InterContinental Hotels Group has a Great Asia Sale this week. Loyalty traveler is passing on the sale news a little late, but better than never. There is still 24 hours for booking these slight room rate savings for 11 participating hotels in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Jakarta for stays through October 31, 2009.
IHG Great Asia Sale Promotion link.
The current sale was five days and ends Friday, August 21 at 11:59pm GMT+8. That is 11:59 noon on Friday, August 21 New York time or 8:59am Friday, San Francisco time. I used to travel to Asia every year and I could keep track of the time zones in my head. These days I have to look it up on an international clock.
Check back Sunday, August 23 at 12 noon NY time or 9am California time for the next Great Asia Sale offer for the cities of Bangkok, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Phnom Penh.
The Great Asia Sale is more like a good AAA discount rate rather than a full-blown great deal. The rates shown in the advertisement are not the rates I found in several rate checks today. In fact, there were lower rates than the Great Asia Sale rate available for the IC Singapore for the two dates I checked.
Great Asia Sale Terms: Rate is prepaid and nonrefundable and no cancellation allowed. InterContinental Ambassadors are not allowed to use the “Buy One Night Get One Free” certificate with the Great Asia Sale rate.
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InterContinental Singapore |
Great Asia Sale |
Advance Purchase |
Better Rate |
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Wed. Sep 23 |
SGD $244 USD $168.83 Deluxe Room |
SGD $228.75 USD$158.31 Deluxe Room |
Advance Purchase Save USD $10.52 |
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SGD $316 USD $218.70 Club InterContinental |
SGD $296.25 USD$205.03 Club InterContinental |
Advance Purchase Save USD $13.67 |
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Fri. Oct 2 |
SGD $200 USD $138.43 Deluxe Room |
SGD $212.50 USD $147.08 Deluxe Room |
Great Asia Sale Save USD $8.65 |
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SGD $272 USD $188.26 Club InterContinental |
SGD $289 USD $199.97 Club InterContinental |
Great Asia Sale Save USD $11.71 |
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Holiday Inn Park View Singapore |
Great Asia Sale |
Advance Purchase |
Better Rate |
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Wed. Sep 23 |
SGD $185.61 USD $128.46 Deluxe Room |
SGD $215.20 USD $148.94 Deluxe Room |
Great Asia Sale Save USD $20.48 |
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SGD $225.63 USD $156.17 Club Room |
SGD $261.60 USD $181.03 Club Room |
Great Asia Sale Save USD $24.86 |
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Fri. Oct. 2 |
SGD $159.00 USD $110.01 Deluxe Room |
SGD $180.20 USD $124.68 Deluxe Room |
Great Asia Sale Save USD $13.67
Weekend Special rate includes breakfast for two SGD $190 USD $131.49 |
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SGD $202.50 USD $140.15 Club Room |
SGD $229.50 USD $158.83 Club Room |
Great Asia Sale Save USD $18.68 |
The Great Asia Sale offers greater savings for the Holiday Inn Park View Singapore (around 15%) than for the InterContinental Singapore (around 5 to 6 %). The InterContinental Singapore actually had lower rates using the advance purchase for the weekday rates sample.
The Weekend Special rate includes breakfast for two for the Singapore Holiday Inn Park View. This rate might be a better value to start the day with breakfast at the hotel for an extra USD $21 and earn additional Priority Club points.
The Holiday Inn Park View is located just off Orchard Road, Singapore’s main shopping street. Just outside the hotel is an alley with restaurants and beer gardens. I passed through the HI Park View on my last trip to Singapore and the lobby is one of the nicest I have seen in a Holiday Inn. The road outside the front entrance is extremely busy with car traffic. A pedestrian overpass had some interesting signage. The SGD $1000 fines for riding a bicycle on a pedestrian bridge make the hotel rates seem downright cheap in comparison.
Conclusion: The IHG Great Asia Sale is a discount in most cases, albeit a relatively small one in the rates for dates I checked. I wouldn’t exactly call it a “great sale” discount. This promotional sale is nothing to be too upset about if you miss the current “Great Asia Sale”.
