Road trip in Malaysia with WAHDAH!

The concept of “slow traveling” is an approach to travel that emphasizes connection: to local people, cultures, food and music. It relies on the idea that a trip is meant to educate and have an emotional impact, in the present moment and for the future, while remaining sustainable for local communities and the environment.

George, a husband and father with 3 kids, spent his wonderful time on a long-term journey to explore South East Asia by emphasizing the concept of slow traveling.

From Bangkok, Phuket, Saigon, Singapore and Malaysia they share the story of their experience on Kensho Quest YouTube channel. We at WAHDAH.my are inspired and feel honored to be a part of their journey.

It is hoped that Malaysia (and WAHDAH specifically) will leave a good impression and a wonderful experience for them to reminisce when talking about Malaysia.

Check out their travel vlog below which starts from JB – Melaka – Port Dickson and finally in Kuala Lumpur with WAHDAH as their travel partner! You can save on your car rental with us by using promo code KENSHOQUEST. T&C apply.

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Malaysia Airlines launches direct Kota Kinabalu – Singapore flights

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has opened a new route connecting Kota Kinabalu and Singapore. The flight departed from Changi International Airport (SIN) and landed at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) at 12:25 local time on August 27th.

Passengers were greeted upon arrival with a water cannon salute and given bags filled with souvenirs. Representatives from the airline, airport and other travel agencies welcomed passengers and flight crew on behalf of their respective organizations. The airline executives shared their excitement over this new route at the event. They also said that they plan on flying this route three times per week which should sufficiently meet both leisure and business travel needs between these two cities.

The historic flight connecting Singapore and Malaysia was a huge success, with the inaugural flight landing safely at 12:25 local time. The passengers and crew were greeted by a water cannon and were all given bags filled with souvenirs to help them remember the historic flight. At the gate, representatives from various groups greeted the passengers and crew. The organizations represented were Tourism Malaysia, Sabah Tourism Board, Malaysia Airlines Berhad, and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.

Passengers were greeted by various representatives when they entered the terminal in Kota Kinabalu. Photo: Malaysia Airlines

Captain Izham Ismail, Group Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Aviation Group, shared the airline’s excitement for this new route. Ismail stated:
“We are delighted to expand our connectivity to Singapore as many of our passengers opt for this route for business and leisure travel. This will further boost connectivity and flexibility for passengers bound to Singapore, as the airline also offers direct flights to the country via our main hub of Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Kuching. With this new service, passengers from Singapore can seamlessly connect to the Land Below the Wind to discover the scenic attractions of Sabah and even Fly Malaysia to surrounding states from BKI via sister airlines Firefly and MASwings.”

Malaysia Airlines is excited to announce that it will begin operating a new route between BKI and SIN. The route will be flown three times per week on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The flight will depart BKI at 7:00 local time on flight number MH647, and once in Singapore it will be turned around and depart at 10:00 local time on flight number MH648. The plane will be a Boeing 737-800 with up to 160 passengers.

Grab An Up To RM100 Voucher Off Hotel Rooms On Shopee

In conjunction with the Economic Stimulus Package 2.0, Shopee did not miss out on promoting the Jom Cuti-Cuti Malaysia 2022 campaign.

Of course, ahead of the endemic phase of Covid-19, the government is working to revive the tourism industry in the country.

Thus, a total of 16 travel destinations are recommended by Shopee which has its own unique features.

More interestingly, a voucher worth RM100 with every purchase of a minimum travel package of RM200 must be grabbed, thus boosting your holiday trip.

Shopee also offers an easy search of travel destinations for each state.

So, no need to bother because the list of locations is arranged according to the budget.

What are you waiting for? Quickly find vacation options at lower prices. Choose your dream destination before redeeming the discount voucher to get more discounts.

Don’t forget to choose the best package for you and redeem a voucher worth RM100 before checking out.

Buy your voucher now – https://shopee.com.my/m/jom-cuti-cuti-malaysia-2022

Maybe this is the time for a long vacation with a calm heart :).

Even so, don’t forget that the Covid-19 epidemic is still around us.

Practice self-prevention so that we can both rule out a viral corona outbreak infection.

7 Tips To Clean Your Car And Stay Virus Free – WAHDAH

Covid epidemics and some more serious infectious diseases, the threat of disease is always around us all the time. If you think going out with your car provides safety measures, know that it does not eliminate the risk of infection. You may get germs on your hands and touch the door handles, steering wheel, radio dial, etc. Germs will spread to those surfaces where they may infect others or even re-infect you after you wash. or clean your hands.

