After receiving numerous queries on the above two deals, we decided to combine them into one post for today. Apologies for the late replies to your queries and for the upload of this post. Due to our constraint in manpower, we are unable to answer each and every mail so promptly, but we will do our best before the deal ends. Keep it short, just continue reading this post to find out more about these two awesome deals by Deal.com.sg
First up, we will start with somewhere that is near to Singapore.
A more realistic view of A Famosa Villas
TERMS & CONDITIONS:
- 57% off 2D1N Stay in 3 Bed Room Villa with Private Swimming Pool (for 6-8pax) @ A’Famosa, Malacca. Only $190 Nett instead of $450
- 2 vouchers can be bought to extend the deal to 2N3D
- Travel Period from 5th June 11 to 31st Aug 2011
- Weekend surchage applicable on Fridays SGD 50 and Saturdays SGD 100. The surcharge is payable at A’Famosa
- Room is not inclusive of Breakfast
WHAT ADL SAYS:
We will keep it short and sweet since we are condensing two posts into one today. Overall, this deal is a pretty decent deal if compared to the rates published by A Farmosa itself. The usual rate is S$405/night irregardless of weekend surcharge or not.
However we have found another rather similar promotion elsewhere HERE. It is going for RM493/unit/night on offpeak timings (Sunday to thursday). Friday + RM130, Saturday + RM320. Let’s compare.
For a family going on a Saturday:
Using the promotion above:
(RM493 + RM320) x 1.05 (credit card processing fees 5%)=RM$853.65=SGD$355 ( With breakfast for 8)
Using Deal.com.sg
S$190 +S$100= S$290 (No breakfast)
The breakfast item is only for reference and we will not factor in the cost for the calculation above. Therefore, even with ADL’s cheapest find, Deal.com.sg ‘s Malacca deal is still considered more worthwhile. Therefore, it is verified an authentic good deal 
Next up, let’s travel north to Hainan Island.
Beautiful…
TERMS & CONDITIONS:
- Up to 78% off 5D4N Stay @ 4-Star Sanya-Hainan Island, China Tour with Daily Buffet Breakfast + 8-Course Lunch & Dinner + Air-Conditioned Coach + Guide Assist. Only $50 NETT per pax instead of $228. (Min 2 Pax)
- All meals included
- No surcharge for School Holiday period and Weekends for DEAL customers only!
- Travel period from 17th June 2011 to 25th September 2011
- NO FLIGHT INCLUDED
- Accommodation in standard room in 4-Star hotels for the whole trip
- Tips for Tour guide/Driver is S$6 per pax per day
WHAT ADL SAYS:
Having been to Hainan Island ourselves, we spent quite some time double checking this deal authenticity. $100 for 2 for a 5D4N land trip + all the meals?! That.is.a.crazy.deal.
When such an unbelievable deal pops up, ADL will become a bit skeptical and probe deeper to ensure that it is an authentic deal. We scan through the terms and conditions and realized there are not much area whereby the agency can impose more costs or taxes. Compulsory tip of S$6/day/ pax for the guide is stated. You can also actually book your own flight through Jetstar or Tiger Airways, which mean it lowers the risk of being charged absurdly high taxes and airport fees.
Having said that, it is no doubt a good deal.($50 for 4 Night of accommodation? Not to mention meals included) It such a good deal that it is pretty unbelievable. So our guess is that, beware and be very careful of the Itinerary. Other than that, it should be fine. If you are interested to know the places of attraction prices, look below in the comments section.
Here are some of the reviews of Travel Star Pte Ltd for your reference: http://www.travelagents.com.sg/travel_agent/Travel_Star_travelstar.html (Not too good in our opinion)
ADL will appreciate any feedbacks with regards to this merchant in the comments section below or with regards to the Malacca deal
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Extracted from our co-founder’s experience:
“Transportation in Hainan is really quite a problem especially if you are not familiar with the area. For my trip there, my family booked a mini van for transportation throughout our journey. We paid quite a bit. But it is a need definitely. However, do note that if one is to travel from Haikou to Sanya now, there is a train service where the whole journey will only take 45 min.
Thus, if one is to question whether the price of $50 is justifiable. It definitely is. Meals, transportation, accommodation for 5D3N at $80 is cheap!
