Up to P1,000 cashback rewards when you pay withPayMaya
Team Out of Town Blog Hub (Outoftownblog.com) – After two years of pandemic travel restrictions, summer vacations are officially back with a vengeance. We are all ready to enjoy the sun, sea, and sand, or perhaps, go on a trip to somewhere cooler in the mountains for a chiller vibe.
Wherever your summer destination is, you can get everything you need for the season when you shop at The SM Store. What’s best about it is that you can get up to P1,000 in cashback rewards when you shop and pay using your PayMaya app.
Get ready for summer with The SM Store and PayMaya
Getting these rewards is easy. For new users, register for a PayMaya account and use the special invite code PAYMAYASM to qualify for cashback rewards. Until June 30, 2022, you can get a 10% cashback or up to P500 when you make your first cash in at The SM Store. You can get another 10% cashback or up to P500 when you scan to pay with PayMaya QR for the first time. Check out the full promo details here: http://pymy.co/paymayasmregistrationpromo
For everything you want and need this summer, The SM Store and PayMaya can make your shopping more convenient and more rewarding. Here are just some of the must-haves you can get there:
Resort wear
You’re ready to go in the water, but don’t hit the beach without some stylish and comfortable resort wear. You want your summer OOTDs to look good, and The SM Store has a great selection of swimsuits, casual wear, loungewear, and summer accessories – for all genders and sizes.
Travel gear
Your summer travel look won’t be complete without a good set of luggage or travel bag and other accessories. Invest in good quality pieces that can last several summers over. From overnight bags and backpacks to heavier duty pieces, The SM Store carries various brands that can suit your budget. Don’t also forget your first aid kit and health accessories like masks and sanitizers.
Skin essentials
You love basking in the sun, but take care of your skin! The best summer look starts with a healthy complexion. Invest in a good skin care line, and don’t forget to use sunblock. Check out the local and global skincare brands available at the SM Beauty sections of The SM Store.
Summer Toys
Summer vacations and getaways are also great to bond with your family and friends. Beyond taking a dip in the water, you’ll also need some fun activities and games. Stock up on toys like balls and inflatables to play with on your trips.
Gadgets and accessories
Experience the sounds and sights of the summer of 2022 and remember all the reasons to celebrate family, friends, and life. The SM Store carries mobile phones and electronic items such as power banks, portable chargers, and portable speakers.
So what are you waiting for—get your summer must-haves today at The SM Store and get the rewards you deserve when you download PayMaya for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
PayMaya is the only end-to-end digital payments ecosystem enabler in the Philippines, with platforms and services that cut across consumers, merchants, communities, and government. As of end-December 2021, PayMaya provides more than 44 million Filipinos access to financial services through its consumer platforms. Its Smart Padala by PayMaya network of over 63,000 partner agent touchpoints serves as last-mile digital financial hubs in communities, providing the unbanked and underserved access to digital services. Through its enterprise business, it is the largest digital payments processor for key industries in the country, including “every day” merchants such as the largest retail, food, gas, eCommerce merchants, and government agencies and units.
15 People Who’ll Likely Irritate You When Riding on a Plane
Team Out of Town Blog Hub (Outoftownblog.com) – Air travel is both a dream and a nightmare at the same time. You hope for the best when you board a plane in the hopes that everything will go smoothly and relaxing. However, if you are unlucky to be sitting with the various types of obnoxious, selfish people, then time will run painfully slow for you to feel like you’re being tormented. Welcome to air travel’s torturous hilarity and downright despair. Secure your seatbelts as here are 15 of the worst travelers you’ll ever encounter. It’s going to be a bumpy ride!
TheRacer: One who stands up when the plane JUST landed.
Types of People We Hate Riding A Plane With
It’s annoying how passengers stand up as soon as the plane lands. It’s not yet safe to stand up while the plane is taxiing towards its designated parking area. Typically, upon landing, most passengers race to the exit in order to be the first out, as if the plane would leave with the passengers on it. It’s not MRT, people!
Well, attempt not to laugh when the pilot steering the airplane into the jetway parking place smacks the brakes a touch too hard and they tumble down the aisles along with their bags.