The Importance of Keeping Your Car Clean:

Our vehicles often become an extension of our homes and workplaces. As we move between different places, our cars can unknowingly become germs hotspots. By maintaining a clean car environment, you not only ensure a pleasant driving experience but also protect your health and that of your passengers. Follow these tips to keep your car clean!

7 tips to clean your car

Use the right cleaning tools

The right products can help kill viruses on surfaces such as plastic, leather, rubber and aluminium. Use a good quality cleaner for your car. You can use household cleaners and disinfectants, but make sure they are safe to use for certain surfaces in your car.

Skin, for example, can be damaged by specific products. Some disinfectants make the surface of the skin dry. You can use mild soap and water, then apply skin conditioner. This not only keeps the interior of your car germ-free. It is also a great way to reduce their spread.

Vacuum frequently

Dust particles accumulate in your vehicle. And because some germs stay longer, make sure you empty your car regularly. When you do, ensure the mats, rugs, and pedals are thoroughly cleaned. Car seats, although they can be vacuumed as well, should be disinfected and thoroughly cleaned. Do not skip this step. Ensure it is done once or twice a week to reduce the risk of spreading the virus and infection.

Focus on high contact surfaces

Some surfaces in your car are touched more often than others. These are places that your hands and fingers touch all the time, like the steering wheel, screen, buttons, gear shifter and knobs, among others.

Reduce your risk of getting viruses and infections by cleaning these surfaces thoroughly using an internal cleaner.

Don’t forget the area at the top of the dashboard, as it is the main place to accommodate germs and microorganisms. The air circulating the car sweeps the windshield and eventually sticks to the dashboard.

Clean your car carpet

Having a clean carpet is essential in helping you reduce the chances of getting sick. It also makes your trip more comfortable. Vacuum your carpet, or if you can’t get a car vacuum, another suitable method is to use a terry cloth or microfiber cloth in the cleaning. Spray disinfectant on a cloth and wipe on your carpet.

Do not skip the grey area

Even if some areas in your car aren’t touched as often as others, it’s still important to clean and disinfect them thoroughly as well. Areas such as headrests, headrests and window glass should not be skipped or ignored. Don’t forget to wipe the door handle from the inside and out as you come in contact with it every time you get out and get back into the car.

Keep sanitizer and disinfectant in your car

To keep yourself and your car protected from viruses, it is best to always use hand sanitizer and wet wipes. Clean your hands every time you get in your car before touching anything. Make sure you have a disinfectant in your car as well so that cleaning and disinfection can be done right away when necessary.

Disinfect your HVAC unit

The air distributed by your HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) can carry viruses and infections. Therefore, disinfection of your HVAC unit is a must. Perform a thorough cleaning of the entire system, including the filter. It does not necessarily require professional expertise. You can remove the cabin filter from the back of the compartment and spray it with disinfectant.

Additional Tips:

Wear Disposable Gloves

Especially if coming from high-risk zones, gloves can minimize germ transfer. Ensure proper disposal post-use.

Limit Food Consumption Inside

Eating can leave residues attracting bacteria. If you must eat, clean thoroughly afterwards.

Educate Passengers

Ensure those travelling with you understand the importance of cleanliness. This is especially important for children who might touch multiple surfaces.

Conclusion

With or without the global health crisis, it is essential to keep cleanliness and sanitation a priority in your home and car. Follow these tips to keep your vehicle virus-free and protected from infection.

5 Best Tips To Avoid Feeling Drowsy While Driving

The most troubling thing when driving is driving while drowsy. Sometimes it becomes a nightmare for all the bridesmaids. In fact, many accidents occur due to drivers who drive in a drowsy state.

Surely many are wondering what are the best tips to avoid getting sleepy while driving. There are actually the best ways for you to get rid of your drowsiness while driving. In fact, this method is very effective for those who like it.

There are some best ways you can do to get rid of drowsiness while driving

 1-Adequate rest

The first thing you need to do is to get enough rest. Wahdah believes that many of you know that one of the causes of accidents is caused by drivers who drive in a drowsy state. Whether you want to drive for a short trip or a long trip, make sure before you drive you get enough rest and never force yourself to drive in a drowsy state. Make sure before you drive you to get adequate sleep, especially for those who want to drive on long-distance trips. Driving to distant destinations will actually make us feel more sleepy than short-distance travel.