Secondly, lets compare the quality of this deal. What I’m going to say is from my own recent experience. For your reference only
For this deal, one is travelling from haikou all the way slowly down to sanya. And along the way, there will be visits to places of interest. The only additional payment one may pay will be for the cruise ride along the Yudaitan and the payment for the entrance to the Buddhism Cultural Park. Personally, I have never been taken the Yudaitan cruise ride before. So I’m really not sure of how is it like. But I have been to the Buddhism Cultural Park before. And it is really a must visit. Especially for the older generations and parents, the park will definitely be interesting. My team have checked out the rates and found out to be 150 CNY for adult and 78 CNY for child. This turns out to be about S$29 for an adult and S$14.80 for a child. Definitely worth the price if you ask me.As for other attractions, I have never been there before. So i can’t give you an answer on whether they are good. But from the description, it seems pretty interesting!
Except for the costs mentioned above, there is really not much hidden costs left. The most “hidden” one will probably be the fee to enter the Buddhism Cultural Park. Since the coach will bring everyone there, if one choose not to visit the park, it just doesn’t seems right!
Also, if you have small kids or children in your family, they may not enjoy Hainan. It may be quite boring for them (according to my personal experience there). “
I just returned from the 5D4N trip to Hainan that I booked via deal.com, here’s my review.
For $50, this deal is really quite reasonable, so long as your expectations aren’t set too high… The tour agency in Hainan responsible for this trip is apparently the biggest in Hainan.
The hotels provided are around the 3-stars standard. Food-wise, edible, not too bad if you’re not a picky eater.
Each traveller will be asked to pick a Tour Package of their choice. My entire tour group of 35pax picked Package C. We were told that the additional items from A & B will be arranged during the Free&Easy periods, so travellers who signed up for C won’t have to wait for A & B because of the extra activities.
Package A: SGD260+ (includes 4 basic attractions, plus seafood dinner, foot massage, and a Thai-Girl Gala dinner)
Package B: SGD200+ (includes 4 basic attractions, seafood dinner and Gala dinner)
Package C: SGD160+ (includes 4 basic attractions only)
Our tour guide (Wang Song Tao) was quite good, the explanations of the attractions were very detailed, his stories were very engaging and interesting. The Air-Con bus provided was clean and good.
Of course, they brought us to some shopping places, but we were not forced to buy anything. And the trips there only lasted 45mins to 1hr max. Averagely about 1 shopping trip was arranged per day. Not too bad. In fact many of our tour group members purchased quite a lot of stuff, alot of freebies were given out too!
Overall i would rate this trip 4/5. The weather is really hot there, so remember to bring sunblock, umbrella and shades.
Hi Potato,
Thank you for the super concise, detailed sweet review
It’s every thing a traveller can ask for.
Just would like to ask on behalf of the readers the packages price was charged on top of the $50? Why is the package outside of the $50 ?
It is glad to hear that the food and the hotel are ok because for $50, It is really a worthwhile deal!
Regards
ADL Team
Hello ADL team!
According to Travel Star, the $50 is only for accomodation, food, inland transportation and some FOC attractions. But it doesn’t include the entry fees for 4 of the attractions in the tour.
I believe some travellers might feel quite cheated since the Travel agency will only inform you of this additional charge 2-3 days before your departure.
But there’s no way around it, the attractions in Package C ($164) is the bare minimum. I’m not too sure if you can not opt for any of the packages… but that’ll just mean you’ll have to wait for 1-4 hours outside the attraction.
Hope this helps!
Hi Potato,
Absolutely thankful for this wonderful review! We have posted it up on our facebook and forum. It is surprising to us as well for the additional packages. It is a rare event that all of the travelers in your tour group manage to decide together on a single package. And we definitely do not want to wait outside the attractions
Thanks once again for contributing and hope you subscribe to us! Keep it coming!
Regards
ADL Team
Is the package compulsory? This is cheating!They didn’t even mention the extra cost which will be incurred!
Hi SilvVery,
Yes apparently the package is pretty compulsory as from our members feedback. They will inform you before the trip though. However, do bear in mind that the cost of the package is being pushed down to a very low priceline already.
