{"id":65978,"date":"2024-09-19T18:48:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T10:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=65978"},"modified":"2024-09-19T18:48:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T10:48:29","slug":"singapore-airlines-raffles-makati-mastercard-launch-exclusive-travel-themed-afternoon-tea-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2024\/09\/19\/singapore-airlines-raffles-makati-mastercard-launch-exclusive-travel-themed-afternoon-tea-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Airlines, Raffles Makati, Mastercard launch exclusive travel-themed afternoon tea experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Singapore Airlines, in collaboration with Raffles Makati and Mastercard, launched the \u201cSingapore Airlines Caf\u00e9 at the Writers Bar \u2013 Teatime Experience Around the World, an exclusive travel-themed afternoon tea experience which offers a unique culinary adventure featuring global flavors inspired by Singapore Airlines\u2019 extensive network of destinations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Available daily from September 20 to November 20, 2024 to all SIA customers, KrisFlyer members, and Mastercard debit and credit cardholders, the afternoon tea experience is held at the Writers Bar in Raffles Makati from 2pm to 5:30pm. Guests are treated to a carefully curated menu including delectable flavors from other countries such as spicy roasted duck salad with homemade sambal sauce, foie gras parfait on brioche, Belgian hazelnut praline crunch, Australian lamingtons, and Manhattan-style blueberry cream cheese scones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The afternoon tea set is priced at PhP3,200++. Customers who purchased an SIA ticket with their Mastercard debt or credit card during the promo period can enjoy 50% discount when they pay with a Mastercard card. KrisFlyer members can also redeem the afternoon tea experience for two with 7,500 KrisFlyer miles. For KrisFlyers who have not purchased an SIA ticket during the promo period, they can also enjoy the experience at PhP3,200++ using a Mastercard card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other benefits await those who purchase the afternoon tea experience. Every purchase of afternoon tea experience or KrisFlyer Experiences redemption enters customers into an e-raffle for a chance to win attractive prizes such as deluxe overnight stays at Fairmont Makati, and the grand prize of a pair of round-trip Singapore Airlines business class tickets to Singapore with a luxurious two-night stay at Raffles Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaboration offers customers a world-class travel experience through culinary adventure. \u201cOur carefully curated Singapore Airlines Caf\u00e9 afternoon tea experience at the Writers Bar offers customers a glimpse into exciting flavors from around the world, and invites individuals to visit unique destinations in Singapore Airlines\u2019 extensive network. We look forward to offering customers a world-class travel experience when they travel with us to embark on their next culinary adventure,\u201d said Liwei Tai, general manager in Philippines at Singapore Airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMastercard is excited to partner with Singapore Airlines and Raffles Makati to bring people closer to their culinary passion \u2013 and each other. At Mastercard, we know that shared experiences matter more than things. This specially curated afternoon tea experience will bring Mastercard cardholders \u2013 and their loved ones \u2013 on an exploration around the world through food, elevating their culinary experience and creating truly unforgettable memories for them,\u201d said Simon Calasanz, country manager in Philippines at Mastercard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singapore Ambassador to the Philippines Constance See said the event is a culinary diplomacy using food to promote understanding and tradition.&nbsp; It is especially meaningful this year because of the celebration of the 55 years of Singapore-Philippines relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver the past five decades, Singapore and the Philippines have forged a strong and fruitful partnership and enjoy robust cooperation in many areas including trade and investment. Most importantly, people to people ties have flourished. Travel, of course, played an important role in the flow and exchange of ideas, people and culture,\u201d said See.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available daily from September 20 to November 20, 2024 to all SIA customers, KrisFlyer members, and Mastercard debit and credit cardholders, the afternoon tea experience is held at the Writers Bar in Raffles Makati from 2pm to 5:30pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":65983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[5551,2100,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-65978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-airline-industry","tag-mastercard","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}