Armie Sayno has been working as a domestic
helper in Hong Kong for over nine years now. She is a mom to three children,
which made it a tough decision for her to work abroad. Armie said she wants to
be by their side especially in their growing years, but she had to make the
difficult decision to provide for their needs.
Her dream is for her children to finish
their studies in hopes of a better future.
Like many other Overseas Filipino Workers
(OFWs), Armie has missed several important occasions back home.
She shares, “mahirap maging isang OFW pero
kailangang tiisin lalo na kapag maraming mga okasyon, lalo na kapag may
birthday ang mga anak, lalo na kapag Christmas. Malungkot kasi hindi ko sila
nakakasama sa mga special occasions, inaabala ko na lang ang sarili ko sa loob
ng bahay para hindi maalala ang mga anak ko.”
(Translation:
“It’s difficult to be an OFW, but I need to endure and power through especially
when I miss my children’s birthday and Christmas celebrations. It’s sad because
I don’t get to be with them during these important milestones, so I just keep
myself busy at work to deal with the sadness.”)
This is why Armie did not miss the chance
to join airasia Super App’s SUPER Christmas Getaway contest.
airasia Super App called for entries from
OFWs who want to celebrate Christmas back home with an all-expense paid
vacation for a family of four.
After a series of screenings, Armie emerged
as the winner of the SUPER Christmas Getaway contest.
It’s been three years since Armie last saw
her children. She was hoping to take them on an out-of-town trip when she gets
back, but had barely enough to make this possible. With airasia Super Christmas
Getaway, Armie got more than what she had wished for.
AirAsia
Philippines covered free roundtrip international
tickets for Armie to return to the Philippines from Hong Kong and resume work
abroad. Upon arrival, she was welcomed by airasia Super App Head of Travel Weng
Rivera to award an all expense-paid vacation to Boracay.
AirAsia
Philippines provided round-trip tickets to Caticlan
for Armie and her three children. During their flight, airasia
Travelmall surprised her family with in-flight gifts, while enjoying
their Santan meals.
airasia Super App’s hotel partners, Savoy Hotel Boracay and Belmont Boracay ensured a free and
comfortable 3 days and 2 nights accommodation for her family. airasia
Transport’s partner, Southwest Travel
and Tours took care of the seamless transfers from the airport to the
island.
To make their vacation even more fun and
memorable, airasia Holidays’ partners, Thousand Sunny Tourist Boat Rental
treated them to an exciting island hopping experience, while White Sand and Clear Water Corp. took care of their banana boat rides and
parasailing adventure.
Armie said this has been her most memorable
vacation so far, “sobrang importante nito sa akin na para maiparamdam ko sa mga
anak ko na super mahal na mahal ko sila… Maraming-maraming salamat po sa
airasia Super App dahil natulungan nila akong makauwi ng Pilipinas, makasama ko
ang aking mga anak, makasama ko ang aking pamilya at nai-tour din po nila kami
sa Boracay at first time po naming mag-iina dito, napakasaya po talaga!
Maraming-maraming salamat po sa airasia Super App dahil ito pinaka-best
Christmas vacation experience na kasama ang mga anak ko. Ito na po ang
pinakamasayang pasko ko!”
(Translation:
“It’s important for me to make my children feel that I love them so much… Thank
you very much to airasia Super App for making this vacation possible. It helped
me come home to the Philippines and be with my children. They also toured us in
Boracay. It’s our first time to be here and it’s really fun. Thank you to
airasia Super App because this is the best Christmas vacation experience I had
with my children. This is my happiest Christmas celebration”)
Expressing her joy at witnessing Armie’s
reunion with her children, Weng Rivera,
airasia Super App Philippines Head of Travel said: “We are very happy to
see Armie get together with her family. The joy in their eyes and smiles is
priceless. It gives more meaning to what we do here at airasia Super App. It
has always been our vision to offer affordable travel packages and seamless
experience, so families, friends and their loved ones can come together and
make more meaningful memories.”
Rivera added, “We thank Armie and all the
OFWs, our modern-day heroes for all their sacrifices. Being away from home is
not easy, yet they do their best to provide a better life for their families.
We hope that in our own little way, airasia Super App was able to make them
feel appreciated and loved. We shall find more ways to make travel more
affordable, so more people can travel with their loved ones.”
To share the joy of Christmas, airasia
Super App is offering discounts up to PhP 1,500 on hotel bookings to VISA card
holders using the promo code “VISA50” from December 15, 2022 to January 31,
2022. They will also get additional 1,500 airasia points on top of their
discounts.
Still looking for Christmas gifts? Save 20%
off on airasia TravelMall items upon check out using the promo code
“20CHECKOUT20” with P999 minimum spend. Those who will avail of inflight orders
will also get a limited edition Travelmall canvass bag until January 1, 2023.
Catch Armie’s story and SUPER Christmas
getaway on airasia
Super App Facebook Page.
Download the airasia Super App via Apple
App Store or Google Play Store now. For updates, follow the @airasiasuperapp on
Facebook and Instagram. With airasia Super App, Filipinos can now travel and
shop more, for less.
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