Regards
ADL Team
Just returned fr the 5d4n hainan tour. For the $50 package, I should said you get what u paid for (which is not too bad, frankly). But one drawback, we (group of 13) were charged S$50 per night per person for 1 night hotel extension. Found out at the Jingyuan Hotspring Hotel that the rate is S$50 per room per night with 2 b/f whether thru internet or walkin guests. Wonder will u quries Travel Star? Thanks.
(By e way, staff of TS service is not friendly. Our quries about the hotel charges was not entertain)
Hi Hong,
Thanks so much for your reviews and definitely it has proven very valuable to our many readers at this page.
We can send an enquiry mail to Travel Star at the moment and any results/outcome (if there are any) we will post here as well
Were you asked to top up any more fees for any packages during the tour? If not, it will be really a worthwhile deal for many to purchase if such $50 deals do pop up again.
Regards
ADL Team
I agree with Hong, the staff at TS aren’t very helpful. Just to clarify, you extended your trip to 6D5N? Was that why you had to pay $50 extra?
Hi Potato,
Here is a repost of the follow up comment through email by hong :
“Yes, the extra S$50 p/person is for the 1 night extension. (but the room rate is S$50/- per room over there). We have to book the extension fr TS because they
can’t confirm where we will be at on the last day of the tour.”
Regards
ADL Team
hi
one question here, is tiger air the cheapest and convenient way to go hainan? arrival at haikou intl airport?
Roughly what is the price for the entrance of place of attraction?
thanks in advance for your advice!
regards
joy
hi, joy,
It’s cheaper to fly by Jetstar but u have to book early. (I booked my tickets at S$160 plus $28 tax for two way). One thing, Jetstar doesn’t fly everyday. be prepare for 1 night extension if u are flying on friday.(please book yr own hotel and not thru the agent. It’s about S$55 per night per room).
We paid a total of S$165 for the 3 days optional tours.Frankly, u just have to go with the local guide. the hotel, lunch, dinner and transport had already covered more than the S$50 deal u had paid.(by e way, do not have high expectations of the food. It’s just plain simple fare). Happy Holidays !!!
best regards.
hi hong
thanks alot for your reply…
do u have any idea for the entrance ticket price?
just want to do a rough budget calculation.
Cheers
Joy
Joy, are you thinking of boycotting the tours and go free-and-easy?
The entrance fees for each attraction is about 30-40 SGD. So for 4 attractions, it’ll cost about 160, thereabouts.
haha… dont think they will allow to go free and easy.it is a compulsory tour. why did u say so??
thks for the info.
Dun think we are allowed to skip the tours.. If not you will see a empty bus there!!
But sounds pretty decent though. Will check out deal.com.sg for their travel deals now
omg, there was a big saga today on LianHe Wanbao with regards to the $50 Hainan Deal, if only they have checked out this site first, they wouldnt land in the hospital!
Oh dear… I just make my booking today to go to hainan on 5 dec. I pay $59 per pax. Our kids are 12 & 5 years old. Is there anything we need to take note and look out for?? I am worried after reading the wanbao news. Pls advise. Thks!
Hi Lian,
There are very valuable information from our fellow readers in the threads above, probably you would like to spend some time reading through and it will be fine
The WanBao news basically focus on the fact of the shop they had visited. So probably you should take note of the shops that you will be visiting. With regards to the itinerary there are definitely not much problems as verified by our readers
Regards
ADL Team
Saw the Wan Bao news! I just came back from the trip and have bought chinese medicine there for 2 months usage
Now so worry! Can I refund through travel agent? Can anyone/ admin help?
Hi Worry,
I do not think you can refund through travel agent for the stuff you bought. Is it with the same travel agent featured in the news? It would be best if you could contact them directly.
Regards
ADL Team
I guess how much you want to spend during the holiday and what exactly are you spending on is largely up to each individual. We were all brought to the chinese medical hall, but we only stayed for the free foot massage, we didn’t buy any of the chinese medical products.