No Headphone Listener: One who plays music and watches movies without their headset on (and will say, “I paid for the tickets.”)
Seriously, who in their right mind believes it’s reasonable to watch a movie on their gadgets when they’ve forgotten to bring headphones? Why not simply switch the phone to silent mode? Is that a difficult task? Additionally, the plane is not the right place to listen to a song at a loud volume. Paying for the ticket does not give anyone the license to act however they please regardless of the disturbance. How about we brush up on our etiquette?
The Heavy Head: Strangers who rest their head on your shoulder while sleeping.
It must be a nightmare to spend the next hour trying to keep someone from falling over on your shoulder. There are undoubtedly many people who are uncomfortable being drooled on or carrying a planet-sized head on their shoulders. It’s never romantic to sleep and wake up to someone’s head lying on your shoulder, it only happens in movies! In reality, it causes you shoulder pain and stiff neck while the other person sleeps in comfort. Are you brave enough to poke their heads?
The Chatty Passenger: One who never stops talking about random irrelevant things.
The Chatty Passenger
IRRELEVANT TALKS! Some people are all for chatting a bit and meeting new people, but just because of respect. The chatty passenger should know the limits of knowing when to stop talking and hinting that the other party is no longer interested.
We didn’t pay for the tickets for the unlimited chats irrelevant to our lives, do we?
The Workaholic: One who brings work on a flight.
How infuriating could it be to wake up to the sound of a tapping keyboard and a clicking mouse? These are the passengers who open their laptops and work for the entire duration of the flight. It’s a little annoying, especially when you’re completely exhausted and in desperate need of rest. They can work however they like when they finally reach their destination, NOT DURING THE FLIGHT. Someone’s trying to sleep and the sound of a keyboard is never a lullaby!
Overly Demanding Passenger: One who wants to be the top priority.
Demanding Passenger
People normally feel terrible for Flight Attendants when they see them dealing with overly demanding passengers. These are the passengers who continue to request assistance even when other passengers are in greater need. They find assistance even in the most unreasonable kind of things. They should keep it in mind that they are not the only passengers on the plane.
The Smelly Passenger: One who’ll flare up your nostrils with a hint of onion and garbage.
As a general rule, everyone should shower shortly before takeoff. If showering isn’t an option, people should pack a change of clothes and deodorant in their carry-on. Additionally, feet can stink, and you people don’t want the flight to be forced to make an emergency landing just because of smelly feet. Other than feet, people can strongly smell due to excessive perfume, alcohol, or sweat.
Everyone on a plane should smell neutral, otherwise, it will only disturb people who wanted to have a smooth ride. People don’t want to smell something that could actually make them throw up. Air travel should be fun, it should allow us to breathe!
The Storyteller: One who shares how traveled he or she is.
Oftentimes, we want to hear stories from strangers because their experiences with places are insanely fascinating. Additionally, we can learn a lot of travel tips from them. However, some people can actually be so arrogant about it and feel so entitled that your own experiences pale in comparison to theirs. It gets pretty annoying, too, when they overshare and you want to do something else like get some sleep, watch a movie, or write a journal. Nevertheless, you must know what to say when you wish to divert your attention away from listening to how traveled he or she is. Otherwise, it’s gonna be a really ugly ride!
The Sitting Trash: One who refuses to keep his or her own junk.
It’s so simple to put your trash in the seat pocket directly in front of you, but other passengers can’t seem to do it. Plastic wrappers, tissue paper, and even food scraps end up on the ground. Messy people will not pick them up or let the FAs to have their trashes be thrown away. For Pete’s sake, FAs are not slaves!
The Photographer: One who takes too many selfies.
There’s nothing wrong with taking selfies, as long as you don’t bother the people who are around you. Passengers can sometimes be unintentional photobombers in someone else’s picture. They keep taking pictures: before the plane takes off, during the flight, and after the plane lands. Because we’re sitting next to them, we get to be in the picture, too. We didn’t want to pay attention to how we looked, but because so many people take selfies all the time, we get pissed.
The Wasted Passenger: One who’s drunk during the flight.
