Team Out of Town Blog Hub (www.outoftownblog.com) – El Nido Resorts, one of the country’s leading eco-luxury chain located in northern Palawan, was recently voted as among the top resort destinations in Asia for 2021 at the annual Readers’ Choice Awards of the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler media group.
Lagen Island Resort
Consisting of Apulit, Lagen, Miniloc, and Pangulasian Island Resorts, El Nido Resorts is the only Philippine property that landed in the elite Top 10 list.
Pangulasian Island Resort, known for its eco-luxe villas inspired by contemporary Filipino architecture and unspoiled marine sanctuary, is a six-time Reader’s Choice Awardee, and a Gold List favorite in 2018.
Apulit Island ResortMiniloc Island Resort
Last year, Lagen and Pangulasian, and Apulit Island Resort in Taytay town also bagged the 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Resorts in Asia.
More than 800,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers voted and rated their travel experiences across the globe, citing places they can’t wait to visit again. The Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry.
Pangulasian Island Resort
The 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards are published on Condé Nast Traveler’s website at www.cntraveler.com and celebrated in the November issue of its US and UK magazine editions.
Condé Nast Traveler is the world’s most distinguished travel title providing inspiration and advice for discerning travelers. Authoritative and influential, it is a multi-platform, transatlantic brand that offers award-winning expertise in luxury travel from around the world.
Team Out of Town Blog Hub (www.outoftownblog.com) – Work from home, zoom meetings, easy home workouts all sound familiar. The amount of time spent at home lately has been quite unprecedented. Trends have shifted from using essential oil diffusers to being a plantito or plantita to showing off newly renovated spaces.
Mondial Direct knows the value of your home right now as it has transformed into a multifunctional space.
Mondial Direct, a new arm under Mondial Medical Technologies which is a distributor of quality and cost-efficient medical equipment & supplies, arose because Filipinos need a reliable source for their health-related needs.
A special line of home essentials is what they provide, drawing inspiration from home as a safe haven.
UV-fy your personal spaces
Let’s face it, at times it is necessary to go out for essential errands and other activities. It is so stressful to come home with the thought of what one may be carrying from the outside into the confines of our safe haven.
Mondial Direct NVC CleanAire
The NVC Cleanaire Portable Air Sterilizer uses a 2-in-1 technology that combines UV-C and ozone sterilization to effectively terminate 99.9% of viruses and bacteria. The lightweight battery-operated unit is three times more powerful than other models in the market and is proven safe for pets of animal lovers out there.
Mondial Direct NVC Germicidal Lamp
For its part, the NVC Germicidal lamp emits ultraviolet light that eliminates 99% of harmful pathogens in an area of 30-40 square meters, making it perfect for sterilizing homes. The quartz-glass coated lamp also has an intelligent motion sensor that turns off the unit when it detects persons and animals within a 10-feet induction range to avoid accidental exposure to UV.
Your go-to disinfectant spray
The world’s first powerful and all-purpose, hard-surface cleaner and disinfectant, Aeris Active is also a product offering of Mondial Direct. It kills 99.9999% of bacteria, viruses and fungi and continues to do just that for 7 days or 200 touches after application.
Aeris Active
Aeris Active kills COVID-19 with its hospital-grade disinfection and leaves behind an invisible quat-polymer protective film that keeps surfaces germ-free. As the saying goes : One can never be too certain during such a time like this. These heavy-duty but affordable products can assure homemakers that no virus is welcome in the household. And with that out of the way, a relaxing and comforting space is always the end-goal.
Uplift your mood after a long work day
Solstice 2-in-1 Salt Lamp Diffuser
The Solstice 2-in-1 Salt Lamp and Diffuser is one of Mondial Direct’s offerings that can instantly uplift the mood in one’s home. Combining the advantages of a Himalayan Salt Lamp and an Ultrasonic Essential Oil Diffuser, one will certainly feel twice as pampered and cared for. Essential oils are also on offer and can be bought alongside the Solstice or separately for a steal.
(L to R) Weighted Blanket with Cooling Duvet Cover, Knitted Weighted Blanket _ Solstice Aromatherapy Set.png
And what’s the ultimate comfort? For people hard at work every day, there’s nothing like a good night’s sleep. With Mondial Direct’s weighted blankets, be it the duvet or the knitted version, it’s almost guaranteed that one will sleep like a baby.
A home package you can’t say no to
To further allow Filipinos to have their own safe havens, Mondial Direct offers these select home essentials (Solstice, NVC Cleanaire, NVC Lamp, Aeris Active, and the weighted blanket with cooling Duvet Cover) for a sale price of P 20,000.
Team Out of Town Blog Hub (www.outoftownblog.com) – Megaworld Lifestyle Malls is gearing up for the happiest season of the year by opening more stores in its properties for South folks. The following malls in Makati, Alabang, Tagaytay, and Laguna will give people more destinations for bringing back the joy in dining and shopping.