The travel agent was featured in wanbao, or today newpaper, my goodness, i recognise the woman and shop in the picture. my advice is steer clear, rather lose that $50 than being agonised on the trip with all the relentless shops we were being brought to in the morning, afternoons and evenings. rather go back hotel and rest or at least see some good sightseeing. complete waste of money. The travel agency is a big cheat. staff unhelpful and callous.
Hi Basic comment,
Would just like to enquire whether have you also purchased the deal before? Thanks!
Regards
ADL Team
Is the travel agency featured in wanbao travel star pet ltd ? I just bought a package from them and a bit worried now.
Hi Jack,
yes it is, rest assured some of our readers do have positive comments about it
Stick to the recommendations here and it will be an enjoyable trip !
Regards
ADL Team
Thanks for reply. I bought a 5 n 4 d Beijing trip from them at deal.com.sg and have also bought air tickets from them. Anybody have comments on their Beijing trip?
hi jack,
i am actually going for the tour too, on the 16th september. heard lots of bad news about the travel agency, but hopefully it can turn out fine… :X
Hi floe
Can you let me have some feedback about the trip after you are back? Thanks in advance and enjoy your trip.
Sorry rkoe I didn’t realize your name is auto changed by my computer. Can you also let me know if there is any hidden cost after your return from Beijing. Anyway have fun and enjoy….
Sorry rkoe I didn’t realize your name is auto changed by my computer. Can you also let me know if there is any hidden cost after your return from Beijing. Anyway have fun.
Hey Jack!
My trip is ending tomorrow, but since tomorrow is just gg to the airport it’s more or less completed. I’ll try to give as much detail as possible with regards to my impressions!
Actually I think the trip is quite good. I would have expected other China tours to do things the same way. One of the main complaints is probably just the hotel. It’s in a secluded area, and breakfast in the hotel SUCKS big time. Like, it’s really traditional Beijing dishes that most of my tour group doesn’t appreciate hah. Other than that, the hotel is pretty clean, but don’t expect too much though. Good thing is, you don’t spend too much time in the hotel other than sleeping. It’s really overall still fine.
As for entry tickets to places, mostly are paid for. Things that I had to pay extra for are not many. One is the trishaw ride in Hutong, which is RMB10 per carriage carrying 2 person. The other is in Yu He Yuan / Summer Palace, we have to pay RMB10 per person to take the boat rather than walk. Total cost of these are like, RMB30 for a group of 2. It’s a mere SGD6! Pretty insignificant I think.
For optional shows, half of my group went for the gongfu show, while none of us go for the other show. My tour leader isn’t really insistent about going for the optional shows.
Another important thing are the ‘shopping’ places. They brought us to 5 of these places I think: Silk factory, Jade factory, Tea house, some Chinese Medicine hospital and a Feng Shui place. Of these 5 places, silk factory is probably the place where no one will buy stuff. The price is just exorbitant, and I think most Singaporeans don’t really appreciate / see the need for silk blankets. For the others, prices are quite decent for some items. For example, a small stamp from the jade factory cost RMB50 and you can engrave someone’s name. It’s quite affordable and good as gift. My group probably can be considered small spender, since only 2-3group of pple (of 6 groups) usually buy stuff from one place, and in small amount. Anyway, again, I am thankful that our tour guide doesn’t really insist on us having to buy stuff.
For food, I would say they are probably about standard Singapore hawker center standard. Not the best, but they are really good enough (at least for most of my tour group). And one person in my tour group actually say that this food is better than the food in his previous tour, which cost him ~300SGD! So yeap, I would say food wise it’s really fine. Except for the breakfast, which sucked a bit, but that same guy said it’s still better than his previous tour’s breakfast. And there’s a grocery store nearby so some of us bought food for breakfast there.
Most importantly, I think these experiences will vary from tour guide to tour guide. I heard of reviews where they say their tour guide went rampage when tour group doesn’t purchase anything from the ‘shopping’ places. Thankfully, mine doesn’t go batshit crazy, though he still try to persuade us to buy, just not that insistent. I would say our tour guide is really nice actually. He made some effort to tell us of things to watch out for. Like when we went shopping to Silk Street (similar to Bugis St), he remind us to slash price up to 20% of original or more.
Apparently, I’m writing too much haha. But overall I really enjoyed the trip actually! Was initially worried but things seem to be fine.
