agoda.com Kadayawan SALE: Davao from USD 26 per night!

agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced a selection of deals on hotels in Davao for the Philippines' Kadayawan Festival.

From now until the end of September, Kadayawan Festival brings a slew of vibrant cultural events to the city of Davao, and with it a unique opportunity for travelers to delve into ethnic Filipino culture and tradition. With origins as a harvest festival held by the indigenous tribes of the Davao province, Kadayawan began as a form of thanksgiving and is today the largest festival in the southern Philippines.

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agoda.com offers 55 Hotel Deals this 55th Merdeka

agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced exclusive deals on hotels in Malaysia in commemoration of its 55^th Merdeka.

This year marks the 55^th year of Malaysian independence, and to help promote domestic and international travel to this richly multi-cultural country, Agoda.com has secured 55 hotel deals in some of the country’s best destinations.

Independence Day 2012 – more known locally as Hari Kemerdekaan ke-55 – falls on Friday 31 August, a long weekend for Malaysians and a great time to experience Malaysian culture. In Kuala Lumpur, international visitors can get into the celebratory spirit by watching the Merdeka Parade and military flypast. A hotel in Kuala Lumpur near Merdeka Square makes the perfect base for shopping, sight-seeing, and accessing KL’s cosmopolitan dining and entertainment scene.

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agoda.com’s Independence Day SALE – save on Bali, Jakarta and more!

agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced fantastic deals to celebrate Indonesia’s biggest holiday.  

Independence Day falls on a Friday this year, right before Hari Raya, giving Indonesians an extra long weekend to take a break. Offering huge savings on Indonesian resorts and hotels over the long weekend, Agoda.com has secured some excellent promotions in the archipelago’s most sought-after destinations.

One of the most popular holiday spots in Indonesia – for both domestic and international travel – is Bali. Blessed with a fantastically varied coastline of surf beaches, sheer cliff faces, volcanic sands, and classically tropical white-sand beaches, Bali is not only heaven for sun-seekers, it’s got rainforest and rice fields aplenty for those seeking a green and serene eco-break.

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agoda.com presents La Rive Gauche Paris – hot hotels on the Left Bank

agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced exclusive deals on La Rive Gauche.

La Rive Gauche – literally, ‘the Left Bank’ – is where the roots of bohemia and modern intellectualism in Paris first took hold. Home to students, artists, writers and free-thinkers, its most famous inhabitants have included Sartre, Camus, Picasso, Hemmingway, Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller.

Today, the Left Bank – which geographically refers to the southern side of the Seine, mainly the fifth and sixth arrondissements – is a largely gentrified area with luxury stores and upmarket accommodation. Still, its bohemian and intellectual legacies abide in the Café de Flore, les Deus Margots café and at Place Jean-Paul Sartre et Simone de Beauvoir, an intersection commemorative of these two pioneers of existentialism.

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agoda.com celebrates National Day with luxury stays from SG210

agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced fantastic hotel specials in honour of National Day.

National Day gives Singaporeans the chance not only to celebrate the sovereignty and success of this great city-state, but to take a well-earned break. While the National Day Parade is an obvious highlight for many, Singaporeans wanting something even more memorable can book an urban staycation and enjoy some valuable downtime with family or that special someone.

This year, the National Day Parade takes place at The Float@Marina Bay. The theme is “Loving Singapore, Our Home”, and the program of events will, as always, include the thrilling NDP flyover, choir performances, dazzling multimedia displays and – the highlight of the parade – a spectacular fireworks display.

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agoda.com highlights Oktoberfest – Don’t miss Munich this year!

agoda.com, Asia’s leading global hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced fantastic Munich hotel rates for Bavaria’s biggest festival – Oktoberfest!

Launching on Saturday 22 September and wrapping up on 7 October, Oktoberfest is the world’s biggest fair, attracting more than six millions visitors a year in a celebration of boisterous Bavarian culture. Held in Theresienwiese in central Munich, the event kicks off with the ceremonial ‘tapping’ of the first keg of the season by the Lord Mayor.

Oktoberfest has been held every year since 1810, and while beer is central to celebrations, there’s more to the 17-day event than Bavarian brews. There are 14 tents to choose from and each caters to a different audience, with different music, a different array of food and different overall ambience. Some tents are smaller, such as the Burtschers Bratwursthuttn tent, with seating for an intimate crowd of 90, while others, such as the Löwenbräu tent, can seat upwards of 5,500 people at a time.

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agoda.com HOT London SALE – have a Super English Summer!

agoda.com, a leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today launched hot London deals for what promises to be a sizzling English summer!

Summer is the absolute best time to visit London; the days warm up and the entire mood of the city lifts. With the Summer Olympics and Paralympics scheduled to begin on 27 July and 29 August respectively, the potential to have an unforgettable English trip has never been greater, whether attending the games or just enjoying London’s exciting line-up of events.   

Art lovers won’t be able to pass up the London 2012 Festival, a celebration of the arts to include exhibitions by Edvard Munch, Damien Hirst, Picasso, da Vinci and Yoko Ono, not to mention the year’s winning and shortlisted entries for the BP Portrait Award.

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agoda.com launches special summer rates for Sziget Festival Budapest

agoda.com, a leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced special summer rates in time for Budapest’s Sziget Festival.  

Held annually since 1993, Sziget Festival is one of Europe’s biggest events. Attracting hundreds of thousands of music- and arts-lovers from across the continent, the seven-day festival has been likened to Burning Man in Nevada, with a similarly, “colorful and open-minded” attitude that promotes unity through music and cultural and creative exchange.

At Sziget’s core is music: large-scale concerts are held on the main stages, supported by smaller performance areas, games tents, sports and leisure arenas, arts and culture spaces, markets, cinemas, folk villages and chill out zones.

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agoda.com races into Budapest for the Hungary F1

agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced hotel specials in Budapest for the Formula One Grand Prix Hungary.

Each year, as part of the global F1 phenomenon, the Grand Prix zooms into the quiet Hungarian countryside. Located just outside Budapest, the F1 circuit – dubbed the Hungaroring – will again roar to life from 27-29 July, with the traditional Public Pit Walk opening the event on Thursday 26 July.

One of the most challenging circuits in the F1 competition, the Hungaroring is great for spectators, as the surrounding hills provide excellent vantage points. Tight corners, hairpin turns and a narrow track make for an exciting weekend of races, with a schedule that includes the Porsche Supercup, GP2, GP3, and the Lotus Ladies Cup Series. The final F1 race kicks off at 2pm on Sunday.

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agoda.com reveals top-rated hotels for Eid!

agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced some top-ranked hotels for Eid, as rated by Agoda.com customers.

With Ramadan fast approaching, travelers planning a getaway around Eid ul-Fitr – which falls on Sunday 19 August this year – should book their hotel soon. As a peak period for travel within Southeast Asia, hotels fill up quickly, especially those with great restaurants offering top-notch Halal and pork-free buffets.

agoda.com features more than two million real hotel reviews, written by customers who have stayed at that hotel. Based on ratings and tips from these travelers, the following is a list of some top-ranked hotels in key Southeast Asia destinations that provide dining fit for a  Eid ul-Fitr feast, across a range of different cuisines.

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