Sunday, December 15, 2013
AirAsia Zest Hot Meals Now Available
Sunday, December 15, 2013If there is one thing you still don’t know about me, it’s that I love “budget” travelling. Of course I have to put “budget” because I lov...
If there is one thing you still don’t know about me, it’s
that I love “budget” travelling. Of
course I have to put “budget” because I love to get the most out of everything
without having to spend too much. That
is true for all my purchases including travel.
I’ve posted a few articles in the past about my domestic trips since I
started blogging last year. One of the
most memorable trips I had with the family was back in September, 2009, during
Typhoon Ondoy. It was one of the best
deals I got because we unbelievably spent less than P5, 000 for a Zest Air round-trip
flight for five going to Boracay. But
amidst that fateful typhoon we experienced, we were flown home safely.
Speaking of Zest Air, it is now rebranded as AirAsia Zest, after AirAsia Philippines
and ZestAir entered into astrategic partnership very recently. This alliance promises to provide a
world-class travel experience that every Filipino deserves. It also updated its tagline to: AirAsia
Zest, The Right Way To Fly. AirAsia
Zest now offers international and domestic flights to more destinations with
unrivaled daily low fares. Not only
that, to complete your travel experience, AirAsia Zest now offers in-flight
menu of Hotmeals.
I’ve experienced checking-in early for a flight either too
late for breakfast or too early for lunch, so I end up buying expensive, but
not so filling, food at the airport. I
was thrilled after finding out that AirAsia Zest offers inflight Hotmeals at a
very affordable price. In fact, it’s
the most affordable low cost airline meals in the Philippines. Plus it’s made from fresh and quality
ingredients and promises to be the most delicious and suited for local
taste.
Their Hotmeals may be ordered onboard for Php 200
each. But if you pre-book your meals (up
to two meals per flight) @AirAsia.com
via Manage My Booking they give you a 15% discount (Only Php 168 only)and
free 100ml water. You may choose from: Chicken Adobo AlaMariles, Junior Cho’s
Korean Beef Stew, Uncle Chin’s Chicken Rice, Maan’s Pasta Arrabiata, Beef
Caldereta and Pak Nasser’s NasiLemak.
I got a chance to taste their Hotmeals along with other
food and lifestyle bloggers last week during its launch.
Jonathan Yabut, the first Apprentice Asia’s winner,
passionately presented what’s new with AirAsia Zest including new domestic and
international flight destinations, AirAsia Zest’s New Mission (which is to
build Philippine tourism,) their latest FREE Seats promo, their FREE flights for Yolanda PH
volunteers (seats promo were available at that time and not anymore as of press
time) and lastly AirAsia Zest’s Hotmeals.
Let me just say that he is very articulate and intelligent and truly a
deserving apprentice to Mr. Tony Fernandes, AirAsia’s group’s CEO.
I could barely stand from where I was seated that night,
too full from the food tasting of five courses served from their Hotmeals. I tasted and almost finished all these:
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Pak Nasser’s Nasi Lemak
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Chicken Adobo Ala Mariles
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Uncle Chin’s Chicken Rice
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Junior Cho’s Korean Beef Stew
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Beef Caldereta
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Maan’s Pasta Arrabiata
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What’s more, these sumptuous meals are prepared by Manila Catering Service (MCS) who
applies airline technology standards in its processes such as blast
freezing/chilling to ensure that the food is preserved in its natural and
freshest state.
AirAsia Zest also offers delicious desserts such as Cinnamon Breadsticks, Choco Banana Pound,
Chocolate Chip Cookies and Fudgy Brownie Bar. My favorite is their Chocolate Chip Cookies,
which I could actually finish a pack in less than five minutes.
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AirAsia Cafe's Chocolate Chip Cookies |
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Other desserts: Cinnamon Breadsticks and Choco Banana Pound |
Doesn’t this post make you hungry? Writing this makes me want to fly to
anywhere in the Philippines now just to taste their Hotmeals and their sweet
desserts once more!
So what are you waiting for loves? Visit AirAsia.com to book a flight and make sure you pre-book
AirAsia Zest Hotmeals (book two meals, you won’t regret it promise!) For promo updates, follow them on Twitter or LIKE them on Facebook.
Disclaimer: Some
talking points in this post were suggested by sponsor. However, the views and opinions stated herein
are purely my own