Good luck and have fun with your own trip!
Hi Rkoe,
Thanks a lot for the valuable feedback. It will be really beneficial for the many readers to come.
Dear readers,
Please do refer to the above to address any concerns about the trip, we find it really detailed
Regards
ADL Team
Hi rkoe
Thanks so much for your detailed feedback. I feel much better now. I don’t have much expectation for the trip after hearing so much negative news about the travel agency and their Hainan trip. So far, no one has feedback on Beijing trip. And I am glad that you have enjoyed the trip. At least i won’t feel so worry about the trip. It really depend on the local tour agent whether to be very forceful on optional tours and not to give black face if they do not want to do so.
By the way, what is your hotel name?
Thank you.
my hotel is called Tai Shun Business Hotel if I’m not wrong. It’s located in quite a secluded area. It’s quite spacious if you are sharing with another person. For me, I went with both parents so there was an extra bed added and that took quite a lot of space. Comparatively though, the room is still (much) bigger than the hotel room I had in Hong Kong (Guang Dong Hotel).
Basic amenities are there, room looks a little old though. I would say it’s relatively clean too haha.
anyway I’m looking at it from the viewpoint of someone who has never been to Beijing before. It may change for repeat visitors I guess. :X
And the ‘shopping’ parts I think are going to be present regardless of which Beijing tours you are going for, be it SGD50 or SGD500.
Thanks rkoe. This is the first time I am visiting Beijing and since I have low expectation for the trip, I think I will enjoy too. Just hope the local tour guide is nice. Thanks again for all your feedback
Hi Rkoe,
Thanks so much for the Beijing Tour informations. Can you let me know what is the name of travel agent in Beijing and contact nos, please.
Bought the $50 5D4N Shanghai tour from TravelStar. Leaving thsi weekend. Anyone been to the tour already? Thinking of forgoing it and going F&E. Need advice.
Hi Mandy,
Are you intending to stay in the hotel in the $50 tour package? If so you need to follow the tour, unless you are going 100% F&E and ditching the full $50 tour package.
Regards
ADL Team
Hi Mandy
How was your trip? Hope you have a good trip.
Please comment as we have also bought 5D/4N shanghai from Travel Star. Thanks
Hi Mandy, When i went for the Hainan tour, my initial thought was to boycott the tours and go F&E too, but in the itinerary that will be provided by Travel Star 1-2 days before the tour, there’s a T&C that states you must pay a penalty (per pax) if you forgo the tours, and all hotel accommodation that was booked for you will be cancelled.
So do consider carefully if you really want to go F&E. Think you’ll end up paying much more if you boycott the tours!
I enjoyed the tour so much. It was superb! Way above expectations. No pressure selling at all. Tour leader has > 10 yrs exp & 5 yrs exp in leading Singaporean tours. He’s really good and friendly. The tour group intends to meet him up for a gathering when he comes over for NATAS fair. Intending to sponsor my parentst to go. I called Travel Star who said the $50 promotion is valid till next year and I’m sharing this gd news with everyone I know!
The reason why it’s so cheap is cos (according to the tour guide) the China govt is encouaging overseas Chinese to come back to China learn about Chinese culture. Must say this was like an introductory tour, cos we don’t really visit a lot of places given the limited time. Will encourage you to extend free & ez at Shanghai.
With regard to the time spent in the pearl, tea, silk, jade, medical shops, I would say that the average presentation given by the shop staff is around 15 mins and the rest is shopping around and waiting for your fellow tour members to finish their purchases. Each stay at these shops can range to 30 mins to an hour, depending on how fast the members can complete their purchases.
Hi Mandy
Thank you for the detailed feedback.
Had bought 5D4N shanghai trip from CS Travel, anyone can share his/her experience?
Hi ADL Team,
Did you receive any feedback for the travel deals that offered by Travel Star like Beijing, Shanghai & Suzhou Trip, Macau & Zhuhai Trip etc…..
Hi JC,
The feedbacks are available in the comment above for Beijing . We will post it here for any Macau & ZhuHai Trips. Thanks for visiting our site!
