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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

TravelBook.ph Event: Bloggers Go to War at LazerXtreme

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Bloggers attended a highly enjoyable laser tag event organized byTravelBook.ph and LazerXtreme. Entitled “You’ve Been Tagged: TravelBook.ph x LazerXtreme Blogger Event,” it was held last March 26, 2017 at Market! Market! mall in Taguig City.

As part of TravelBook.ph’s goal to establish stronger relationships with both affiliated and non-affiliated bloggers, the event started with an icebreaker where attendees had the chance to know each other by introducing themselves and the blogs they represent.

The icebreaker was then followed by a series of short talks from Mr. Jude Aniñon, LazerXtreme Branch Manager, about LazerXtreme; Ms. Pinky Librada, Officer-in-Charge of TravelBook.ph’s Business Development Team, about TravelBook.ph; and Ms. Pia Bernaldo, TravelBook.ph’s Business Development Officer, who encouraged bloggers to join the company’s affiliate program by presenting its benefits such as a high commission rate, free getaway trips, exciting events, and many more.

Attendees were divided into four teams—Blue, Red, Green, and Yellow—for the laser tag. To win, a team must acquire the highest score as they shoot their opponents with a laser gun within the game platform. Each body part corresponds with a certain score, and the opponent’s laser deactivates for three (3) seconds every time they are hit. Players can also score extra points every time they shoot enemy bases.

At the end of the game, which lasted for 20 minutes, Blue Team won, which composed of Nikko Madrilejo, Bedalyn Aguas (represented by her son during the game), Bae Milanes, Mikhail Rollan, and Facebook Photo Contest winner Ron Paolo Luna.

The winners took home LazerXtreme umbrellas and TravelBook Affiliate Program merchandise items.

This event is a collaborative effort of TravelBook.ph and LazerXtreme to provide quality leisure services to the Filipino market.

For more details, please contact:

Maria Lyn Bernaldo
Business Development Officer

MariaLyn.Bernaldo@travelbook.ph

+63 (998) 840-4852
+63 (2) 662-1113
Sharah Pinky Librada
Business Development Manager

SharahPinky.Librada@travelbook.ph

+63 (917) 530-7464
+63 (2) 662-1113

About TravelBook.ph

TravelBook.ph is one of biggest online travel e-commerce company (online travel agent or OTA) in the Philippines dedicated to offering great value hotel bookings and with a varied selection of Philippine hotels and resorts in Baguio, Batangas, Bohol, Boracay, Cebu, Davao, Laguna, Metro Manila, Palawan, Pampanga, Tagaytay, Zambales, and more. A total of 3,200 affordable hotels are currently listed in Travelbook.ph.

TravelBook.ph offers the best price guarantee with attractive discounts for hotels and resorts, and various types of payment options without a credit card:

- Pay at Hotel No credit card needed
- Over the Counter: banks, 7-Eleven, department stores, and payment centers

Travelbook.ph also offers exclusive reward points: Customers also automatically earn back 5% of the total amount they spend as reward points, which they can use to get discounts on their future bookings (1 point is equivalent to PHP 1.00).

Customers can also use TravelBook.ph’s convenient mobile app to book accommodations on the go. It is available on the App Store and Google Play.

Lastly, TravelBook.ph is a proud Philippine-based company with 24/7 support. It has a Filipino call center ready to assist customers anytime. They can be reached through these numbers:

Landline: +63 2 662 1111 Globe: +63 917 850 9029

Sun: +63 925 887 2835 Smart: +63 998 961 3012

To know more about convenient and affordable hotel bookings all over the Philippines, visit www.travelbook.ph. Follow TravelBook.ph on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TravelBook.ph/, Twitter https://twitter.com/travelbookph, and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/travelbookph/.

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Hotels

Konnichi-WOW: Win a Free Trip to Japan with TravelBook.ph!

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In celebration of their 4th year anniversary, TravelBook.ph, the leading local hotel booking website in the Philippines, is sending three (3) lucky winners to Japan for free!

To join the promo, simply make a hotel or resort booking through TravelBook.ph from March 11 to May 31, 2017. Both check-in and check-out dates should be within the said period to qualify. In addition, only customers who complete their stays (must check in and check out) are eligible to join. Please note that all rooms are subject to availability.

Each of the three winners will win roundtrip plane tickets to Japan for two, free hotel accommodation, and pocket money. One (1) winner will be drawn at random each month for April, May, and June 2017, which will be announced on TravelBook.ph's website and its official Facebook and Instagram accounts.

