‘Destination Weekends’ at InterContinental Singapore

Good hotel rates for Singaporean Getaway or for your regional friends visiting you!

Spend your next weekend seeing the sights, shopping and dining in Singapore. From now until 31 December, enjoy the next night free when you book your stay on Friday or Saturday at the InterContinental Singapore. The ‘Destination Weekend’ promotion is valid for bookings reserved on Best Flexible Rates and applicable to citizens, permanent residents and employment pass holders of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

Full prepayment is required and no cancellations or amendments are allowed. Blackout dates apply. For further information and reservations please email: sinhb-resvn@interconti.com.

Free Sat & Sun night stays when you stay Fri night in selected Millenium Hotels

FREE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT STAYS

when you stay Friday night!

In celebration of long weekends, Weekends for Free will be giving away more than 3,000 room nights in an unprecedented 1-for-2 offer.

Simply make a booking between 30 May and 8 June 2009 at any of our 11 participating hotels throughout Asia for stays from 1 June to 31 July 2009. Rooms only without breakfast.

Rates start from as low as USD115++. As availability is limited, book online today!

Participating hotels

Singapore - Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel - Orchard Hotel - M Hotel - Copthorne King’s Hotel - Copthorne Orchid Hotel Singapore

Malaysia - Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur - Copthorne Orchid Hotel Penang

Thailand - Grand Millennium Sukhumvit Bangkok - Millennium Resort Patong Phuket

Philippines - The Heritage Hotel Manila

Indonesia - Millennium Hotel Sirih Jakarta

If you need the promotion code to get this unbeatable special offer, drop me a message to ask for it!

50% discount for your dream holidays at Banyan Tree? It's true!

In celebration of Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts’ 15th anniversary, the group is offering an exclusive selection of packages that highlight the best of its two brands, Banyan Tree and Angsana.

The 15th anniversary specials, “Best of Banyan Tree” and “Best of Angsana” packages are available from 18 May 2009 at banyantree.com and angsana.com respectively, for stays from 18 May to 30 September.

A limited period 50% savings await guests who book between 1-15 June for stays from 1 June to 30 September 2009.

Oh no, I want to book the 50% promo, this is my dream for banyan tree holidays at such an affordable price, but when will it be the best time? Birthday?

Gucci Spring/Summer 2009 Online Sale in US Gucci portal? It's true!

Gucci Spring/Summer 2009 Pre-Sale Online 30-50%

Today I accidentally read a forum introducing the online sales from Gucci US website. Is the market really bad? This is my 1st time in my life seeing Gucci on sales via their own website. Really unbelievable and awesome! :o-

The discount is from 30-50% from US. Not sure if Singapore outlet has started in Great Singapore Sales, but certainly... this is the recession price for Gucci via their very own website.

Well, for ladies, you may find many of the models not available in Singapore, so this might be a good chance for those who wants real good deals. Might still wait for a few days for the shipment, but you would need an US address as this is for US Client only. There are now registered US address available for many US online purchase, you may wish to register online like Global Shoppers, etc. Citibank has a link to it. Easier for us Singaporeans. I have one address already :")

Nothing for guys, sorry.. but well, you can buy for your girlfriend, mum or whoever your date :")

Here the website for the ladies:
http://www.gucci.com/us/us-english/us/sale/handbags

Stay in Singapore Hotels? I Always Do...

People ask me, why do you like to stay in hotels, and worse, why Singapore hotels?

Easy answer... getaway and breakaway from stress without leaving Singapore. Fair enough? Lame answer... to boost Singapore hotel industry and Singapore economy by consuming locally?
Smart answer... too much money, don't know where to spend?

Haha, whichever it is... All I know I won't spend too much money on hotels and always look out for hotel promotion whenever it is available. So that I won't feel much of a pinch. If you would have spent $300 over for a noisy weekend in Costa Sands or Downtown East with kids running around, barbeque smell over your body for 24 hours, and worst... Noise pollution!! Over my dead body please!!! I would rather go for a quiet luxury hotel with down pillows and sumptious buffet breakfast, thereafter catch a movie, swim at the pool, gym in the hotel, call for room service... that's truely relaxed, ok? In some occasions e.g. National Day, New Year eve, I treated my families to stay as well too!

So ask me, which hotels I have stayed over in Singapore, and here it is my summary that I can recall so far....

1. St. Regis Hotel
2. Oriental Hotel
3. Regent Hotel
4. Ritz Carlton Hotel
5. Intercontinental Hotel
6. Carlton Hotel
7. Redezvous Hotel
8. Orchard Parade Hotel
9. Treasury Resort Hotel
10. Fairmont Hotel
11. Swissotel Hotel
12. Elizabeth Hotel
13. Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel
14. Novotel Clark Quay Hotel
15. York Hotel
16. Park Royal Hotel at Beach Road
17. Amara Hotel
18. Furama City Centre Hotel
19. Golden Landmark Hotel

Each hotel costs me S$100-200 per night, believe it... I can get that cheap if I want to. :) Ooops, except for Ritz Carlton and St. Regis, but they are still the discounted price.

Looking for more good promotions for my next few getaways soon!

My Bali Short Getaway Part 1 (Mercure Kuta Resort)

Romantic Sunset you will never forget...

