Shop at SM & fly to NYC via PAL

MANILA, Philippines - Start spreading the news: you have a chance to fly to New York via Philippine Airlines (PAL) when you shop at SM Department Store.

The “Shop and Fly New York Promo” of PAL and SM Department Store continues to attract shoppers to avail themselves of the best buys in order to have a chance to fly for free to the Big Apple starting on March 15.

Officials of PAL (led by marketing head Ria Carrion-Domingo) and SM Store (led by president Chelo Monasterio) presented the mechanics of the joint promo in a press launch at the ground floor of SM Makati. Tessa Prieto-Valdes hosted the event where PeopleAsia EIC and Allure editor Joanne Rae Ramirez and assistant editor Büm Tenorio Jr. each bagged a PAL round-trip Business Class ticket to New York in a raffle for media.

Qualified to join the “Shop and Fly New York Promo” are the holders of SM Advantage card, SM Prestige card, BDO Rewards card, SM Primo card and SM Mom card.

A purchase worth P2,000 on a single receipt qualifies one to have a chance to win in the raffle.

During the promo run (Feb. 14 to March 15), one winner is named each day via electronic raffle. At stake are 30 PAL round-trip tickets to New York.

Participating SM Department Stores are SM Makati, SM Megamall, SM North EDSA, SM Mall of Asia, SM Aura, SM Cebu, SM Davao, SM Bacolod and SM Baguio.

Winners are required to shoulder all taxes such as prize tax and travel tax, among others and must be able to fly within a period of one year. They may choose another PAL route within the same airfare range.

Prizes can be claimed at the marketing department, Philippine Airlines corporate headquarters, Diosdado Macapagal Avenue, Pasay City.

So start spreading the news! New York, New York!