How to ‘Cash’ in good times in Hong Kong…

If you are looking at the Asian continent for a vacation then do the smart thing of booking your airline tickets for cheap flights only during the winter months. If you have picked Hong Kong as your holiday destination then the months of October, November and December are your best bet for booking flights to Hong Kong for.

The sub tropical climate of the country makes January and February a little too cloudy and dry, March, April and May too humid and June, July and August too hot! Hence October to December is when most tourists get their cheap flights to Hong Kong booked for.

So once you are done picking the right month, the time comes to think about how much cash to carry. After all you are going to visit a reasonably pricey destination and it makes a lot of sense to know beforehand how much of expenditure you are likely to occur. The top contenders for your vacation money are the accommodation and the bars! The former you definitely need and the latter is your prerogative. So make a wise decision on the kind of hotel you would like to stay at versus your interest in bars and clubs.

One thing that will have you whooping with joy is the dirt cheap rates of commuting! Yes, Hong Kong does the unthinkable and lets that bundle of cash, headed under transport costs, remain more or less at the same level. The cheap taxi fares are a savior for most tourists!

For those of you, who are perplexed about the tipping custom in the country, need not be too worried for as such there is obligation to tip, nor is there any rule that prohibits tipping. Just round up your fares when it comes to taxi drivers, and you are set. While at a hotel or restaurant, the staff does expect something from you and the customary amount is HK$ 10-20.

The entire region of Hong Kong is lined with ATMs which are associated with systems like Maestro, Visa Electron, Cirrus and various other such international money systems. Hence at no point, will you face any problem with respect to drawing out cash. Besides this it is very easy to change money from one currency or the other as Honk Kong exercises no upper limit on bringing in or taking out money, though you have to bear the cost of transaction commission. Avoid HSBC as much as you can when it comes to these conversions as they levy a very steep charge of $ 100.

An important point to know of is that as you land in Hong Kong, the airport has placed automatic sensors which have been put in place to monitor your temperature; If found above a certain level, the airport officials will run you through a quick check to ascertain the cause. Also smoking is prohibited in a lot of areas, so before you light that cigarette make sure it is a smoking zone or else you will be heavily penalized.

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