Ok, finally I can make a comparison of those on professional photos that I posted previously and those I took from Mercure Kuta Resort and All Seasons Legian Resort in Bali. After all, it is only US$38 per night! Dirt Cheap la!

Spent $55k Indo Rupiah to reach Kuta from Airport, checking the resort and they upgraded me from Standard to Superior Room. Standard room is at ground floor or basement without any view, so I was given 2nd floor with a balcony, and that's the difference. Without seaview is fine, looking at the greenery you will feel fresh every day too from the hot weather in Bali! The best part of the hotel is definitely the infinity pool at the roof top, you see my pictures you will know why I want to book here. :)

Something interesting happened when I was at the pool taking these sunset photos, a professional photography group was there taking the hotel and sunset pictures for their official hotel website. I was requested to post my "sexy" back picture facing towards the sunset... and I may be featured in one of their pictures. So watch out and see if you can recognise me!

Mercure Kuta Resort

Mercure Kuta Resort Hotel (Pool is right on top next to the roofs) and Lobby

Upgraded from Standard to Superior Room with balcony and toilet with a window next to TV

Bathroom with a room view and a nice resort feel

View from Balcony - Lush greenery, hotel lobby and a koi pond

Infinity Pool at the roof top of the hotel, with spa cottages & open restaurant next to the pool

Go With Visa® and Stay for 25% Off at participating Hilton hotels

This summer, see more of the world for less. Receive 25% off our Best Available Rate* at participating Hilton hotels when you pay for your stay with a Visa Signature® or Visa Infinite® credit card. Stay between now and September 30, 2009.

Only valid by booking online at hilton.com/visa, once Visa Signature, Visa Infinite or Visa Platinum card membership has been verified on hilton.com/visa or visa.com/signature.

Remember to register your membership at Hilton HHonour before you do the booking!

Starwood Hotel Chain Promotion - Stay 2 weekend nights get 1 night free!

Further to Marriott promotion in my previous blog, Starwood hotel group, which includes Sheraton, St. Regis, etc. comes out with their own promotion which allowed their Starwood Preferred Guests to book their hotels worldwide for 2 nights and points will be credited to their SPG account to redeem the free night before 27 September 09!

To get this deal, all you need to do is to register yourself as a member of SPG at https://www.starwoodhotels.com/preferredguest/index.html, then further registered for this free weekend promotion and start booking your holiday rooms! If you intend to book for a 4 days 3 nights holiday in Melbourne e.g. Westin Melbourne for AU$265 per night x 2 = $530, and redeem your 3rd night through contacting local office for SPG, which means your each night costs you only AU$177 per night only for the top luxury hotel in Melbourne.

The war just started for hotels to fight for business in this economic downturn, and the gains will definitely go to the consumers like us!

Stay 2 weekend nights in Marriott brands of hotels and get 3rd night free!

Guys, this a good deal for all of you who will be travelling overseas and wish to pamper yourself in luxury hotel chain. This is worth it!

Book by May 1, 2009 with your Visa card. Here’s a chance to make your weekends last longer and your budget stretch further. Stay 2 weekend nights at any Marriott, JW Marriott, Renaissance or Courtyard hotel outside the USA and Canada, pay with Visa and receive a 3rd night free. As you might imagine, an offer this good won’t last long. So book by May 1, 2009 with your Visa card for stays from March 27 through May 31, 2009.Reserve your free 3rd night now, or call (888) 236-2427 and reference promotional code RR2.

Too bad it does not apply for my Melbourne trip in June :( so extend to you all!

Good deals for my Australia Airfare in June

After much struggling to accomodate my dad's timing after his relief teaching, I finally decided to book a trip to pamper my parents who have never been to a Caucasian country. Meaning, either I would have to chose a trip to Europe or Australia, whereafter it is cheaper for bring the two. Always wanted to bring them to have a different
perspective of western lifestyle and environment.

Gotten a very good deal for Emirates Airlines flying to Melbourne this June holiday by accident. In fact it is only known to me when I used the search engine to find any cheap deal. This economy airticket costs me S$407 including tax per pax! This is 50% off from those usual promotional airticket offered by other airlines such as Qantas, BA or SQ. A fraction of what I would pay for usually, now I can buy my parents a trip easily without feeling much pinch to that faraway Aussie Land, i.e. 1 single price for the price of two to Aussie! This is as good as travel to Bangkok by SQ flights but this is 3.5 times more the distance paying this almost same amount! Can't be help in this current economic situation :op

I am lucky to be the last few to get this price ticket in June for such school holiday seasons in Singapore, afterwhich couple days later no more of this price available and it goes up to double or triple the price! This price also fly Emirates to Brisbane, but I guess Brisbane are more for people who enjoy great barrier reef for scuba or underwater world for kids. However, it is winter in Australia in June, thus Melbourne would be a better choice for some serious sight seeing, Penguin Island or Great Ocean Road.

Now I am certainly looking for good deals to book the accomodation there, should I get a service
apartment or hotel? Wait till there is another promotion coming soon... I hope I can get it, no matter how! So would I see Lady Sarah Ashley in Melbourne? Guess not unless I go to Alice Spring, haha...