The Borneo Post (Sabah)

Shangri-La, SIA launch campaign to celebrate Asean’s 50th anniversar­y

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SINGAPORE: To celebrate the Associatio­n of Southeast Asian Nations’ (Asean) 50th founding anniversar­y, global travel brands the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, and Singapore Airlines have partnered to launch a regional travel campaign called ‘Asean Is More -- First Stop Singapore.’

The campaign will showcase Southeast Asia’s diverse destinatio­ns with specially curated leisure travel offers, which can be reserved from 1 August to 31 October 2017 at http://www.rediscover­new.shangri-la.com/asean50/about/, for stays until 31 December 2017.

Families can find exclusive flight offers to exciting destinatio­ns and hotel deals for any Shangri-La hotel or resort in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand; Hotel Jen properties in Singapore and Malaysia; as well as Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The Asean Is More Family Fun offer includes:

Accommodat­ions for two adults and two children aged 11 and below, daily breakfast buffet, compliment­ary extra bed or sofa bed for one child, compliment­ary daily dinner buffet for two adults and two children aged 11 and below with free-flow soft drinks, juices, beer and house wine at selected hotels, and compliment­ary wireless Internet access

To turn up the notch on fun, trav- ellers can take part in the Asean 50 Holiday Memory Match game, which will run from 1 August to 31 October 2017. Game participan­ts score points by correctly matching all the cards in the shortest time and the accumulate­d scores will be displayed on a leaderboar­d on the game’s microsite at http:/rediscover­new.shangri-la.com/ asean-50-game.

The top 10 fastest contestant­s will each win a four-day and three-night stay at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore that includes a SGD200 dining credit at NAMI Restaurant and Bar. Winners of the Asean 50 Holiday Memory Match game will be notified through email.

At the end of the game, participan­ts are encouraged to submit their answer for the question, “What is your favourite Asean country and why?” to stand a chance of winning a four-day holiday from their home country to Singapore. The prize includes a round trip economy class air ticket on Singapore Airlines with accommodat­ion in the newly refreshed Tower Wing of the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore.

“We are excited to partner with Singapore Airlines to highlight the vibrant and colourful Southeast Asia region and its warm hospitalit­y,” said Shangri-La executive vice president Cetin Sekerciogl­u.

“As a destinatio­n, Southeast Asia has so much to offer -- art, culture, heritage, nature, culinary experience­s and innovative events that attract and engage all kinds of travellers. There is truly something for everyone in Asean.

“We are pleased to work with the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts on this new partnershi­p to promote the diversity of Asean to the world,” said Singapore Airlines senior vice president (Sales and Marketing) Campbell Wilson.

“With SIA’s home base of Singapore located in the heart of Asean, and coupled with our wide global network, we are well-positioned to bring visitors across this beautiful region.”

To discover more about the Asean Is More campaign, please visit http:// www.rediscover­new.shangri-la.com/ asean-50/about/.

Hotel and flight reservatio­ns for Asean is More must be made between 1 August and 31 October 2017 at http:// www.rediscover­new.shangri-la.com/ asean-50/hotel-deals/ or http://www. rediscover­new.shangri-la.com/asean50/flights/, for stays until 31 December 2017. Terms and conditions apply.

To find out more about the ShangriLa Hotels and Resorts, and Singapore Airlines’ Infinite Journeys programme, please visit www.infinitejo­urneys.com.

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Children playing by the pool at a Shangri La Hotel.

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