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  • Somebody finally picked up the phone!

    SQ and STB have launched a joint initiative:


    From 15 April, Singapore Airlines, together with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Singapore Changi Airport, will offer all its customers the Fabulous Singapore Stopover Package for just US$1 for the first night stay in Singapore.

    Aimed at stimulating tourism during this economic downturn, the Fabulous Singapore Stopover package offers Singapore Airlines customers an opportunity to stop over in Singapore for almost nothing.

    The Stopover package covers exclusive deals on hotel accommodation, airport transfers and entry to some of Singapore’s leading tourist attractions.
    Customers will each be given Sin$10 Changi vouchers, which they can use to pay for purchases at the many retail and food and beverage outlets at Changi Airport.

    Customers can collect these vouchers, courtesy of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), at the SIA Singapore Stopover Holiday counters when they arrive in Singapore.

    They can also take advantage of free ground transfers to and from Changi Airport and unlimited use of the Singapore Airlines’ “Hop-On Bus” – an air-conditioned bus service that allows customers to visit over 20 major attractions in Singapore.

    The package also includes free admission to attractions including Sentosa Island, Singapore Zoo, Malay Heritage Centre, National Orchid Garden, Peranakan Museum, Singapore River Bumboat Tour and Jurong Bird Park.

    Other goodies in the package include a 50% dining discount at designated food outlets at selected hotels, a free SingTel Prepaid Mobile hi!Card, which customers can use to make calls and Singapore Airlines Boarding Pass Privileges, which offer discounts on shopping, dining, sightseeing tours, tourist attractions and car rentals when customers present their Singapore Airlines boarding passes.

    This attractive package is valid for travel and hotel stay from 15 April to 30 September 2009. At US$1 for the first night, travelers can choose to stay from a list of six hotels.

    For a little more indulgence, they can also choose to stay in other hotels at first night rates of US$20, US$30 and US$40 respectively. These special first night rates are based per person on a twin-share basis.

    We hope this special US$1 deal will entice travelers to stop over in Singapore and experience the buzz and unique attractions that this country has to offer. For those already thinking of going on a holiday, this attractive package will give them the extra ‘push’ to travel with Singapore Airlines and stopover in Singapore,” said Mr Huang Cheng Eng, Singapore Airlines Executive Vice President, Marketing and The Regions.

    http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news09...Stopover.shtml

    Does the last paragraph mean they have removed the 'No Stopover in Singapore' restriction they imposed on recent promotions ?!.

  • #2
    I wonder which six hotels you can get a room for the first night for US$2 ?

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    • #3
      I wonder if you can stay for just one night at $2.

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      • #4
        Wasn't the post-SARS package also Fabulous?

        Unfortunately they haven't gotten to the stage of discounting Y tickets by 75% as in 2003 though !

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        • #5
          I came quite close.. I am actually 'stopping over' in between my last SYD-SIN // SIN-BKK (for this Friday). And I had the option for the SSH last week (although I got back on Sunday night).

          I wouldn't have minded paying US$40 per night as it seems cheaper than staying at home but they've just removed the SSH icon from my booking or I'd have gone tomorrow night. Bargain to be sure.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by jhm View Post
            I wonder which six hotels you can get a room for the first night for US$2 ?
            jhm,

            Category A hotels include: Allson Hotel, Hotel Royal, Hotel Royal @ Queens, Hotel Re! @ Pearl’s Hill*, Paramount Hotel, Peninsula Excelsior

            Other categories and rates can be viewed HERE

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            • #7
              hell...I have heard this a a buck for a night...not a buck for the first night...

              now i have booked at A$89 for a night at the peninsula...is the smart play to cancel that booking and then get the $1 deal???

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Jacko View Post
                now i have booked at A$89 for a night at the peninsula...is the smart play to cancel that booking and then get the $1 deal???
                Having not stayed at the Peninsula for about 5 years - I do hope they've gone under refurbishment, because aside from the location - it didn't have much else going for it...

                If you were still keen on staying there, I'd cancel the booking and take the $1 deal - well $2 if you're staying with 2 people, otherwise you're paying $55 single supplement...

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                • #9
                  FYI, SQ had this kind of offer (Stopover in SIN for USD1) back in 1999 - 2000.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Gunnar Smithsen View Post
                    Having not stayed at the Peninsula for about 5 years - I do hope they've gone under refurbishment, because aside from the location - it didn't have much else going for it...

                    If you were still keen on staying there, I'd cancel the booking and take the $1 deal - well $2 if you're staying with 2 people, otherwise you're paying $55 single supplement...
                    Agreed. That is perhaps the most wretched 3* hotel in Singapore. Although for the price... It's actually two hotels they joined together a long time ago...

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by MilesDependent View Post
                      It's actually two hotels they joined together a long time ago...
                      Indeed, is the Excelsior part any better?

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                      • #12
                        we're not fussy....thought at $89 the sg stopover was a fair deal..at $1.its got to be a winner...

                        especially when there is no movement on the A$530 feul levy

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                        • #13
                          I was doing some seat selections and finally saw this option not grayed out when I logged into KF.

                          As I'm arriving outside the $1 promo period, the cost for one night at the RC is running USD$215.25. Not a good deal...unless I'm missing something...right?
                          HUGE AL

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