The winners will be notified via phone call and e-mail from TravelBook.ph's customer service representatives and will be given instructions on how to get their claim certificates. Claiming of prizes will be from April 1 to August 30, 2017, while the winners can avail of their prizes starting April 1 until September 30, 2017.

This promo is open to all Filipino citizens aged 18 and above and should be residing in the Philippines. The winners can choose to travel solo or bring one companion on their trip to Japan. Should the winners be unavailable for the trip, the prize cannot be converted to cash, but can be transferred.

So what are you waiting for? Book that summer trip now and TravelBook.ph might just make your dream vacation in Japan come true! For more information, visit https://www.travelbook.ph/blog/free-trip-to-japan/.

About TravelBook.ph

TravelBook.ph is one of biggest online travel e-commerce company (online travel agent or OTA) in the Philippines dedicated to offering great value hotel bookings and with a varied selection of Philippine hotels and resorts in Baguio, Batangas, Bohol, Boracay, Cebu, Davao, Laguna, Metro Manila, Palawan, Pampanga, Tagaytay, Zambales, and more. A total of 3,000 of affordable hotels are currently listed in Travelbook.ph.

TravelBook.ph offers the best price guarantee with attractive discounts for hotels and resorts, and various types of payment options without a credit card:

- Pay at Hotel
- Over the Counter: banks, 7-Eleven, department stores, and payment centers

Travelbook.ph also offers exclusive reward points: Customers also automatically earn back 5% of the total amount they spend as reward points, which they can use to get discounts on their future bookings (1 point is equivalent to PHP 1.00).

Customers can also use TravelBook.ph’s convenient mobile app to book accommodations on the go. It is available on the App Store and Google Play.

Lastly, TravelBook.ph is a proud Philippine-based company with 24/7 support. It has a Filipino call center ready to assist customers anytime. They can be reached through these numbers:

Landline: +63 2 662 1111

Sun: +63 925 887 2835

Globe: +63 917 850 9029

Smart: +63 998 961 3012

To know more about convenient and affordable hotel bookings all over the Philippines, visit www.travelbook.ph. Follow TravelBook.ph on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TravelBook.ph/, Twitter https://twitter.com/travelbookph, and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/travelbookph/.

Saturday, January 21, 2017

TravelBook.ph unveils better commission rates for Affiliates

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Affiliates now have increased chances of earning more!

As part of TravelBook.ph’s plan to increase the number of affiliate partners and to provide them with better deals, the company has launched a new commission structure for its Affiliate Program that makes it easier for them to earn more.

For starters, with the new set of commission rates, affiliate partners only need to have more than five (5) completed transactions to increase their earnings from 40 to 45%. This is a huge improvement from the old structure, where affiliates need to have at least 50 completed transactions to get the 45% commission rate.

Getting the highest rate of 65% is also way easier with the new commission structure—from the requirement of 1,000 or more completed transactions, it is now down to just 51. The requirements of the other commission rates have also been greatly lessened.

This new commission structure from TravelBook.ph also offers better rates compared to other affiliate programs. Some hotel booking websites offer a minimum of just 25 to 35% commission rates (compared to 40% from TravelBook.ph) and a maximum of just 40 to 60% (compared to 65% from TravelBook.ph). In addition, the requirements are more difficult to achieve: affiliates need to have 500 to more than 1,000 completed transactions to reach the highest commission rate (compared to just 51 from TravelBook.ph).

Sign up now to be an affiliate partner by visiting http://affiliate.travelbook.ph. Aside from enjoying the best commission rates, you will also have exclusive perks such as free out of town trips, special promos, and trainings from digital marketing professionals!

Thursday, December 8, 2016

5 REASONS TO JOIN THE TRAVELBOOK.PH BLOGGER AFFILIATE PROGRAM

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The TravelBook.ph Blogger Affiliate Program is a game changer in the affiliate marketing scene. Aside from the usual opportunities to earn income, TravelBook.ph offers other exciting perks to reward and engage its blogger affiliates.

1. Earn money easily
Like any other affiliate program, TravelBook.ph gives its affiliates exclusive access to promotional tools like banners and widgets, which you can easily apply to your website. By using these tools, you can promote TravelBook.ph, convert website traffic to hotel bookings and generate revenues in return.

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2. Be trained by our digital marketing professionals
Our digital marketing professionals give hands-on trainings and expert advice to help you plan, strategize, and apply the best ways to market your blog. Affiliate trainings are specifically geared to turn bloggers into marketing experts, thereby maximizing your website into a full-blown income-generating platform.

