The New Nation - Internet Edition

Fly with 5 Star Airline, Malaysia Airlines to Malaysia as the whole country goes on sale from now until September 1.

A true shopaholics' paradise, Malaysia's biggest annual sale carnival entitles shoppers to astounding discounts and special offers at countless shopping malls and stores nationwide.

The best way to fly to Malaysia is with the national carrier, Malaysia Airlines who is offering its latest Everyday Low Fares with one way fares priced for from Dhaka as low as US$29 to Kuala Lumpur one way. One way fares from Kuala Lumpur to Penang and Langkawi starts from US$9 and US$19. Fares do not include airport taxes and applicable surcharges.

The best part is that customers will enjoy 20kgs free baggage allowance, which is a must considering the many things on sale, refreshment on board, convenient schedules, on time departures, assigned seats and many other benefits that only a 5 Star Carrier can offer.

These travel deals are available exclusively at www.malaysiaairlines.com from now until 13 July 2008, for travel between August 10 and March 31, 2009.

"Response to ELF has been great as customers realised the value of ELF which comes with 5 Star services. Since we launched ELF on 5th May, it has generated sales of some RM50 million and this amount includes incremental sales of our normal fares which has increased 10%," said Nur Shaffik Haris, Area Manager, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.

"Another interesting feature of ELF is the flexibility for customers to mix the promotional low fares with regular ones. For instance, if the lowest fare is only available on one leg of the journey but not available on the return leg due to the choice of travel date, a customer can still purchase a combination of low fare and the regular fare for the intended journey,"

Complementing the ELF fares are holiday packages offered by Golden Holidays which is offering ground packages with prices beginning from USD38. The many packages include a 2D/lN in Penang from USD38, 2D/IN in Langkawi from USD50 and 2D/IN in Kuala Lumpur from USD56. Packages include free tour, return airport transfer, accommodation and breakfast.

Take advantage of ELF and these attractive ground packages to also check out exciting and fun activities such as the Malaysia Flora Fest 2008, Malaysia International Fireworks Competition, MTV Asia Awards 2008, Kinabalu International Climbathon 2008 and many more.