole process?
like agoda always seems cheaper than booking.com cause they dont give ya the full charge till check out..
same booking ur visa for Cambodia, they dont give ya the visa charge till last step

Anyway, as to ur question, some times rains, sometimes overcast, sometimes sunny, like yesterday it got dark, rained and 30 minutes later sun was out

wow looked at trips, flight was cheaper BUT they want $37.80 for a checked bag
still free carry on

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 8:06 am been using cc online since u could use cc online, never had a problem.
am sure u can pay air asia at a travel agent, here we can even pay at 7/11

how can trips be that much cheaper> did u go thru the whole process?
like agoda always seems cheaper than booking.com cause they dont give ya the full charge till check out..
same booking ur visa for Cambodia, they dont give ya the visa charge till last step

Anyway, as to ur question, some times rains, sometimes overcast, sometimes sunny, like yesterday it got dark, rained and 30 minutes later sun was out

wow looked at trips, flight was cheaper BUT they want $37.80 for a checked bag
still free carry on

I will try but as we are talking a few bucks it seems a bit trivial and cheapskate I seem to remember an airaisa office on riverside...

I'm a carry-on baggage traveller. I try to get an apartment with a washing machine to make life easier.

I am thinking about Patong Beach. Any recommendations for a good apartment block? Good bars?

I can't see much attraction in either place

frank lee bent wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 9:25 am I can't see much attraction in either place

ur opinion.

FEW studio. 1 bedroom apts have washing machines. BUT plenty of laundromats everywhere
There are condos/apts blocks all over the island, i dont care for Patong, only go to Junk ceylon on sunday to eat lunch and shop at Big C and never go to bars.

Doc67 wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 7:26 am

timmydownawell wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 1:25 pm

Doc67 wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 9:14 am

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 1:33 pm ...including the visa aprocessing fee"

?? what fee?
Sept is LOW season, great deals on hotels and waves on the west coast !!!

Air Asia charge $12 for using a visa card to pay (ABA account). You can use other payments, like Big Pay but you need to be a Malaysian resident. I haven't looked into the other options.

What's the weather like in September? Pissing down all the time?

AirAsia's card fee is lower if you have a card with UnionPay on it (e.g. ABA's regular ATM card)

My 'physical' ABA debit card does not have Union Pay on it. Also, I only use a 'virtual' card with a very low limit on it ($500) when booking flights and guarantee bookings for hotels . I don't trust them with access to all my funds via the full debit card.

Think it has to be the "classic" ATM card. Should have the Union Pay logo bottom right corner on the front and NOT Visa/Mastercard logo.

timmydownawell wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 10:38 am

Doc67 wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 7:26 am

timmydownawell wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 1:25 pm

Doc67 wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 9:14 am

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 1:33 pm ...including the visa aprocessing fee"

?? what fee?
Sept is LOW season, great deals on hotels and waves on the west coast !!!

Air Asia charge $12 for using a visa card to pay (ABA account). You can use other payments, like Big Pay but you need to be a Malaysian resident. I haven't looked into the other options.

What's the weather like in September? Pissing down all the time?

AirAsia's card fee is lower if you have a card with UnionPay on it (e.g. ABA's regular ATM card)

My 'physical' ABA debit card does not have Union Pay on it. Also, I only use a 'virtual' card with a very low limit on it ($500) when booking flights and guarantee bookings for hotels . I don't trust them with access to all my funds via the full debit card.

Think it has to be the "classic" ATM card. Should have the Union Pay logo bottom right corner on the front and NOT Visa/Mastercard logo.

I'll go to the ABA Branch and see if I can get another card with Union Pay on it. Thanks for the advice.