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BPI Clients Can Get Out More with all-expense-paid trips to Boracay, Bohol, and Davao

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), in partnership with the Department of Tourism, Zest Airways, Inc., and the Philippine Hotel Reservations Service, Inc. (PHRS), is treating lucky clients to all-expense-paid trips to Boracay, Bohol, and Davao.

With the “Get Out More” raffle promo of BPI 24/7 Banking, clients simply pay their bills through BPI Express Online, Express Mobile, and Express Phone for a chance to win trips to Boracay, Bohol, Davao, Cebu, Legazpi, Iloilo and Puerto Princesa (Palawan),

Through BPI 24/7 Banking, clients can do their banking transactions anytime, anywhere, giving them more personal time. “With this raffle promo, we emphasize the rewards of having less time to bank, and more time for personal experiences as we encourage our clients to Get Out More,” shares BPI’s SVP and Head of the Electronic Channels Group, Noel Tagaza.  

Since the campaign’s launch, three winners have already been drawn namely, Mary Claire Hijara with an all-expense paid trip to Bohol; Michelene Chua for Davao; and, Stephen Almonte for Boracay.  Each winner will enjoy their vacation get-away along with four (4) other companions plus PhP24,700 pocket money from BPI.

Zest Air, one of the country’s leading low-cost airlines, is the official airline partner for the promo. The airline will offer regular flights from Cebu to Davao and Puerto Princesa in Palawan by December 20, 2012 linking its five (5) flights daily from Manila to Cebu.  They also offer international flights from Clark to Incheon, Korea; as well as flights from Manila, Kalibo and Cebu to Shanghai, Jinjiang and Pusan.  To know more, visit www.flyzest.com.

PHRS, on the other hand, is the hotel service partner of BPI for this campaign as it will provide hotel accommodations to winners for three (3) days, two (2) nights.  PHRS is the first and only Central Hotel Reservations Service for domestic & International travelers with over 700 accredited hotels/resorts nationwide, and more than 20,000 worldwide.  Discounted travel bookings can be done via +632 812 PHRS (7477) or www.philippinehotelreservations.com.

All-expense-paid trips to Cebu, Legazpi, Iloilo, and Puerto Princesa are still up for grabs. For more information about BPI 24/7 Banking and the Get Out More travel campaign promo, visit www.getoutmore.ph,

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