CEB slashes 70% Off Fares, Hotels to Phuket

The Philippines’ leading low-cost carrier, Cebu Pacific  slashes 70% off its lowest year-round fares from Manila to its newest international destination, Phuket, Thailand. P999 seats are available until July 11, 2013 or until seats last, for travel from August 16 to December 3, 2013.

Using its fleet of brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft, CEB will operate a thrice weekly Manila-Phuket service every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The maiden flight will leave Manila at 8:00 pm and arrive in Phuket at 11:00pm. The return flight will depart Phuket at 12:00am the next day, and will arrive in Manila at 5:05am.

Phuket is CEB’s second destination in Thailand, aside from Bangkok where the airline operates 12 weekly flights from Manila, and twice weekly flights from both Cebu and Clark. After the seat sale, lowest year-round fares start at P3,499. CEB, through its partner Agoda.com, also offers 70% off on Phuket hotels for travel until October 31, 2013. This includes hotel accommodations starting at USD16 at The Album Loft at Nanai Road. USD17 rooms are also available at The Grand Orchid Inn and Forest Patong Hotel. Other hotel stays on sale include APK Resort and Spa, The Belle Resort, The Album Hotel, Sugar Palm Resort, Supalai Resort and Spa, and Sea Sun Sand Resort and Spa, with room rates ranging from USD25-56 per night.

To book these special Phuket hotel deals, go to www.agoda.com/cebupacific. Agoda.com is Asia’s leading hotel booking site, specializing in securing the lowest discount prices across a vast global hotels network. “We encourage passengers to take advantage of Cebu Pacific’s seat sale and Agoda.com’s hotel deals for the most affordable holiday in the island paradise of Phuket. By booking in advance, guests can maximize their travel savings so they can spend more at their destination,” said CEB Vice President for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

CEB is the first and only airline to provide direct air services from the Philippines to this popular island destination. Located approximately 860 kilometers south of Bangkok, Phuket is Thailand’s largest island and is known for its dive sites and beaches. Presently, CEB offers 22 international destinations: Bali, Bangkok, Beijing, Brunei, Busan, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Incheon, Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Osaka, Phuket, Shanghai, Siem Reap, Singapore, Taipei and Xiamen.

For bookings and inquiries, guests can go to www.cebupacificair.com, or call the reservation hotlines (02)7020-888 or (032)230-8888. The latest seat sales can also be found on CEB’s official Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/cebupacificair> and Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/cebupacificair> pages.

Those still booking flights may also sign up to be a CEB Club member through the Cebu Pacific website, for seat sale alerts, easy management of flights and travel funds, and a faster booking process. CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 26 Airbus A320, 1 Airbus A330 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. Its fleet of 45 aircraft is one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between 2013 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 16 more Airbus A320, 30 Airbus A321neo, and 3 Airbus A330 aircraft.

Cebu Air Inc. is the largest carrier in the Philippine air transportation industry, offering its low-cost services to more destinations and routes with higher flight frequency within the Philippines than any other airline.