March 18, 2010 | Hong Kong

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Issue #827: Second Act
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Escape Routes, December 5, 2008

Escape Routes, December 5, 2008

December 5th, 2008

This week we bring you the latest cheap deals to Singapore and Europe, and a (budget) luxury trip to the biggest and most lavish resort in the Middle East.

Singapore Sling
Looks like this recession is doing us some good after all. Another week, another round of good travel deals. Singapore Airlines Holidays has launched a new package—a return flight with three nights’ stay at the new Hotel Re! @ Pearl Hill for just $2,490 per person. The boutique hotel, which opened earlier this year, was converted from a primary-school building into its current lodgings, with each room decked out in a unique funky design. Don’t forget it’s perfect for ZoukOut this Dec 13. For reservations, call 2870-8788.

Europe on the Cheap
Head off to cold, cold Europe for next to nothing—EGL Tours is offering promotional packages to places such as Paris, Budapest, Vienna and Brussels, with flights by either Air France or KLM and two nights’ accommodation for only $5,249-and-up per person. There’s also a two-night package to London with return flights by Air New Zealand—who toss in a three-day transportation Travelcard—for just $4,649 per person. Book now to catch the year-end sales in London. All deals are good until March 31 next year. For reservations, call 3692-0888.

What Recession?
Forget your money troubles and flaunt it—with a huge discount—by staying at one of the most extravagant hotels in the world. Goldjoy Holidays has a new limited-time package with a return flight to Dubai by Qatar Airways and two nights’ stay at the brand-new Atlantis resort for just $10,290 per person—that’s half the normal price. Located in the Emirates’ latest artificial island, Palm Jumeirah, The Atlantis is designed to evoke a lost city. It cost $11.7 billion to build, has 1,600 rooms and spans 113 acres. It also has an Aquapark with an aquarium and dolphins flown in from the Solomon Islands. For reservations, call 2863-1199.