It’s been a long time coming but finally low-cost flights between London Stansted and Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s Low Cost Carrier Terminal will start in March 2009. The route is set to make travel between Asia and Europe more accessible and affordable than ever with London to Malaysia flights typically costing in the region of £500-£600.

It is well documented that an inflow of investment fuels gentrification, new investments in property and building refurbishments have the effect of raising surrounding land values whilst well-known brands establishing themselves locally is indicative of an area being able to support mainstream business.

“The decision by US Pizza Chain Papa Johns to open a network of 100 outlets in Malaysia is yet another sign that Malaysia is well on its way to being a globally established destination.” commented Chintan Mahida, resident property expert at The Overseas Property Blog.

As any property investor knows, you can have the most beautiful property in the world, in the cheapest place in the land but if nobody can reach you there is unlikely to be a liquid property market. Transportation links have never been more vital to the property market and more areas around the world are battling to attract a whole host of airlines to their shores. Western Australia is the latest to catch the eye of Malaysian based AirAsia X, the largest budget airline in the region of South East Asia and one of the fastest growing companies in the world of budget airlines.

US-based travel magazine, Global Traveler, has voted Malaysia the ‘Best International Tourism Destination’ for the second year in a row. The award, received by Tourism Malaysia’s Deputy Director General, Datin Dalilah Ahmad, is a result of a survey conducted by the magazine amongst its readers over the course of the majority of 2007, in which it asked open-ended questions to evaluate the best in 49 categories of business and luxury travel.

From its white sandy beaches with crystal blue waters to its incredibly metropolitan and sophisticated cities, Malaysia is very different in many way from other popular property investment locations. The country offers all the attractions of major beach holiday destinations combined with an affluent city landscape and manages to blend in a distinct Asian styling.

Mont Kiara located in the Klang Valley, is situated to the north of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. A short 15-20 minute drive from KL centre it is ideal for expats and holiday home buyers alike.

Mont Kiara is a relatively new up and coming area with a lot of construction going on at present. Infrastructure has been drastically improved and the area has less traffic than inner suburbs. Mont Kiara is a mix of both commerical and residential areas and has attracted the attention of many overseas property buyers especially from Korea. ...

Beach property in Malaysia is HOT and I’m not just talking about the weather! Buying beachfront property in Malaysia offers sun-worshippers searching for a more permanent sunspot the chance to invest in five star luxury real estate at two star prices. It may sound like a dream to most people but Malaysia offers overseas buyers wanting property in a beach resort setting a low-cost option but also entry into the rapidly growing South East Asia real estate market and also happens to have some of the best beaches in the world (something I can vouch for personally!).

If the high cost of travel to Asia is putting you off travelling there you may have to think again as cheap flights to Asia become reality with the start of low cost flights to Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. Newly branded AirAsia X, part of leading budget carrier AirAsia which currently operates around 200 daily no frills flights to 48 destinations throughout Asia, will be offering direct flights from the UK to Asia beginning in July this year. Using a streamlined online ticketing system via the Air Asia branded website to keep prices low, from February onwards, passengers ...

Located just 10 minutes from the Central Business District, i-Zen@Tiffani is designed to target the affluent & international business population searching for high quality apartment accomodation in the Mont’ Kiara area of Kuala Lumpur. A collaboration between three of Asia’s most prestigious real estate companies (Ireka, CapitaLand & Ascott) brings this prestigious project to the Malaysian property market.

Enjoying a central position for business and residential living, the Tiffani by i-Zen apartments are to be built to a very high specification aimed at appealing to the luxury end of market where demand remains high. Investors will ...

As the environment and global warming are hot topics of the moment, investor’s interest in eco friendly property developments is on the increase. Many of us don’t associate Malaysian Borneo as a property development hotspot, but the Nexus Resort at Karumbunai may change your mind.

The resort itself is situated 30kms northeast of Kota Kinabalu and is located on 3,335acres of lush tropical surroundings known as the Karumbunai Peninsula. The rainforests in this part of the world are