Regards
ADL Team
Hi Potato.Ong or anyone who has been to the Hainan trip,
Package A: SGD260+ (includes 4 basic attractions, plus seafood dinner, foot massage, and a Thai-Girl Gala dinner)
Package B: SGD200+ (includes 4 basic attractions, seafood dinner and Gala dinner)
Package C: SGD160+ (includes 4 basic attractions only)
I am wondering why Package A & B has seafood dinner and Gala dinner as I thought all the meals are provided? What is your recommendation, is it worth paying for seafood and gala dinner?
Is Zhang Yimou show one of the 4 attractions? Does children has to pay for the same price?
Have anyone taken the free Macau trip? Care to share if you have taken the tour.
Appreciate your advise.
Thanks
Hi Alfred,
If i remember correctly, there will be 1 or 2 meals not provided by the tour agency due to the Itinerary planned for the day, but it won’t amount to much (probably only 1-2 dinners). So that’s where the Seafood dinner will fit in.
I can’t advise whether the Seafood dinner is worth it, for the Gala dinner, I think the show is somewhat similar to the shows in Thailand (that’s what the tour guide said).
For my tour group, we asked the tour guide for recommendation on cheap and good seafood, so we went out by ourselves to look for food for nights where dinner isn’t provided. It’s not too bad! There are places where you buy raw and fresh seafood from markets and bring them to the hawkers to cook, really cheap!
As for the Zhang Yi Mou show, unfortunately, it’s included in the package, but in me and my tour group’s opinion, it’s a total waste of time. I think it’s too “artsy” that no one understood what the show was about. I highly recommend you bring some form of entertainment to keep yourself occupied.
Hope this helps! Do continue posting if you have more questions! : )
Hi Potato.Ong,
Thank you so much for your reply. Do you pay the $160 in SGD or RMB equivalent? I understand that you pay to the local tour guide directly. Does your group has any children? Do children pay $160 as well? If we do not take up the option package, are we allow to pay for the entrance free ourselves?
Have you take your free Macau trip already?
Appreciate your advise.
Hello again Alfred!
You can pay the tour guide in RMB or SGD, and you can pay at the beginning or towards the end. They are flexible that way. So if you have RMB after all the spending I’d suggest you pay the TG in RMB!
My tour group didn’t have children, but if i’m not wrong, there isn’t a different price for kids, i think they’ll have to pay the same.
And no, you MUST take either of the packages. Anyway i think if you were to pay for the entrance fees yourself, it might be more worth it to pay for the package as the local tour agents might be able to get the entrance at a cheaper rate.
Nope, i didn’t buy the Macau trip!
Hope this helps! : )
Hello! I need a ticket for the Beijing $50 tour. Anyone got a spare? If you have been to Beijing please email me the name of travel agent and contact nos. Travel Star stated staying in Sariz International Hotel in the deal but it seems like those who went are not allocated in this hotel.
I just got back from both Zuhai/Macau and Hainan trip and would like to provide the following comments:
Zuhai:
Overall it was a nice Trip. The tour guide in ZuHai is very good. Her name is Diana. The food is pretty alright with the exception of Zhongsan which is a smaller town. The hotel in Zuhai is so so as the bed is rather hard. The tour guide recommended us to watch an optional show on the dances of the ancient Chinese culture plus a simulated ancient navel battle between English and the Chinese at a lake. I would recommend this show however depending on the time of your visit, it could be cold as you are seated in an outdoor theater so bring enough warm clothing.
Macau:
We have a 4-hour Macau trip which is pretty rush. The tour guide in Macau is so so as he tends to rush the group. The hotel in Macau is great, it is an international 4 stars hotel across the airport so we just need to cross the road to go to the airport. On the last day, it is free and easy. You can take the free shuttle bus to Galaxy Casino from the airport and from there you can take a free shuttle to visit Taipa Village.
Hainan:
Again it was a good trip. We had a very good tour guide who has a Master degree in Law so he is very knowledgable on the history, economy and political situation of China and the region including Singapore. His name is Lewis. The hotel generally is good with the exception of the first night which is in a smaller town. This apply to food as well, generally smaller town food is not so good in the larger city.
Overall my family enjoyed both trips and it was also due to the good tour guide that we have on both trips.
Hi Alfred,
Many thanks for the ultra awesome post deal comments!
