We arrived at SM Aura, 15 minutes before 10AM and exactly 10AM, nagstart na sila magpapasok pero nauna yung pila ng mga Senior Citizens and hindi sila konti ha, ang dami nila so since marami na nauna, mahaba na pila pagpasok namin especially sa Philippine Airlines so we just went to Jetstar booth.
Jetstar Airline
We went to Jetstar since my husband decided na sa Singapore na lang mag70th birthday yung Father-in-law ko. Pang Number 6 kami and while waiting for our number, nagtry ako magmock book so I can compare if makakamura ba talaga or not. Unfortunately, sobrang bagal ng internet connection doon so ending hindi ako magkapagcompare.
At that time, yung nakasale is Clark to Singapore, Manila to Singapore, Manila to Osaka, Manila to Nagoya, and Manila to Narita. For Manila to Singapore, the rate is PHP8,064 (round-trip). The rate is already okay but sa dami ng add-ons, feeling ko hindi rin ako nakatipid.
The staff offered us the Flex-Plus, so aside sa bag, meal and seat, may added benefits like date and time change, free same day changes, credit voucher if you cancel your flight, change of destination, and loyalty rewards. Sounds good di ba so ito na lang pinili namin ni hubby para matapos na and nagugutom na rin kasi kami. We paid PHP24,779 for two persons, and take note, hindi pa kasama yung travel tax na PHP1620.
PHP8,064 + Flex Plus inclusion = PHP11,889.14 plus PHP500 for service fee = PHP12,389.14
We finished past 11AM, and we still checked other booths because I wanted to book for our Taiwan Trip since hindi kami sasama sa Singapore pero ang haba talaga ng pila. I saw Starlux and I told my husband, to check the Clark to Taipei flight pero ang sabi sa kanya, PHP11,476 daw yung round trip ticket. Ang layo sa $111 na nakalagay sa flyer so we did not book.
Lunch at NIU by Vikings
After that, we went to NIU by Vikings for lunch and took advantage of the 30% off promo. I already blogged about this; you can check my review here. We also returned to NIU by Vikings for my son’s Moving Up Celebration.
Jetstar Airline Online Booking
When we booked the Manila to Singapore to Manila flight, the staff only asked for the seat selections, so pagkauwi namin, I checked their booking and added meals. There are several options, but they chose Hainanese Roasted Chicken Rice, Nasi Lemak with Fried Fish Patties, and Beef Rendang with Nasi Putih.
Since hindi ako makapagmock book sa expo, after adding meals online, I also tried to book a flight. If I chose the Starter Plus Option. The total is PHP10,667.14 and if I chose Flex Plus the toral is PHP13,097.14. So konti lang naman pala yung natipid, parang mas mahal pa yung gas, toll and food namin. Toink.
I also realized na hindi ko naman need ng add-ons. Ang importante lang naman, may bag, seat and meals. So if we did not go to travel sale, for sure yung Starter Plus Option lang ang ibobook ko. Sayang yung PHP3,444.72, pandagdag din sana sa Travel Tax. Anyway, charged to experience and at least nakakain ako sa NIU by Vikings.
Starlux Airline Online Booking
On another note, what I like about the Great BDO Travel Sale is that some airlines allow online booking, just use their promo code and lalabas na yung discounted rate. So I tried to book Clark to Taipei to Clark and was surprised kasi mas mura compared sa sinabi sa amin ng staff sa travel expo, but I have not booked the ticket yet.
Pinag-isipan ko kasi kung sasama ba kami sa Singapore or magTaiwan but in the end, I chose Taiwan so the following morning, we booked Clark to Taipei to Clark and rate is PHP8742.03 per person.After two days, I mentioned to my mom that we were going to Taiwan and she wanted to join our trip. Good thing, may promo pa. Although mas mataas na yung rate niya, PHP9,423.05.
The rate includes baggage and meals, and I can definitely say, super sulit yung promo kasi mas mahal pa yung Batanes, Davao, and Bohol airfare namin. Also, Starlux is not a budget airline and naenjoy namin yung flight experience when we went to Taiwan last month.
