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Tigerair’s latest fare deals from Singapore: Travel to over 50 destinations from S$35 all-in one-way. Book by 25 Sep 16.

More reasons to travel with Tigerair!

Choice of over 50 destinations with the latest fare deals from Tigerair.

Take flight from S$35 all-in one-way, and travel to popular destinations such as Bali, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul and more.

Book your tickets by 25 Septembe, 23:59 hrs.

Check out the fares below:

Destinations	Travel Period	Price (includes taxes)	Find Flights
Kuala Lumpur	26 Sep 16 – 16 Nov 16	from S$35	find flights
Penang	26 Sep 16 – 07 Nov 16	from S$39	find flights
Ho Chi Minh City	31 Oct 16 – 08 Dec 16	from S$40	find flights
Jakarta	27 Sep 16 – 08 Dec 16	from S$45	find flights
Langkawi	02 Oct 16 – 15 Nov 16	from S$45	find flights
Surabaya	28 Sep 16 – 08 Dec 16	from S$45	find flights
Phuket	21 Sep 16 – 22 Nov 16	from S$46	find flights
Krabi	03 Oct 16 – 29 Nov 16	from S$48	find flights
Ipoh	03 Oct 16 – 15 Nov 16	from S$59	find flights
Bangkok	26 Sep 16 – 30 Nov 16	from S$64	find flights
Hat Yai	28 Sep 16 – 30 Nov 16	from S$78	find flights
Manila	09 Jan 17 – 19 Jan 17	from S$79	find flights
Denpasar (Bali)	01 Feb 17 – 31 May 17	from S$88	find flights
Hanoi	06 Jan 17 – 31 May 17	from S$88	find flights
Cebu	09 Jan 17 – 08 Mar 17	from S$89	find flights
Kalibo (Boracay)	01 Jan 17 – 25 Jan 17	from S$89	find flights
Yangon	19 Sep 16 – 30 Nov 16	from S$89	find flights
Bangkok (Don Mueang)	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$105	find flights
Chiang Mai	27 Sep 16 – 08 Nov 16	from S$108	find flights
Hong Kong	21 Sep 16 – 27 Oct 16	from S$108	find flights
Clark	04 Nov 16 – 04 Feb 17	from S$118	find flights
Haikou	25 Sep 16 – 25 Feb 17	from S$118	find flights
Guangzhou	26 Sep 16 – 30 Nov 16	from S$119	find flights
Male	01 Jan 17 – 27 Feb 17	from S$119	find flights
Hyderabad	01 Oct 16 – 30 Nov 16	from S$120	find flights
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)	02 Oct 16 – 11 Oct 16	from S$129	find flights
Shenzhen	26 Sep 16 – 21 Jan 17	from S$139	find flights
Macau	27 Sep 16 – 18 Jan 17	from S$140	find flights
Taipei	28 Sep 16 – 14 Nov 16	from S$145	find flights
Lucknow	27 Sep 16 – 30 Nov 16	from S$158	find flights
Ningbo	06 Oct 16 – 30 Nov 16	from S$158	find flights
Kochi	02 Oct 16 – 03 Nov 16	from S$166	find flights
Bengaluru	06 Oct 16 – 28 Nov 16	from S$176	find flights
Dhaka	26 Sep 16 – 30 Nov 16	from S$179	find flights
Kaohsiung	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$182	find flights
Wuxi / Suzhou	01 Oct 16 – 31 Dec 16	from S$198	find flights
Quanzhou	17 Oct 16 – 10 Nov 16	from S$199	find flights
Amritsar	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$199	find flights
Perth	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$211	find flights
Xi'an	03 Oct 16 – 31 Dec 16	from S$219	find flights
Hangzhou	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$236	find flights
Tianjin	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$236	find flights
Jaipur	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$239	find flights
Nanning	01 Oct 16 – 31 Dec 16	from S$241	find flights
Gold Coast	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$242	find flights
Nanjing	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$246	find flights
Sydney	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$246	find flights
Zhengzhou	27 Sep 16 – 30 Nov 16	from S$248	find flights
Sapporo (Hokkaido)	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$261	find flights
Melbourne	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$265	find flights
Jinan	10 Jan 17 – 21 Mar 17	from S$265	ffind flights
Qingdao	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$266	find flights
Seoul	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$272	find flights
Shenyang	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$276	find flights
Osaka	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$304	find flights
Tokyo (Narita)	01 Aug 16 – 25 Mar 17	from S$304	find flights