Sent ya an email!
Regards
ADL Team
Hey Alfred!
Thanks for the comment (or should we say review)! Thats very thoughtful of you to share your experience with our readers
Glad that you enjoyed your trip!
Regards,
ADL team
thanks for the very valuable feedbacks in the comments! proved useful to me!
Hi
I’ve just bought the 55% OFF! $868 FOR 7D6N TO TIBET Inclusive of All Way Stay @ 4-star Hotel & Tibet Railway + Air Ticket + Tibet Visa + 90% Meals (Worth $1,888) from Travel Star Pte. Ltd on plus big deal site.
Any of your readers have bought this? Would like to start up a discussion thread.
Hi Ann,
I have not bought the tibet deal as it was too ex however i am able to contribute for Korea trip deal , the $268 one which i had just came back from.
If there are any fellow readers who need more info on the $268 korea itinerary, do reply here and I am willing to assist
Regards
ADL Team
Hi, Ann,
Do you get any update from Travel Star on your Tibet trip booking? I am also on 27/May departure, so would like to check with you with more information. They said will send me the booking confirmation 2 weeks ago but till today still no email received.
Can you advise your status there?
Thank you so much!
Hi,Fyong,
I have not heard from Travel Star either. I shall email them to see if I get any update. My email address is ann.angsc@gmail.com Will update you if I hear from the agency.
Ultimately, do a search on the travel agency before purchasing!
Regards
ADL Team
Hi Jason
Good advice on researching the travel agency first.
Do share on the Korea trip deal.
Many thanks
Ann
Hi Ann
Yeah I went for the S$268/pax Korea trip deal which was seen on many of the deal sites like Groupon and Deal.com.sg. I personally bought from Deal.com.sg. It is by CS Travel Pte Ltd.
I must say the service staff at CS Travel is very good and give very good pre-briefing sessions before you go as it was a winter trip. Any questions can be solved before the trip.
Trip wise, I would say the only thing that i have to comment would be the itinerary and the food. The hotel is rather fantastic for the first two day, especial the first day where we checked into a family room just for the two of us. The room normally cost S$300/ night. Day 3 and 4 hotel was smaller but still good nonetheless.
The food however is of small portion, especially when you have to share.Luckily for me and my spouse, we do not need to share and have ample portion. The food covers all of Korea’s variety of meals like bimbimbap and bbq meat but not of the best quality. However, the ginseng chicken meal was great.
The itinerary is definitely rushed. And it includes a lot of free entry places of attractions due to its low-priced tour package. It did not include Seoul tower and not enough time for Shopping districts. The ski-ing was not sufficient so be prepared to top up for it.Around S$40/ pax if you want to use the gondola for roughly 10 slides down (trust me 10 slides is way more than enough).
however, the tour guide is very good and honest. MOre than willing to give the USD $30. Lastly, this is a very good tour to buy IF you did extend your stay. I hope to post a more detailed review on this on the front page in the coming week with pictures
That’s all for the readers who chance by this post!
Regards
Jason
All Deals Leak Team
Thank you, Jason. Very valuable information. CS is back on groupon with this:
Korea: $298 per pax for 6D4N Hotel Stay with 5 Star Upgrade + Meals + Tour (Worth $688)
Hi Jason, looking forward to your detailed review on the Korea deal. Could you please include info on how much you paid for the air tickets to Korea and who you bought it from? Also, did you extend your trip?
Hi Zinc,
I will be posting it over the weekend. I paid $637 from Cathay. I bought it off Cheaptickets.sg with a Groupon Voucher
. Save $51 per pax.
It was pretty fuss free from Cheaptickets.sg
Thanks and stay tuned!
Regards
Jason
ADL Team
Hi Jason
Thanks for the inf. I was under the assumption that we have to buy the air tickets from the agency.
In this case, did you buy the tickets after checking with the agency as to the departure of the tour?
Looking forward to your next posting.
Best regards
Ann
Hi Ann,
Review posted up! Hope it helps!!
Regards
Jason
ADL Team
Hi, Ann Ang, I also have just bought the 55% OFF! $868 FOR 7D6N TO TIBET! Have you set your date?
