Breakaway – March Hols Escapes

I may not potter over to Club Med – simply cos I’d rather chill out than have someone ask me to do some aqua yoga thingy or fly on a trapeze – but for those who like this kinda fun, the hip-hip-hooray holiday club has rolled out a sweet deal for the NATAS fair. According to the press release that landed on our laps, every second adult travels free when you book a Club Med Premium All‐Inclusive package from Mon 22 Feb – Fri 12 Mar 2010. This package applies for Club Med properties in Bali, Cherating and Phuket when you travel 3 May to 31 July. Prices for this deal range from $276 per adult at Cherating to $312 per adult at Bali Nusa Dua. If you don’t mind rowing your boat to Bintan, the Club Med there offers a different deal – kids stay for free with each paying adult. A minimum stay of 4 nights, and max of 7 applies to all these deals.

Call 1800 CLUB MED (258 2633) or visit www.clubmed.com.sg

But how about a ‘staycation’ – like the masses love to do in times of stock market corrections? Goodwood Park Hotel is offering a 110th Anniversary Weekend Rest & Relax Package at S$110.00 per person per night. You’ll need at least two people to check in and only from Fridays to Sundays. You get a Deluxe Room, buffet breakfast at $11 per person per day (okay, so you got to pay, but you have to admit it’s cheap) and if you want a bit more luxe, an upgrade to a Poolside Suite at surcharge of $110 per room per night. So what can you do there? Relax by the pool, potter over to ION Orchard to shop without having to fight through the carpark crowds, and explore the teenybopper hangout at Far East Shopping Centre for a while before hurrying back to more elegant, grown up and tasteful pursuits like a martini at the Martini Bar at Grand Hyatt next door! Chin chin! (This deal is available until 31 Dec 2010.)

Call (65) 6730 1811 / 1844 or email: rmresv@goodwoodparkhotel.com.