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Terms & Conditions

^# “Light” international fares are the lowest available single price fares for all-in one-way travel with hand luggage only including taxes and excluding $9 booking fee. “Light”international fares must be purchased online. For more information, please click here

TR-designated flights are operated by Tigerair Singapore
TZ-designated flights are operated by Scoot

Buy between Sep 19 2016 12:00AM and Sep 25 2016 11:59PM, or until seats sell out. Conditions apply.
Fares are subject to fluctuations in taxes and surcharges.

4 “Hidden” Costs Of Flying With Budget Airlines

How can you pay for a trip if your budget is too tight? Certainly, saving for travel money is not an easy task, which is why a mixture of effort and creativity will make your dream getaway a reality.

While scouting for affordable prices, you can consider flying with the popular Budget Airlines namely: Tigerair, Jetstar, Cebu Pacific, and Air Asia.

However, the true reason why you are able to purchase low-cost plane tickets with Budget Airlines is that they provide the basic amenities on-board while charging you for the additional services you might require. These “hidden or sneaky” fees for anything extra can take a toll on your pocket. This is why, you shall keep an eye on the following costs:

1. TIME

Usually, the cheapest fares and special promotions are available during off-peak season or in the most inconvenient times. Examine if you are really willing to wait for the off-peak seasons or if you are willing to sacrifice sleep to save money.

2. EXCESS BAGGAGE

For short trips, I suggest to pack light. Although majority of Budget Airlines provide you with a free carry-on baggage allowance (of at least 7kg) aside from your check-in baggage, exceeding this will cost you a lot! For example, Jetstar charges a minimum of S$20 while Tigerair charges a minimum of S$25 per kilo in excess.

3. CREDIT CARD PROMOTIONS

Some credit cards offer deals with Budget Airlines but, they might require a minimum amount of purchase or a minimum amount of people. A credit card that is exclusive to the airlines itself will give you the advantage you need.

For example, Tigerair Platinum Credit Card lets its holders enjoy free luggage upgrades, free seating selections, early access to Tigerair deals, and priority boarding.

4. SERVICE EXTRAS

As you confirm your ticket, remember that you will have to pay for all your extras including food, beverages, blankets, pillows, and entertainment systems. Save money by packing your own food but, check if the carrier allows outside food first. Then, finish your drinks before going through security because there are on-board liquid restrictions.

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To ensure that your bargain airfare does not break your budget, review the fine print with hawk eyes and consider the unexpected costs! 🙂

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5

Is AirAsia Flying Private?

Budget airlines enabled people of all walks of life to travel at their convenience.

If I asked you to name five budget airlines in Asia, it is no surprise that AirAsia will come to mind. Since its inception in 2001, AirAsia has become one of the biggest budget airlines in Asia with over 170 airbus jets serving nearby countries such as India and Philippines.

Taking the feeble regional aviation market and the struggling Malaysian economy into consideration, Tony Fernandes may find it hard to take AirAsia private due to the large funding needs. According to the analysts they would need approximately US$800 Million to make the budget airlines into private based on the 25% premium.

It is important to note that AirAsia’s sales are immensely translated in local currencies while its costs are mostly in U.S. dollars. This poses a problem since the floundering Malaysian Ringgit led to the lost of 17% this year. Also, as of June 2015, AirAsia had a net debt of 10.5 Billion Ringgit (US$2.4 Billion). Nonetheless, there are some investors who are willing to bet on Malaysia’s recovery and cheaper oil prices.

Fernandes had reliably backed AirAsia’s finances ever since. Last June, he said that the airlines could simply raise a billion U.S. dollars by creating sales and lease back of aircrafts. Furthermore, AirAsia’s valuations are more affordable than its smaller competitions. According to Thomson Reuters data, the budget airlines is trading at less than six times its expected earnings for the next year, while Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Airlines is trading at more than seven times.