Hi
I’ve indicated 27 May. Shirley from Travel Star said she is still short of 4 to make a group.
Which dates are you looking at?
Hi, Ann, my date is 8th/June departure, we have 4 only, Shirley told us that she will push for the date. Hopefully we can form the group of 10! Anyone saw this thread want to join? ^ ^
Where can I buy your Tibet deal??
Hi, Mr T, here is the link we bought the Tibet deal.
http://plus.bigdeal.sg/tibet-cultural-travel-destination-holiday-promotion.html
what hotel name is allocated for the hainan sanya tour package as they states 4 star?is it something in those dark alleys n hotel that is shabby n scary?
HI LL,
Will bump up this post for you to get your answers soon
Any readers with the relevant info for the hotel name allocated to Hainan Sanya tour package?
Regards
ADL Team
It might be too late for you as you might have already visited Sanya. Anyway if you have not visited Sanya yet, the hotel are generally alright. I could not recall the hotel name as they are local hotel but the itinerary from the travel agency will provide you with the hotel name.
Hi, I bought the Groupons for 5D4N Shanghai trip. I have booked the tour with Travel Star for 1st June 2012. However, they have yet to confirm on the tour for that period. When will they be able to confirm the tour? Can I know how to meet up with the tour guide in Shanghai if I book my own flight tickets?
Hi Indie,
You will have to check with Travel star who will give you all the relevant Flight numbers for you to check out the gates, so that you can find your tour guide when u are there.
You must definitely confirm your tour first. normally within 1-2 days. Call them up and confirm, in fact it can be instantaneous.
Hope it helps!
Regards
ADL Team
Hi, how was your trip? I am thinking to buy a travel deal from Groupon with Travel star too. I am worried it might be a scam, with hidden costs. Can you tell me about your experience? Thanks.
Hi all, i am going to buy the groupon RM98 Beijing 5D4N. Is it safe to buy because it is too cheap so my family a bit worry.
My brother said that that tour guide at China maybe will force you to buy the souvenir only the depart to next attraction. I am so keen to buy the groupon but i am so worry as well, i scare my family can not enjoy the trip.
Based on my experience in Zhuhai/Macau and Sanya trip, the tour guides are pretty professional and they do not force you to buy things at the compulsory shopping trip like silk, tea, etc…
Thank you Alfred. But this will be a cheap package i dunno what will happen =(
Anybody and advice on it? RM98 5D4N Beijing with CS Travel.
Just read all the comments…the travel agent in Singapore, Travel Star in People Park, how trustable is the company? I saw a tour package under Groupon and my daughter told me that some vouchers are scams….how true is it?
Hi Poh Lin,
Generally travel coupons are safe with the more reputable names like CTC, Five Stars and many others which has hosted travel deals online for nearly two years.
For ADL ourselves, we have also bought some travel coupons and we are glad it was seamless and in fact it presents great value for some like the Korean trip review we posted.
Groupon has a refund guarantee so it should be fine.
Regards
ADL Team
Does your blog have a contact page? I’m having trouble locating it but, I’d
like to
shoot you an email. I’ve got some ideas for your blog you
might be interested in hearing. Either way, great website and I look forward to seeing it develop over time.
Hi ADL,
Can review on the following deal and advise on the travel agent, Holiday Guru Pte Ltd?
5D4N HAINAN, CHINA: Only $10 per pax for 5D4N HAINAN Fully Guided Tour + 4* Hotels + 9 Meals + All Land Transfers + FREEBIES! (min. 2 to go) Holiday at China’s ‘Hawaii’!
http://www.streetdeal.sg/deals/view/4892/55/99_percent_off_5D4N_HAINAN_CHINA_Fully_Guided_Tour_4_Hotels_Meals.html?utm_source=daily_email&utm_content=rows&utm_medium=crm&utm_campaign=daily_top_15&pk_campaign=daily_top_15&pk_kw=rows&emst=EIlHE5pBd7_31949_333823_113
Hi Kelvin,
I think the travel agent is sound and has been doing deals for quite some time. From the past reviews, the itinearies are generally ok given the price, thus you may consider it.
Hope it helps and thanks for coming across our site!
Regards
ADL Team