AirAsia is running a fantastic limited-time offer for hotel bookings made on its website.
Key points to note
- Get 28% instant discount on hotels in Southeast Asia
- Book on airasia.com or on the mobile app
- Use promo code FLASHDEAL8 on the payment page
- Book from 15 to 21 August 2022
- Discount is capped at MYR 50 per booking (MYR 179 spending)
- Room rate must be at least MYR 200 (I know, doesn’t make it “28% off” technically)
- Payment has to be made at time of booking (“Pay Later” not allowed)
- No minimum nights
- Compared to other OTAs, airasia.com has a smaller list of hotels
Examples and comparisons
Agoda has been really aggressive with their offers recently, offering up to 25% discount on hotel bookings. However, although the Agoda has a longer list of hotels available, discounts are usually only applicable to selected hotels and excludes popular chain brands from Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and Accor.
As mentioned above, this AirAsia deal applies to all hotels, chain hotels included.
After playing around the website for a bit, I found that the amount of savings that I can get with this deal is pretty good!
Example 1: Pullman Kuala Lumpur Bangsar
In the example below, booking Pullman Kuala Lumpur Bangsar through this deal is easily cheaper than the (already cheap) “Red Hot Rooms” deal that is currently available to Accor Plus members, on the exact same dates.
Plus, you would even get free cancellation for flexibility!


Example 2: THE FACE Suites Kuala Lumpur
Here’s a comparison of AirAsia’s rate vs Agoda x UOB’s deal (15% off) for THE FACE Suites Kuala Lumpur:


Best cards for hotel bookings
I recommend booking with the DBS Woman’s World Mastercard or HSBC Revolution card to get 4 miles per dollar on top of the 28% discount.
Earn 4 mpd on online spending
Card details
Key details of the DBS Woman’s World Card
Card rating :
Ease of use :
Minimum annual income: S$80,000 (not strict)
Annual fee: S$196.20 (first year waived; request waiver every year)
Earn 4 mpd on online spending, up to S$1,000 per calendar month
No minimum spending
⚠️ 0.4 mpd earn rate on non-bonus spending
⚠️ 1-year miles expiry term
⚠️ Only 3 useful miles transfer partners
⚠️ 3.25% foreign transaction fee
Promo 1: Fulfilled by HSBC
Reward
42,000 points
(16.8k miles equivalent)
✅ Be a new credit cardholder of the bank
✅ Apply by 30 Sep 2026
✅ Provide marketing consent during application
✅ Spend at least S$1,000 by the end of the following calendar month after card approval date
Promo 2: Fulfilled by SingSaver
Reward (choose one)
• S$461 cash 🔥
• Dyson Airstrait (worth S$799)
• Dyson V8 Cyclone vacuum (worth S$559)
• Sony WF-1000XM6 earbuds + S$50 eCapitaVoucher (worth S$529)
✅ Be a new credit cardholder of the bank
✅ Apply by 16 Aug 2026
✅ Provide marketing consent during application
✅ Spend at least S$500 by the end of the following calendar month after card approval date
✅ Submit rewards redemption form that you receive via email (from SingSaver)
Earn 4 mpd on contactless and online spending; boost earn rate to 8 mpd with a minimum deposit of S$50,000
Card details
Key details of the HSBC Revolution Card
Card rating :
Ease of use :
Minimum annual income:• S’porean/PR: S$30,000 – S$65,000
• Foreigner: S$65,000Annual fee: No annual fee, ever
Earn 4 mpd on selected contactless and online spending, up to S$1,000 per calendar month
Boost bonus earn rate to 8 mpd (up to S$1,200 per calendar month) with a minimum deposit of S$50,000
No minimum spending
3-year miles expiry term
7 useful miles transfer partners
Free miles transfers to frequent flyer programs
Instant miles transfers
No annual fee, ever
⚠️ 0.4 mpd earn rate on non-bonus spending
⚠️ Poor transfer ratio to KrisFlyer
⚠️ Bonus categories are MCC-sensitive
⚠️ 3.25% foreign transaction fee
Is this a good deal?
Getting 6% to 10% discounts in Agoda, Expedia or booking.com is normal. That’s the minimum discount range that you should be getting for your hotel bookings, all year long.
With that in mind, getting 28% (or so) instant savings on your hotel bookings is a fantastic deal, especially if you can find something you like in the MYR 200 to MYR 300 price range.
Bottom line
AirAsia is offering an unbeatable deal for Southeast Asia hotel bookings. Consider this option if you have travel plans in the coming months!