This brings us back to the viable question of whether or not AirAsia is flying fancy any time soon. Let me conclude with the statement released by an analyst named Jian Bo Gan:

“The founders may not have the financial muscle to launch a privatization bid on their own, so a consortium together with another airline or PE fund is more likely.”

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Sources: 1 & 2

VietJet: Fly to Vietnam from $0* (20 May – 20 Jun 2015)

VietJet is a budget carrier from Vietnam and has been operating domestic services since 2011.

In their latest campaign, “It’s time to VietJet!” launched last week, they are giving away 3 million promotional tickets till the end of the 2016.

For the first month, there will be 50,000 tickets to be given away at $0* (excluding tax and surcharges) for all domestic and international routes to Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea (Travel period from 3/9 – 15/12/2015)

You must make your booking during their golden promotional hours, daily, from 12PM – 2PM (UTC +7) (1PM – 3PM in Singapore) on their website: http://www.vietjetair.com/

Terms & Conditions

Booking time: 20/5 -20/6/2015 (12P.M – 2.PM. UTC+7)
Promotional fares: From VND 0/fare (excluding VAT, airport fees and other surcharges) (Flight schedule of some international routes is subject to change due to the license of the host countries)
Number of available tickets: 50,000 tickets
Route: all routes
Travel Period: 3/9 – 15/12/2015 (excluding public holidays)
Booking channels:
– Website: www.vietjetair.com
– Mobile: m.vietjetair.com
– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vietjetvietnam Tab “Booking”
Terms and Conditions:
– Name change: Not allowed
– Ticket refund: Not Allowed
– Flight/Date/Route change: Allowed with fee applicable under Promo ticket (if any)
Payment method:
Credit Cards (Visa & Master card/ AMEX/JCB) and ATM card registered Internet banking are all accepted (applied in Vietnam)

Note: Promotional days are subject to change due to the availability of promotion fares

For more info, visit: http://www.vietjetair.com

Using our hotels search engine, decent hotel can be found to be as cheap as SGD 25/night if you are staying around Ho Chi Minh City.

Scoot: Special Launch Fare to Osaka from $99 (21 – 24 May 2015)

Scoot has announced a new route and will launch flight services to Osaka from 8 Jul 2015.

To mark the launch, travelers can book their special launch fare from $99 for a one-way fare excluding taxes and surcharges.

That is incredibly cheap for bargain hunters with the return fare costing just $266.93 (inclusive of taxes and surcharges). A comparison with other budget airline would set you back at around $500 and up.

That’s a steal considering you are paying almost half the price of what it would usually cost to fly to Osaka, Japan.

Sales Period: 21 May – 24 May 2015 (23:59 hrs)

Travel Period: 8 Jul – 24 Oct 2015

Check out the fares below:

After taking into account the tax and surcharges, total fare comes up to be $266.23.

For more information and booking, visit http://www.flyscoot.com/

We have picked some photos to show you it’s a trip worth going for.

Osaka – Dotonbori (Image credit: Chee Kweng Teoh, via Flickr

You ought to try out their famous Kani Doraku in Dotonbori. Read review here: http://supermerlion.com/kani-doraku/

Kani Doraku – Dotonbori (Image credit: Aaron G (Zh3uS), via Flickr)

We have also picked out some hotels from our hotels search engine that you can consider if you are heading to Dotonbori.

Hotel II Cuore Namba is one of the highest rated stay in Osaka and is pretty affordable with a Double Room costing just S$148/night. It is only 0.7km away from Dotonbori so it’s perfect for shopping.

If you want a more luxurious stay, Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka is a good choice.

If you are going in a group of guys and want to save on accommodation, you can consider the no-frills B&S Eco Cube at just S$63/night per person.

Well, don’t wait because good things don’t last and seats are getting snapped out on Scoot. I need to run the booking twice because the previous one was sold out. Just share this post and look for your travel partner.

Sales Period: 21 May – 24 May 2015 (23:59 hrs)

Travel Period: 8 Jul – 24 Oct 2015

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