FOR months, my friends had been asking me to use their Klook codes for buying tickets to travel attractions, like Hong Kong Disneyland and Universal Studios in Singapore. Tech noob that I am, I didn’t pay any attention to what they were saying.
Apparently, I was missing on a lot of things by not having the Klook app on my phone.
Klook is Asia’s largest attractions, tours and activity booking platform. It has offices in different countries and regions across Asia, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.
“The Philippines is one of our most dynamic and fastest-growing markets in the region,” said Marcus Yong, Klook regional marketing head. Klook recently hosted a #GetKlookd adventure in four destinations—Hong Kong, Singapore, Palawan and Taiwan—featuring four pairs of celebrities and influencers. I was lucky enough to be included in the Singapore leg with former reality-show star and vlogger Baninay Bautista and singer-actor Teejay Marquez.
In Hong Kong BFFs Bela Padilla and Dani Barretto explored the city that never sleeps. For Taiwan, it was Chie Filomeno and Richard Juan, while engaged couple Maxene Magalona and Rob Mananquil enjoyed the beach and went on adventures in Palawan.
Once the pairs arrived in their respective destinations, they got to enjoy the different sights and attractions of the place. Baninay and Teejay, for instance, got to enjoy Singapore Flyer’s Premium Sky Dining Flight. They also went to the Singapore Zoo and Universal Studios. They went on the Singapore River Safari and Gardens By The Bay. Teejay tried the iFly indoor skydiving activity.
During the Singapore Flyer dinner, Teejay and Baninay went on Instagram and Facebook Live to announce the 15-percent discount off any Klook activity when you use the promo code <GETKLOOKD> on the Klook Mobile app (for first-time users only). There was also a Piso Deal for Universal Studios Singapore, an offer snapped up in minutes.
Yong said good offers, such as the Piso Deal, go fast in the Philippines. Everything goes in minutes.
Klook offers an excellent selection of activities and attractions in Asia, and these can be booked seamlessly through paperless ticketing. Klook also offers exclusive discounts of up to 50 percent. Klook seeks to transform the travel activities space in Asia by bringing together quality operators and making their services available on a single platform.
Klook iOS has already been featured by Apple’s App Store as one of the “Best New Apps” in 14 countries across Asia for three consecutive weeks.
Consumers are slowly getting used to booking services instantly through mobile devices, and Klook is the first to enable instant ticketing to some of the most popular attractions in Asia. You can book within a matter of seconds and travelers can show up with no more queuing or printing vouchers. These features are all seamlessly synced with Klook Mobile, Asia’s first travel activities booking app.
More and more Filipinos (including my friends in their 40s and 50s) are doing their bookings through the Internet. A 2015 survey showed that 87 percent of travelers use the Internet for the most of their travel planning, including research on activities to do at a destination and reading reviews on their options.
“Filipino Klook users are very engaged and articulate, and we like that,” Yong said.
On Klook, the four favorite destinations of Filipinos are Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Taiwan. Biometrics and paperless bookings are now making it easier for people to travel paperless. Even airlines are spending a lot of money to boost their web sites and make air travel easier for their passengers.
The 15-percent discount on Klook activities is valid for bookings made via Klook’s mobile app using promo code “GETKLOOKD” upon checkout.
Go to www.klook.com for more information.