2-Drink Isotonic or Caffeinated Beverages

Wahdah believes that many people know that one of the reasons we easily feel drowsy is due to the reduced energy and fluid in our body. So the best way is to take Isotonic or caffeinated drinks. This is because isotonic drinks are able to restore energy and fluids and your body. Meanwhile, caffeinated drinks, it can eliminate the feeling of nausea. For those of you who may not drink nescafe or isotonic drinks, you can replace them with hot coffee or tea.

3-Chatting with Friends Next Door.

If you are driving with a partner or friends, you can use the opportunity to chat with friends. This is because it is one of the best ways to refresh your eyes while driving. This way will be able to prevent us from daydreaming and entertain feelings while driving. For passengers, you need to play a role so that the driver stays focused and fresh while driving.

4-Stop Resting for A Moment

Another effective way is to take a short break. If your body is too tired and sleepy, never take the risk of forcing your body to drive. Instead, pause at any peaceful rest stop to relax the body. Another way you can do this is by doing a little light exercise. Do this light exercise for 5 or 10 minutes so that the blood in the body can flow regularly. Then you can resume your driving when you have lost the feeling of drowsiness.

5-Listen to Lively Music

Listening to lively music while driving is actually one of the effective ways to get rid of the feeling of tiredness while driving. there are several types of music that can provide a stimulus and make and further enhance mental acuity and alertness while driving. So after this if you drive you can practice driving while listening to a little live music to refresh your eyes. Apart from listening to live music you can also drive while listening to your favourite songs. You will definitely feel fresher.

In this way, accidents caused by drivers who drive in a drowsy state can be reduced…

In conclusion, if we look at why every year with the arrival of the festive season, road accidents are increasing. Apart from the factor of those who like to drive the vehicle in fast and dangerous conditions, the factor of driving in a drowsy state is also actually the biggest contributor. In fact, accidents like this can be avoided if you get enough rest.

Malaysia eyes Middle East’s millennial, Gen Z travelers for tourism revival

MALAYSIA: Malaysia is focusing its promotional efforts on millennial and Generation Z travelers from the Middle East, the tourism minister told Arab News, as the country sets out to revive its pandemic-wrecked hospitality sector. The Muslim-majority nation, which markets itself abroad as an ideal holiday destination, with a multi-ethnic culture, lush rainforests and pristine beaches, suffered a heavy blow when it shut its borders to foreign visitors in 2020 and remained isolated until April this year.

Malaysia is popular among visitors from the Middle East and has been ranked as a top destination in the Global Muslim Travel Index since 2015.

To boost post-pandemic arrivals, its marketing efforts are now focused on visitors from the demographic cohorts known as Gen Z — those born between the late 1990s and 2000s — and millennials — born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s.

Tourism Minister Nancy Shukri told Arab News in a recent interview that millennial and Gen Z tourists are “two of the most influential groups of Muslim travellers that will shape the future trends of the market.”

As she outlined the country’s promotional strategy, the minister said these groups of travellers from the Middle East are “often categorized to be adventurous and more open-minded in their choices of holiday activities, while still observing their religious obligations.”

Shukri explained that the term “adventurous” extends beyond sports-related activities, such as hiking, climbing and diving,” and also refers to “cultural exchanges and interaction with the environment” — from tree planting and birdwatching to participation in local festivals and learning local languages.

To cater to millennial and Gen Z visitors from the Middle East, the country is trying to promote niche tourism products such as ecotourism and adventure travel but also volunteering, and other activities that are in line with sustainable tourism practices — travel experiences that include concern for social and environmental issues, as well as the welfare of host communities.

“It is observed that Muslim travellers, including (from the) Middle East traveller market, now have a more sophisticated need for spiritually fulfilling and transformative travel experiences that could enrich their lives,” Shukri said.

“Activities like volunteering and socialising with the destination’s community at local festivals, for example, can create a valuable memory that elevates their travel experience. This is one example of how tourism can be linked to sustainability.”

Hopes for attracting Middle Eastern visitors are high after the Arabian Travel Market, an annual tourism event organized in Dubai, which was held on May 9-12.

Malaysia’s tourism ministry took part in the event with its Tourism Malaysia and Islamic Tourism Center, as well as local tourism boards, travel agencies, and representatives of resorts and hotels.

