New Terminal at New Delhi

The New terminal at Delhi Airport finally opened,while touted as one the largest and one of the best,it would be interesting to see how it is maintained over a long period of time.Though what is now a fact is that Asian Airports have taken travel to a new dimension leaving western counterparts far behind.
This is quite similar to what Asian airlines have done aka Singapore Air,Cathay,Thai,Jet and others they set the standards.

Hotels in Singapore

Hotels in Singapore are becoming expensive for overseas visitors,maybe due to increase in visitors.Even though there has been an increase in number of rooms,the prices have remained steady.
The same is true for common rooms in apartments for students who come for 4-5 months.Anyone know of good low cost accommodation?
The Holiday Inn at Outram while a good spacious hotel has old furniture and the TVs are also the old types.The executive lounge is good.

Aiport Madness 3

Airport madness 3 has been finally released,the new version is interesting but still lacks a few features over AM2 like using key board keys,levels based difficulty etc.
Play it at the link provided,and provide your feedback here.

Delhi Air Terminal

New Delhi got its new Terminal today,hope it is well maintained over years to come.It would be intersting to observe how Changi lifts the bar higher.

Littering Issues in Singapore Transport

Singapore is now again focusing on the litter issue ,while the focus is on streets which is important,another issue is the tissue litter in SMRT and SBS buses.Even the Taxis are not spared by inconsiderate travelers.
These tissues can also pose a health issue to fellow travelers if not disposed off properly.
Hope every individual rises to the occasion of keeping Singapore litter free in all respects

Service apartments in Singapore

While there are plenty of serviced apartments in Singapore,it can be quite a task to make reservations for short stays.If one is travelling with family and grown up children or small children-Hotels do not allow children to stay or number of permitted guests does not allow family stays in Hotels.Serviced apartments can be a good option but minimum stay being 7 days in Singapore,it can be difficult to make use of a good option.
I hope the authorities relent soon on short stay in serviced apartments.

Ticket cancellations

Travelers need to be careful about cancellations or  no shows.I recently found out that it is better to cancel the sector if you are not flying,rather than have it lapse as airlines tend to impose a no show charge,and I thought that having paid for a ticket,it is my privilege whether to travel or not ,but apparently the airlines do no think so.
Their stand is as follows:
a)If you do not show up-they can likely impose a no show charge on you.
b)They will not refund unused sectors
c)They and the agents may likely impose a cancellation charge.
So if you book a ticket ,it is best if one travels.
My recent experiences are based on Air India (Tried to cancel an Ahmedabad-Mumbai Sector) and British Airways London-Singapore sector.
Apparently for all these airlines passengers are the last consideration.
Another long standing grouse is:
While airlines allow online reservation-they do not allow online cancellations.,the human intervention for cancellation can be a painful experience.
Even a signature event like TIECON makes cancellations very painful,while reservations is online cancellations is via the admin office of TIE Silicon valley which takes its own time to cancel which is a painful process.