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3. Widen your network
The TravelBook.ph Blogger Affiliate Program allows its affiliates to widen their network through special events and programs. You can meet not only your fellow bloggers but reputable names as well in the travel and leisure industry. With their help, you can reach a bigger and more active audience.

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4. Get free trips and join exclusive events
One of the biggest perks you have access to, beyond the chance to earn money, is the series of opportunities to go on all-expense paid trips and join exclusive events where you can get a lot of freebies as well as valuable information and knowledge to build your website and network.

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5. Have access to exclusive deals
As an affiliate, you will have special deals just for you on top of the current promos available from TravelBook.ph. You will also be given advance notices of our upcoming promos that you can publish in your blogs to entice more people to book hotels through your website.

If you are a blogger or a website owner and want to enjoy these amazing perks, sign up now for a TravelBook.ph Blogger Affiliate Program account through this link: http://affiliate.travelbook.ph/index.php/register.

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Monday, November 21, 2016

Hotels

Travel Promo Alert: 50% Rebate with TravelBook.ph

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For a limited time, get back as much as half of what you paid for.

Typical reward programs would give you at least one to five percent rebate only, but with TravelBook.ph’s special promo for the holiday season, we will be offering an astounding 50% rebate! Yes, that means you get back half of what you spend! This is TravelBook.ph’s biggest and most ambitious giveaway to date, and you only have from November 21 to 27, 2016 to avail of it.

Just imagine how much you’re getting with this promo: If you book a hotel worth PHP 2,000.00 you automatically get PHP 1,000.00 back in reward points.

With this, you can already book a room worth PHP 1,000.00 for free or use it to further lower the prices of your future bookings. Take advantage of this weeklong promo, especially for the holiday season when staycations and out of town trips are trendy!

This is just the start of our six-week long holiday promo to say thank you to our loyal customers. Check back here every week to learn about the latest special deal that we will be giving away!

Book your hotels now at www.travelbook.ph and earn big reward points!

Monday, March 28, 2016

Hotels

List of Hotels in BGC

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ASCOTT BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY MANILA
ASIAN RESIDENCES - THE FORT
ELAINE'S ACCOMMODATION
F1 HOTEL MANILA
F1 SUITES AT FORT PALM SPRING
ICON RESIDENCES BY PHILRENTAL
MAXSTAYS - MAX PAVILION @ THE VENICE RESIDENCES
MAXSTAYS - MAX STYLE @ THE VENICE RESIDENCES
PHILRENTAL AT BELLAGIO
PHILRENTAL AT FIFTH AVENUE PLACE
PHILRENTAL AT FORT VICTORIA
PHILRENTAL AT SOUTH OF THE MARKET
SEDA BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY
THE LOFT RESIDENCES

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Featured

Zhu Kitchen At BGC

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I am never a fan of Chinese dishes. As much as possible I go with the usual Filipino food and try to avoid Chinese restaurants thinking that I will not enjoy the food. Having the usual Filipino taste buds, I am not into noodles, dimsums and all -- but, Zhu Kitchen changed and reversed the whole idea! Craving for dimsums now!

Last October 29, 2014, I was invited for a dinner date with the Zomato team (or Zomans -- that's what Zomato's cheerful employees call themselves. I know it's cool! Haha) and other fellow foodies at Zhu Kitchen located at BGC, Taguig.

Our call time was 6:30 in the evening and because I was so excited since it is my first foodie adventure with the Zomans, I was able to arrive before the desired time. Luckily, I got to know Chef Gervin Karl Kaw, the owner and Master Chef of Zhu Kitchen. And I tell you, he is one great conversationalist! We had a chitchat for a couple of minutes and learned so much on that short span of time! Was surprised to know as well that he is the best friend of Frederick D. Go, the CEO of my former employer, Robinsons Land Corporation. Uh-Oh. Haha.

Brave enough to take a pic with this 6'3" guy! I looked like a dwarf here. Haha!

We chatted for almost 20 minutes and as much as I want to share it with you guys, I don't want this post to be super long! I'm thinking to invite him over coffee and do a one-on-one interview with him. He has this very interesting past, and a wonderful present with family (a beautiful wife and lovely children) and a fascinating future. And as per him, he is a solid Christian.

ZHU KITCHEN

Zhu Kitchen is pronounced as "Chu Kitchen". As explained by Chef Kaw, it is named after her grandmother "Zhu" who was known to be a great cook. He also explained how her grandmother taught him to love his employees and how that helped him on his businesses.

