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Let\’s Visit Asia

March 7th, 2007

Air Asia Grand Sale

Malaysian budget airline Air Asia is having a grand sale. To celebrate its having carried 30 million guests to date, the airline is offering fares as low as RM0.30–that’s less than 10 cents (USD)! Well, of course, you have to add taxes and surcharges on top, but it’s still a good deal!
To avail of these […]

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February 4th, 2007

Book Early and Get Early Bird Savings

“The early bird catches the worm.” That’s Tiger Airways’ motto for their current promo. Book early enough and you can find fares as low as S$1.99 one-way. For example, I tried checking the fares online, and saw that if you book now, you can get a one-way fare from Singapore to Phuket in July for […]

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January 17th, 2007

Budget Airline Tiger Airways to Fly to Perth, Australia

Starting March 23, 2007, Tiger Airways will fly 4 times a week from Singapore to Perth, Australia. Return fares from Singapore start from only AUD$292.24 (fares range around US$200-230), inclusive of fees and taxes. The flight takes about 4 and a half hours.
What to do in Perth? Check out these suggested itineraries. And if you’re […]

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January 15th, 2007

Last Minute Airfares from Tiger Airways

If you want to take advantage of low airfares and last-minute deals, you’ll have to be flexible. In fact, in a lot of cases, you’d have to be read to fly like, within the week, or in a few days’ notice. Take for example, This Week’s Real Deals from Tiger Airways: up to 10,000 available […]

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January 11th, 2007

Air Asia X: New Long-Haul Budget Airline

Soon Oasis Hong Kong Airlines will no longer have the monopoly of offering budget fares for the Europe-Asia route. Last week, a new long-haul budget airline has been unveiled: Air Asia X, a joint venture between Air Asia and Fly Asian Express (FAX) - will launch in July and fly from Kuala Lumpur to destinations […]

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January 8th, 2007

Valentine Gift Idea: Romantic Getaways from Tiger Airways

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always found it difficult to come up with gift ideas for my significant other. For those of you who love to travel, take advantage of the 50% off Tiger Airways is offering and plan a romantic getaway with your loved one.
Tiger Airways is making February the month of […]

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December 4th, 2006

40% Discount on Tiger Airways for January Travels

Tiger Airways is offering 40% off January travel. Just book until Dec 10, for flights between 8 - 31 Jan 07. The offer is good for all connections, except Singapore - Ho Chi Minh City flights.
Sounds like a good Christmas gift idea, eh?
Check out availability and book here.
Tags: air-travel, airfare, airlines, Asia, asia-travel, budget-travel, […]

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November 6th, 2006

Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Inauguaral Offer is Still On!

For those flying between London and Hong Kong, you have until the end of the month to take advantage of Oasis Hong Kong Airlines’ inaugural offer. Fly between 1 November and 14 December 2006, for just £141 one-way in economy and £556 one-way in business (including all taxes and charges).
If you don’t know it yet, […]

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October 25th, 2006

Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Maiden Flight Cancelled

Oh drats! The maiden flight of Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, a low-cost airline flying between HK and London, just got cancelled. It was supposed to leave London-Gatwick at 1pm (0500 GMT), but about five-and-a-half hours later, the pilot asked the passengers to leave the plane.
Reason? Russian aviation authorities refused to let them fly over Russian […]

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July 22nd, 2006

Delayed Flights on Air Asia

While budget airlines can save you a lot of $$$, not everyone seems to be happy with the service. That there are no meals served and that there limited (or virtually no) services for the disabled and those needing extra attention, is acceptable. But overly delayed flights? Here’s an account from someone quite annoyed with […]

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