There’s never an advantage to people who are drunk on the flight. You’re sitting next to someone with bad breath and the smell of alcohol is unbelievably nauseating. It’s never ideal to be next to someone who is slamming drinks like they are in an inland bar, ordering another drink while their first is being delivered. Thirsty? Can someone really drink like there’s no tomorrow?
The Non Listeners: Passengers who don’t listen to FA Instructions
You know you’re dealing with a troublemaker when you see someone deliberately disobeying safety instructions or reclining their seat during takeoff despite the flight attendant’s warning. Uncooperative passengers are a major source of frustration for flight attendants and you as a fellow passenger. Each time the FA gently reprimands someone, everyone’s attention is immediately drawn to them. Unfortunately, bullheaded passengers are difficult to ignore!
The Loud Ducks: These are your noisy seatmates.
Certain individuals are so extremely excited that they lose sight of the fact that they are not alone on the plane. We understand that traveling with a group of friends or family members can be a lot of fun. However, are they required to be so irritating on the plane? There are elderly passengers who really need to rest, businessmen and businesswomen who need to focus, passengers who will be unable to concentrate on their movie, and even babies whose naps no one wants to disturb. Although we can always ask the Flight Attendants to request that this boisterous group of people tone down their voices, there are times when we feel like the bad guys simply by requesting it, when in reality, we are the actual victims. It’s not about being “killjoy”, it’s about the fact that we have our own business to mind and these noisy individuals should be reminded not to be the center of “distraction”.
The Infant: A crying baby.
Nothing’s more irritating when you finally fall asleep and one minute after that, there’s a screaming baby! In terms of infants, we adore them. Indeed, we do. Except when they’re screaming hysterically on the plane. It gets even more irritating when the parents don’t do anything essential to calm their babies down. Geez. Bye-bye, slumber! However, if you brought earplugs, you’re in luck!
The Loud Snorer: One whose snore echoes in your dreams.
If we’re forced to sleep on a long-haul flight next to loud snorers, our precious sleep is certain to be disrupted. When we get off the plane, we were incredibly pissed because we kept waking up at random times during our red-eye flight, while the loud snorers slept soundly. You are truly the unluckiest person ever to be seated next to a loud snorer; they simply cannot control their snoring. Yes, it’s vexing, and it’s likely to keep us awake. We don’t want to get off the plane grumpy, particularly if we’re meeting family or friends. Just be sure to bring your earplugs with you to protect yourself from the worst-case scenario!
Score the All-New Solarized Collection of Crocs Only at the Shopee 4.4 Sale!
Team Out of Town Blog Hub (Outoftownblog.com) – The long-awaited summer season is upon us here in the Philippines! After almost two years of being locked down, we are finally gonna be able to get back on track and enjoy our country’s most beautiful summer destinations now that the travel restrictions are being eased up. Yup! And this only means one thing, more time for us to relax, enjoy, and beat the heat! (But of course, we shouldn’t forget that the pandemic still isn’t over. So mask up, okay?)
Well, then. The best way to slay your comeback out there is to become more fashionable as ever, right? If that’s the case then I’ve got great news for y’all!Crocsrecently released their new stylishSolarized Collectionthat everyone will absolutely love. This summer it’s the perfect way to show everyone your bright side as you conquer the stage and slay your outfits with Crocs’ all-new captivating designs. The best part? You can get them for up to50% offin the upcomingShopee 4.4 Sale!
Yup, you read that right! So what are you waiting for? Go to theShopeeapp and add to cart now!
The Shopee 4.4 Sale
The most awaitedShopee 4.4 Saleis happening in less than a week so if I were you, I’d already start filling up my cart with trending items like everything onCrocs’product list! Of course, we are blessed to enjoy countless perks this coming4.4 Salesuch as free shipping vouchers, cashback vouchers, and discounts for up to 50% off, especially onCrocs!
The All-New Solarized Collection
The trendy and stylishCrocs Solarized Collectionis perfect to showcase your taste as afashionistawherever you will go! Whether you’re going for a long drive, a walking tour, or even beach bumming, these bright and captivating designs will make you stand out each time. If you’re an outdoor-lover and adventure-seeker, these bad boys are perfect for you! So, get ready to turn some heads because these are the trending designs for the all-newSolarized Collectionfrom Crocs!