What's special here at Zhu Kitchen is that you can order dishes you want to try even if it's not on the menu provided that ingredients are just within reach! Chef Kaw proudly announced that many of his loyal customers asked for dishes they have tried while they were out of the country or just even just here in the Philippines.. and they managed to cook those for the love of their customers. I also shared about Mr. Choi's Eggplant with Minced Pork and was surprised when he is also one of the owners of Mr. Choi! He also asked me if I want them to cook it the Zhu Kitchen style!

The Dishes

Zhu Kitchen first offered Hakaw Dimsums (Steamed Shrimp Dumplings) and Pork Siomai. What's good about Zhu's Hakaw is they are generous in their shrimps in every dumpling, and with their Pork Siomai -- just exceptional. I think I ate three out of four. Haha!

Steamed Shrimp Dumplings (P125)

Pork Siomai (P90.00)

One of Zhu Kitchen's recommendations for noodles is their Beef La Mian. I am not really fond of noodles and beef but this dish is an exception. The noodles was cooked really well so as the beef. No wonder it is one of Zhu Kitchen's must try.

Beef La Mian (P175.00)

Wondering what's this seems-like-creamy-something? It's the White Sauce Seafood Baked Rice -- my instant favorite! Imagine me and my glowing big eyes while eating this. Haha! It's like an all-in-one rice + seafood + baked-something (?) + veggies. This good for three to five baked rice is highly recommended indeed.

White Sauce Seafood Baked Rice (P245.00)

Along with the Baked Rice, my other favorite is Deep Fried Seafood X.O. Radish Cake. I honestly don't know how to explain this dish. Haha. This looked like tokwa to me but, once you bite this boxed- type seafood, you'll know how soft and smooth it is. Also, even if you don't know the name of this dish, you will know that it is a seafood kind of dish.

Deep Fried Seafood X.O. Radish Cake (P168)

Zhu Kitchen's Crispy Lemon Chicken has clearly established its name. If you are a Crispy Chicken Lemon lover, this one is for you.

Crispy Lemon Chicken (P240.00)

In addition to Zhu's must have favorites is this Hot Prawn Salad. It is new to my taste buds and eventually loved the taste of prawn in a salad type serving.

Hot Prawn Salad (P360.00)

This Roasted Garlic Spinach w/ Fish Fillet in Egg White Sauce has a very interesting history. As Chef Kaw said, there is this one time when he and his family was so hungry. They cannot go out as this is when Ondoy struck Manila. He opened their fridge and saw nothing but century eggs and spinach. He cooked it. His family loved it. And then, the rest is history! Yep! You've got to try this dish.. It's as interesting as its history!

Roasted Garlic Spinach w/ Fish Fillet in Egg White Sauce (P240)

And finally, Zhu's Kitchen pride, Zhu Special Taho. I always love Taho. But this one is now my favorite. Along with its great way of serving in a wooden bucket (I love buckets!), is its way of saying, "You'll come back here for sure."

Zhu Special Taho (P168.00)

Loving this shot!

I enjoyed every dish that Zhu Kitchen offered that I forgot my dying die-t! Haha!

The Zomans and Foodies

The happy kid in me jumped for joy when I got an invite (or should I say volunteered haha) from Elaine of Zomato for a foodie meet up at Zhu Kitchen. I have met the cheerful Zomans and foodies together with their interesting blogs!

L-R: Nicole, Gian Carlo and Carl of Zomato!

L-R: Foodies Rey and Pia

L-R: Foodies Christian and Carol

We played games. Questions about Zhu Kitchen and Zomato!

I wooon!

I won, thrice! Special thanks to Mommy Lariza for all the hints. Haha!

Chef Kaw talking about his life being a 'sniper'. Really interesting. All eyes and ears on him.

The Hand-Pull-Your-Noodles Challenge

What's good about Zhu Kitchen is everything's made in their kitchen.. including their noodles! Chef Kaw personally goes to wet market to buy everything for their kitchen. I don't know but for me, that is just amazing.

Karl of Zomato volunteered (or was pushed haha) to try the noodle making. We all went out to see how he make noodles!

Karl's "What are you doing??" kind of face. Haha!

He's enjoying his noodle making! Haha.

Sorry for the photo guys, but here's Karl with his finish product!

The Zomans, Foodies and Master Chef Karl Kaw

The Foodies

The Foodies, Zomato Team and Master Chef Karl Kaw

Special thanks to Zomato!

Craving now for Zhu Kitchen? Visit them on their branches near you or follow them on Facebook to know more about their promos and dishes! And, don't forget to check out their Zomato account to know customers experience at Zhu Kitchen!

Do you have a Zomato Account already? Let's follow each other and keep track of our food journey together! Follow me at www.zomato.com/iampiathought!