SANLO MALL, PASEO CENTER
Pet Kingdom
Pet parents can shop for pet essentials, as well as take their fur babies to a grooming appointment at Pet Kingdom in San Lorenzo Place Mall. The shop opened earlier this October, and all of its employees have already received their COVID-19 vaccines. They are located at the 2/F of SanLoMall.
Koomi
Go the healthier route with yogurt-based drinks at Koomi’s upcoming branch in Three Central Mall. Coming this holiday season, the Australian-based beverage shop serves fruity flavors mixed with yogurt. Some of the drinks in their lineup are Cookies ‘N Dream, Langkashewlad, and Banana Dance With Some Berries!
Bugsy’s
Hang out with friends over good food and drinks at Bugsy’s newest spot in Paseo Center, Paseo Parkview Suites. This sports bar offers the best comfort food from Filipino and American cuisines, that are best paired with their premium liquors, cocktails, and imported beers.
ALABANG WEST PARADE
Brothers Burger
Over in Alabang, Brother’s Burger will be serving the juiciest meats in time for the holiday season at Alabang West Parade. Guests can soon try their burgers, lettuce wraps, savory churros, and more cravings.
TWIN LAKES SHOPPING VILLAGE
Aozora
Aozora Japanese Restaurant will bring the taste of Japan to Tagaytay with their new branch slated to open this year at Twin Lakes Shopping Village. The cool and lush vibe in Twin Lakes is the perfect venue for the authentic bites of sushi, tonkatsu, gyoza, and more Japanese faves.
Cafe Mary Grace
The goodness of home is coming to Tagaytay with the upcoming Cafe Mary Grace branch at Twin Lakes. Some of their signature products are their ensaymadas and cheese rolls, but they have a teeming menu filled with full meals, soups, pastas, salads, platters, cakes, and more delicious choices.
SOUTHWOODS MALL
Holidays are the best time to revamp the house, and Laguna residents can expect the best array of appliances from Abenson. Expect a plethora of choices that will make home life easier and more comfortable.
AbensonAime Dental Clinic
Aime Dental Clinic aims to give everyone a nice smile. Their soon-to-open clinic in Southwoods Mall offers complete dental services and treatment such as oral prophylaxis, tooth restoration, braces, root canal, surgical procedures, teeth whitening, and more.
Lawson Kitchen
Lawson Kitchen, a smaller convenience store by Lawson’s, will soon be operating in Southwoods Mall. They will sell mostly hot and fresh ready-to-eat meals for guests who are on-the-go.
Chizmozza
Chizmozza, the first and only mozzarella food stand in the Philippines, is opening a branch at Southwoods Mall soon. Taste their freshly-fried Mozzarella Cheese sticks that melt in your mouth!
Goo Dee
New milk tea shop Goo Dee is opening to bring sweet treats to Southwoods City. The majority of their items are imported from Taiwan, which bring a unique and delicious taste to their products. They have 21 different flavors that guests can choose from.
For more information, call the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls Hotline at 8-462-8888 or visit megaworld-lifestylemalls.com.
The country’s no. 1 brand for smartphones, watches, and TWS for Q2 2021 dominated Shopee 10.10 Brands Festival with a successful performance across the mobile, audio, and wearables categories.
Team Out of Town Blog Hub (www.outoftownblog.com) – realme, the country’s no. 1 smartphone, watch, and TWS brand for Q2 2021 continues to prove its dominance in the e-commerce space with its success during the recently concluded 10.10 Brands Festival on Shopee.
realme named no. 1 smartphone brand during 10.10 Shopee Sale
During the one-day sale, the brand offered discounts of as much as 50% OFF on selected realme smartphones and TechLife products, along with other deals such as free shipping, and additional shopping vouchers.
Shopee 10.10 Best Selling Mobile and Tablets based on Units SoldBest Selling Mobile and Tablets Shopee 10.10 GMV
realme emerged as the no. 1 best-selling brand for the mobile and tablets category, both in terms of total sales and number of units sold. Among the popular smartphones sold during the sale were the realme C11 2021, the realme C21Y, and the realme C25S, proving the brand’s strong position in the entry-level category.
Shopee 10.10 Best Selling WearablesShopee 10.10 Best Selling Audio
The brand also performed well within the AIoT segment, ranking second and third in the audio and wearables categories, respectively. The realme Buds Classic and realme Buds Q2 emerged as top-selling audio products, while the realme Watch 2 performed best within the smartwatch category.
These milestones are a testament to realme’s mission of catering to the digital-driven lifestyles of Filipinos with quality tech products at accessible price points. “We owe this success to the ever-supportive realme Squad because without them, we wouldn’t have achieved these milestones”, shares Austine Huang, realme Philippines’ VP for Marketing. “We take pride in being every Filipino’s tech and lifestyle partner, and we are grateful for their unwavering support through the years”, adds Huang.
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