80,000 Cathay Pacific Air Tickets to be given away in Southeast Asia in support of “Hello Hong Kong”

“World of Winners” Campaign Sponsored by Airport Authority Hong Kong”

80,000 Cathay Pacific Air Tickets to be given away in Southeast Asia in support of “Hello Hong Kong”

[Philippines] 24 February 2023, As part of the “World of Winners” campaign sponsored by Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) that will give away 500,000 free tickets to global visitors, Cathay Pacific will be offering to residents across Southeast Asia 80,000 roundtrip air tickets to Hong Kong. Of this, 20,400 tickets will be for residents of the Philippines.

The initiative is in support of Hong Kong Tourism Board’s (HKTB’s) “Hello Hong Kong” campaign to welcome tourists back to the city, now that travel restrictions have been lifted.

In Southeast Asia, the campaign will be launched in phases, beginning first with Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines on 1, 2 and 3 March 2023 respectively, and then Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia in stages two weeks later.

Hong Kong’s Biggest Welcome to the World
The “Hello Hong Kong” promotional campaign is being rolled out worldwide to send the positive message that Hong Kong is back with signature and new exciting experiences awaiting visitors

An array of enticing welcoming offers from over 16,000 outlets across the city have been put together by the HKTB and the tourism and hospitality sectors to welcome back visitors. Among which, at the initial stage, at least 1 million “Hong Kong Goodies” visitor consumption vouchers will be given out, covering a complimentary welcome drink at
participating bars, restaurants, and hotels, or a cash voucher to be redeemed in the transportation, culinary and retail sectors, as well as attractions.

“World of Winners” Ticket Offers
To join the campaign, participants must be a Cathay member. They may sign up for a free membership on Cathay Pacific’s website. The campaign will run from 3 March 2023 (12:00 local Time) to 9 March 2023 (23:59 local Time). During this period, members must visit the campaign website, sign in using their Cathay membership details and answer three questions correctly. The prize will be awarded to the first 20,400 entrants with correct answers.

Each member may submit one entry only. The winners will be announced on the campaign website on 21 March 2023, and they will also receive an email with details on how to redeem their prize.

A summary of key dates is highlighted below:

Phase 1:

Campaign start date

Thailand, 1 March 2023 Singapore, 2 March 2023 Philippines, 3 March 2023
(12:00 local time) (12:00 local time) (12:00 local time)

Winner Announcement

Thailand, 17 March 2023 Singapore, 20 March 2023 Philippines. 21 March 2023

Phase 2

Campaign start date

Indonesia, 15 March 2023 Malaysia, 16 March 2023 Vietnam, 17 March 2023 Cambodia, 18 March 2023
(12:00 local time) (12:00 local time) (12:00 local time) (12:00 local time)

Winner Announcement

Indonesia, 31 March 2023 Malaysia, 3 April 2023 Vietnam, 4 April 2023 Cambodia, 5 April 2023

Dominic Perret, Cathay Pacific’s Regional General Manager for Southeast Asia, says, “As Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong emerge from the past three challenging years and markets begin to recover, we are excited to be rebuilding both our Company and our home hub. As a leading airline in the region, we are proud to be part of this campaign to
promote Hong Kong in Southeast Asia, and we hope our customers experience all the rich offerings that Hong Kong has to offer the moment they board our flights.”

Raymond Chan, Regional Director, Southeast Asia of Hong Kong Tourism Board says, “The Hong Kong Tourism Board is prepared to welcome visitors from Southeast Asia once again with great pleasure. Hong Kong is extending its warmest welcome along with a variety of attractive offers through the launch of a global integrated campaign – Hello
Hong Kong. I am confident that visitors will enjoy a unique and unforgettable travel experience when they return to this vibrant city with Hong Kong’s diverse culture and immersive tourism offerings. (PR)

For more information on the “World of Winners” Ticket Offers campaign, please visit https://flights.cathaypacific.com/en_PH/offers/world-of-winners.html

Indonesian cuisine

I had the chance to taste authentic Indonesian cuisine everytime we were invited in events by the Consulate General here. 

While in Makati City, we also dined with my son, Joe3,  at the Garuda Indonesian Restaurant in Salcedo St., Legaspi Village.

The flavor of each cuisine is rich with ingredients and spices. The dishes are hot, spicy, flavorful and I like all of those I tasted.

At the recent cooking demo at the House of Indonesia here, the chefs demonstrated how to cook the Nasi Uduk. It is an Indonesian Betawi style steamed rice cooked in coconut milk dish.

It was explained that Nasi Uduk means “mixed rice” as the preparation of the dish requires more ingredients other than the coconut milk  as it includes clove, lemongrass, cinnamon, and pandan leaf.

It can be served with side dishes and the most common type of Sambal that usually comes with Nasi Uduk is sambal kacang (sambal peanut) but it is optional as a condiment.

Another is with egg, tempeh, sambal, bihun goreng, and krupuk. It could also come with ayam suwir (shredded chicken) slices of cucumber,  shredded omelette, and tempe orek (tempeh stir fried with soy sauce.

The other one could be served with empal fried beef, samur jengkol, and krechek (beef rind in spicy coconut milk).

I also like Rendang and this dish is rich in spices. The meat could be chicken or it could be beef and uses coconut milk, a paste of mixed ground spices, plus ginger, galangal, turmeric leaves, lemongrass, garlic, shallots, chillis and others which is called pemasak in Minangkabau.

The Consulate wants the Indonesian dishes be marketed in Davao that’s why they regularly hold food and cooking demo so that Dabawenyos and Mindanaoans can taste the food be familiarized with their dishes.

Here’s my story

Indonesian cuisine to

penetrate Davao market

In its bid to penetrate the Davao and Mindanao market, the Indonesian Consulate of Davao hosted a cooking demo to introduce its cuisine to Dabawenyos held on Tuesday at the House of Indonesia, this city.

The event is aimed to introduce and promote further the Indonesian cuisine to Filipinos and enter the market especially in Mindanao.

Consul General Dicky Fabrian of the Republic of Indonesia in Davao City

said they want their food and beverage be more recognized and

sellable in restaurants, store, hotels, malls, and food court all over Mindanao.

Consul General Dicky Fabrian of the Republic of Indonesia in Davao City (center)

showing the Nasi Uduk dish together with Chefs during the food demonstration held

at the House of Indonesia.

“Through this event we can introduce and promote further the Indonesian

cuisine to Filipinos and enter the market especially here and in the island of Mindanao,” he said.

He said Davao will not only have Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Indian dishes but also Indonesian.

He said this will also pave the way to kow more about us and our culture.

Meanwhile, guests during the cooking lesson discovered the spiced flavor of Indonesian popular cuisine.

The lesson offered fascinating introduction to the exotic ingredients and unique culinary heritage of Indonesia. It provided valuable insights  into the various techniques, traditional and modern food preparation and the cooking style used in homes

across the Indonesian Archipelago.

 

The dish prepared was Nasi Uduk, steamed rice cooked in coconut milk and the said dish originally came from Jakarta.

The food demonstration is spearheaded by the Dharma Wanita Persatuan. (Prix Digna Banzon)

Guests were served with Indonesian cuisine during the event. (Photo by Geovani Mecodompis)