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.

DBS Woman’s World Card
Suitesmile card rating:
Sign-up bonus
$150 cashback
Key benefit
Earn 4 miles per dollar
for online spending
Annual fee
$192.60
(first year waived)
Min. Income
requirement
$80,000/yr
(not strict)

HSBC Revolution Card
Suitesmile card rating:
Sign-up bonus
(choose one)
$200 cashback,
Samsonite luggage
Key benefit
Earn 4 miles per dollar
or 2.5% cashback
for contactless and online
Annual fee
No annual fee
Min. Income
requirement
$30,000/yr
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!