Crocs Unisex Classic Solarized Clog in White Multi
Crocs Unisex Classic Solarized Clog in White Multi
The floor is yours to conquer with these bright and stylish clogs combined with unique and vibrant designs that will surely make you stand out! The all-newCrocs Unisex Classic Solarized Clog in White Multiis the perfect footwear for you to slay any summer activities coming your way. Because aside from its spectacular design, it also features theIconic Crocs Comfortwhich promises to give you a lightweight, flexible, and 360-degree all-around comfort anytime and anywhere!
Crocs Unisex Classic Solarized Clog in Black Multi
Crocs Unisex Classic Solarized Clog in Black Multi
You can never go wrong with black, right? For those who can’t help but fall in love with darker designs, the sought-afterCrocs Unisex Classic Solarized Clog in Black Multiis the best choice to slay the floor with classy outfits. Aside from sporting these bad boys in adrenaline-pumping activities you’re in, you can also combine them with chill outfits on almost all kinds of occasions. Whether it’s for beachwear, casual outfits, travel, or sports, these clogs are definitely sure-fire and comfortable.
Crocs Unisex Classic Solarized Sandal in White Multi
Crocs Unisex Classic Solarized Sandal in White Multi
Well, if you’re looking for the more laid-back version of theCrocs’ Solarized Collection,then sporting theCrocs Unisex Collection Solarized Sandal in White Multiwill definitely make you turn back heads wherever you go. These two-strapped sandals featuring vibrant and unique white designs are low-key classy.
Made with theIconic ComfortandCroslitematerial, wearing these sandals on any sort of occasion like a simple stroll to the mall, walk by the beach, or even a casual run will be easy peasy!
When it comes to style and comfort,Crocswill always be number one. And with its all-newSolarized Collectionthat is undoubtedly turning heads as we speak, you can never ever go wrong. So, what are you waiting for? Score them for 50% less when you shop at theCrocsPH StoreonShopeeat the upcoming4.4 Sale!
Team Out of Town Blog Hub (Outoftownblog.com) – Staycations and travels are definitely back with revenge, as Hotel 101 Group offers its discounted promotions this season with Summer Stays beginning April 1, 2022.
Guests can stay once again for leisure and staycations, relive their happy moments, celebrate special occasions, or simply enjoy a good night’s rest. Stay at Injap Tower Hotel in Iloilo for only Php2,101nett for two with breakfast and welcome summer coolers.
Cabugao Gamay Island Viewpoint – Gigantes Islands
“Head over to Iloilo, and revisit the beaches of Gigantes Islands, one of the unspoiled locations in Iloilo and Western Visayas, or simply enrich your knowledge of culture and heritage, with historical churches and old buildings and mansions, or simply enjoy the famous Ilonggo dishes along the way,” shares Hotel 101 Group Head of Public Relations Brian Ong.
Take a well-deserved family vacation at any of the hotels under the Hotel 101 Group. Spend this Summer by staying in the comforts of a hotel, starting at Php2,101nett per night at Jinjiang Inn – Ortigas, and 3,101nett per night for Jinjiang Inn – Boracay, Jinjiang Inn – Makati, or Hotel 101 – Manila.
From the hotels’ comfortable and well-equipped rooms and safety protocols, guests can also enjoy the outdoor swimming pools of Hotel 101 – Manila and Injap Tower Hotel in Iloilo.
Experience the beach and fun water activities in Boracay and relax at Jinjiang Inn – Boracay Station 1, or just simply use the business and meeting facilities of Jinjiang Inn – Ortigas and Jinjiang Inn – Makati.
Hotel 101 Group’s Summer Stays may be booked starting April 1, for stays until June 30, 2022. For bookings and inquiries, you may contact Hotel 101 – Manila at +63(2) 85531111, Jinjiang Inn – Ortigas at +63(2) 86381111, Jinjiang Inn – Makati at +63(2) 75768557, Jinjiang Inn – Boracay Station – 1 at +63(917) 6716908, and Injap Tower Hotel Iloilo at (033) 3307111.