“Feedback from ATM 2022 was tremendous and overwhelming,” Shukri said, adding that sales of 34.5 million Malaysian ringgit ($7.8 million) were generated during the four-day event.

“Middle East industry players were intrigued with Malaysia’s Muslim-Friendly Accommodation Recognition, developed by ITC, which helps tourists to easily identify hotels with Muslim-friendly facilities.”

Before the global pandemic, Malaysia received about 400,000 visitors from the Middle East in 2019. Travellers from Saudi Arabia topped the arrivals, accounting for a quarter of the visits.

The number of international visits to the Southeast Asian nation, where tourism had contributed 13 percent of the national economy, dropped significantly during the pandemic, with fewer than 135,000 visitors in 2021, compared with 26.1 million in 2019.

As it seeks to revive its tourism sector, Malaysia has set a 2022 target of 4.5 million visitors and a revenue of $2.5 billion.

So far, according to the tourism ministry’s data, 2.38 million foreigners have visited the country this year, arriving mainly from India, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Saudi Arabia.

News credit by https://www.tin.media/

WaPoints: The currency of your loyalty to us.

Back in 2016 when we start Wahdah.my we have a couple of little clients and it has grown up since then. Now we already have thousands of customers who come back to us every day and month. In order to reward those loyalty our customers, we decided to create a virtual currency we called Wapoints for our customers to save more on their next booking.

WaPoints is a virtual currency that we create to cater to existing customer needs to save more on rental when they repeat a booking with us. Points were given based on the rental amount. You also can earn points by reviewing us on social media, giving feedback or posting comments (Facebook, google review, Instagram or Twitter). This will allow you to save more on their next booking with us.

We wanted to make it easy for our customers to save on their rental everyday with us. We believe in customer loyalty and make you feel comfortable about your next booking so as to repeat it again. So, here comes Wapoints that really help our valued customers to enjoy up to 30% off on rental when they repeat a booking with us.

Advantages & benefit Wapoints:

  • Discount and promo only apply on rental.
  • You need to have 1000 Wapoints and you will eligible to redeem.
  • Existing customers have the opportunity to save more on each booking.
  • New customers can also get welcome discounts and extra points after every rental.

Every time you book with us, you’ll get points based on your rental amount.


Below we show you how WaPoints works with every rental booking :

Check it video below we explain more about WaPoint –

Are you with us? Don’t forget to check and claim your WaPoint balance NOW!

More than a million Singaporean tourists visit Malaysia

Selangor : Singapore has become the largest contributor to the influx of foreign tourists into the country.

More than 1 million of its citizens travelled to Malaysia on April 1, when border gates were opened to the tourism sector. The latest figure is expected to surpass 1 million tourists. The surge is a factor in the significant increase in foreign tourist arrivals to the country which is approaching its target of 2 million foreign tourists by 2022.

The minister of tourism, arts and culture Datuk Seri Nancy Shukry said that the increase in foreign tourists was due to the implementation of policies on compliance with Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) as well as the wider opening of economic sectors such as restaurants and hotels.

Picture taken from – https://www.ttgasia.com/

MHflypass ASEAN – One pass, three return trips across ASEAN. Priced Between RM1,499 To RM2,699

Hello Travelers!

Malaysia Airlines Bhd is offering MHflypass Asean, a fixed-rate pass that allows multiple trips to exciting destinations all year round across the Asean region.

The pass is currently available at an introductory rate of RM1,299 and allows passengers to fly to 12 cities within Asean through Malaysia Airlines’ extensive network. Each pass comes with six tickets. Pass holders are entitled to three return trips or six one-way trips between the Asean cities of choice. MHflypass offers ultimate convenience and flexibility with a validity of one year, and no blackout periods, which means that pass holders can redeem flights all year round, even during peak periods or high seasons, subject to (seat) availability.

Meanwhile, Zone 2 passes enable travel between Kuala Lumpur and Manila, Hanoi, and Bali at RM2,099, whereas Zone 3 passes that encompass the widest choice of destinations can be purchased at just RM2,699.The Asean pass comes as an addition to the MHflypass line, which was introduced in April 2021, and consists of flight coupons for domestic travel within Malaysia.The offer also comes with unlimited flight changes, allowing passengers to alter their itinerary at no charge


sources : – https://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/plan-your-trip/mhflypass/asean-flypass.html