Singapore has no law requiring compensation for delayed or cancelled flights, so your airline’s policy decides. Where EU rules, the Montreal Convention and your travel insurance come in.
Category: The Escape
Getting out of Singapore and back without overpaying: Johor Bahru, Bintan, Kuala Lumpur, flights, miles, cruises and Changi.
Travel Insurance in Singapore: What It Covers and What It Doesn’t
Medical bills abroad, cancelled trips, delays and lost bags are covered; changing your mind and most pre-existing conditions aren’t. How travel insurance in Singapore works, and what to check before you buy.
Power Banks on Flights: Changi and Airline Battery Rules
Since 15 April 2026, passengers leaving Singapore may carry at most two power banks, can’t charge them on board, and shouldn’t use them in flight. The capacity limits and where to keep them.
Driving Into Malaysia: VEP, Touch ‘n Go and the Three-Quarter Tank Rule
Singapore cars need an activated VEP tag, a Touch ‘n Go account for the RM20 road charge, and three-quarters of a tank before they leave. What each rule costs and what happens if you miss one.
Duty-Free and GST Allowances When You Come Back to Singapore
S$500 of GST-free shopping after 48 hours away, S$100 after less, 2 litres of duty-free alcohol unless you’re coming from Malaysia, and nothing duty-free on cigarettes. Singapore’s allowances explained.
Crossing the Causeway: Bus, KTM Shuttle, Taxi and the RTS Link Compared
S$2.50 by public bus, S$5 by Causeway Link or the KTM Shuttle Tebrau, from S$80 by cross-border taxi, and the RTS Link expected from January 2027. How each way across to JB works.
SG Arrival Card and Malaysia’s MDAC: Which Border Forms You Need, and When
Singaporeans flying home need an SG Arrival Card but not when coming back by land, and don’t need Malaysia’s MDAC at all. Who files which border form, when, and where to do it for free.
Renewing Your Singapore Passport: Fees, Timing and the Six-Month Rule
Renew online with Singpass, pay around S$70, and collect at a SingPost outlet. When you can renew, how long the new passport lasts, and why six months’ validity matters more than the expiry date.
Changi Airport Departures: How Early to Arrive, Early Check-In and Passport-Free Clearance
How early to get to Changi, how early check-in works, and how passport-free immigration clears you in seconds. The departure routine, step by step, with the exceptions that catch people out.
What’s in a Singapore Air Fare: Airport Charges and the New Green Fuel Levy
Every ticket out of Changi carries airport charges, and from 1 October 2026 a new sustainable aviation fuel levy of S$1 to S$41.60. Who pays it, when it starts, and how to avoid it.