MANILA, PHILIPPINES – September 2019 - Last September 7 & 8, Klook, the world-leading online booking platform that has revolutionized the way we travel, brought Klook Travel Fest 2019 —the biggest and most out-of-this world travel sale yet at Halls A and D of the World Trade Center.
On its third run, the first and only mobile-led Klook Travel Fest was powered by PLDT Home Fibr, the Philippines' fastest fixed internet. Thanks to this year’s most awaited travel fest, thousands of guests flocked to the World Trade Center with the hopes of booking tours and attractions in their dream travel destinations with the best price guaranteed!
The grandest travel fest yet
By the time gates opened, Klook got ready for takeoff and wowed their early bird attendees with an explosive and out-of-this world deal that allowed people to book with up to Php 6,000 off on any Klook activity!
Global Leaders Ethan Lin (Klook’s CEO and co-founder), Eric Gnock Fah (Klook’s COO and co-founder), Marcus Yong (Klook’s Senior Marketing Director for Southeast Asia), and CS Soong (Klook's General Manager for Southeast Asia) together with the Department of Tourism’s Regional Director for Region 4A Joseph Francisco Ortega, joined forces on stage to formally welcome everyone to Klook Travel Fest 2019!
Since its first ever travel fest in 2018, Klook’s deals, partners, and sponsors doubled in number, which led them to a bigger and out-of-this-world travel fest for 2019! Attendees scored amazing deals from Asia’s most popular attractions and travel services like Hong Kong Disneyland, Universal Studios Japan, and Resorts World Sentosa.
With the rise of Klook’s trusted partners, the World Trade Center was jam-packed with thousands of attendees who were all just one click away into having their next vacation!
Shocking deals and attractions
Klook definitely did not disappoint when it comes to the most sought-after deals! Thousands of participants were amazed at how fun, easy, and affordable traveling could be with the help of booking stations, country-themed booths, and beautifully instagrammable areas during the travel fest. What’s even more amazing is that extremely hot deals were announced every half hour during the actual 2-day fest!
The hottest deals included Buy Two, Get One deals in top tourist destinations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and USA. Aside from these incredible offers, guests enjoyed extra discounts on their purchases with Klook's round-the-clock surprises.
Learning the twists and turns of traveling
Klook certainly started this year's out-of-this-world travel fest with amazing surprise discounts and a great line-up of guest speakers. Kapuso star Bea Binene gave a powerful talk about her advocacy on Sustainable and Responsible Tourism that surely opened the minds of many. Binibining Pilipinas Miss Intercontinental 2018 Karen Gallman shared tips on how to make the most out of every trip. Parents had a great time as well as PLDT brought loving couple Edric and Joy Mendoza to share their secrets on how to travel smart with children. Patricia Reyes then talked about being a budget traveler thanks to Klook and Shopback. Travel buds Dominic Roque and Patrick Sugui along with the Singapore Tourism Board showed everyone just how thrilling Singapore adventures can be. And to cap off the day, KPOP fans had a blast as Korean groups Weki Meki and Monsta X joined Klook’s cosmic celebration of their second birthday in the Philippines!
Klook Travel Fest’s second day was just as jam-packed as the first one as well-loved guest speakers graced the event! Team Kramer shared some of their most FAM-tastic travel memories as a family, while aspirational travel couple Jack Morris and Lauren Bullen of Do You Travel gave an eye-opening talk on how to experience different cultures like a local. Next up, Liza Soberano wowed everyone with her never before shared secrets on becoming a globetrotter. Lastly, foodies also got the chance to learn more about the different flavors of the world with Michael Chen of Strictly Dumpling!
Extending the travel fest to everyone
To ensure that everyone got to partake of these great offerings, Klook stayed true to its 2018 promise of bringing the travel fest to Cebu. Satellite stations were put up at the North Wing of SM City Cebu where thousands of travel junkies enjoyed the same deals as that of Manila. Cebuanos definitely had a blast curating their next best travel destination with the best price guaranteed!
“Thousands of Filipinos making their dream vacation happen at Klook Travel Fest 2019 is beyond what we ever imagined for this year! By stepping up this year’s travel fest, we were able to merge both travel and entertainment in one out-of-this-world event, which helped us get one step closer to our goal of making travel seamless, fun, and affordable for everyone. We’re delighted to see everything come to life and we’re beyond grateful to all those who joined and supported us. This is only the beginning and there will definitely be more to look forward to with Klook Philippines!”,said Michelle Cruz, Market Lead of Klook Philippines.
Thanks to Klook, you can explore your dream destinations with affordable, hassle-free, and well-thought out deals that you definitely cannot resist. Be sure to check Klook's official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/klookph/ for more amazing deals and promos in the future.
