Hotel Savings for my upcoming Hong Kong trip

My first family trip for 2017 was finally confirmed with 6 adults and 1 baby (my nephew) to Hong Kong this coming February.

Now comes the headache which is to search for Hong Kong hotels. As we all know, Hong Kong hotels are really expensive as compared to other country and their hotel rooms are small. I usually used trivago to help in my hotel search. However, this time round, my sis-in-law recommended Agoda for cheaper hotel prices.

We decided to search for a hotel in the Mongkok area instead of the Hong Kong Island as Mongkok has a lot more cheap shopping areas. The hotel we will be staying is Holiday Inn Mongkok. The prices I found for 3 double rooms for 5 nights as follows:

1)  Trivago cheapest rates via Bookings.com : $2,493
2)  Agoda non-member rates: $2,442
3)  Agoda member rates: $2,379

Agoda offers much cheaper rates when you sign up as their member.
Do Click Here to access Agoda and search for your hotels for the best competitive rates.

In addition to the Agoda rates, I am able to earn cashback from the hotel booking through Shopback. When you spend through Shopback, you received a portion of your purchase as Cashback from participating vendors. Agoda is one of their participating vendor and they gave 6% cashback for every completed stay. If I clicked through Agoda link via Shopback and completed the purchase, a pending cashback of $142 (6% of $2,379) will be in my Shopback account and becomes redeemable after I complete my hotel stay on 28 Feb. I will be able to withdraw the cashback to my bank account.

In total, we only paid $2,237 or $372/Pax for a 6D5N Holiday Inn Mongkok stay in Hong Kong.

You can also earn cashback via other online travel vendors such as Expedia, Bookings.com, Hotels.com, Singapore Airlines etc.

If you will like to earn cashback for your travel deals, do sign up Here and you instantly earn $5 cashback upon signing up.

Review of Cosrx Acne Pimple Master Patch and One Step Pimple Clear Pad

My skin is very prone to acne breakouts, especially when I eat heaty food, the weather gets too humid or during the time of the month.

Cosrx, a Korean brand, has a range of skincare products which are targeted at improving acne problems. I have used two of their products - the Cosrx Acne Pimple Master Patch and the Cosrx One Step Pimple Clear Pad and they have helped to reduce my pimples and prevent breakouts.

Cosrx Acne Pimple Master Patch

The Cosrx Acne Pimple Master Patch comes in a sheet of 25 patches of 3 different sizes. Each patch is almost transparent and you can place it on your pimple and go out as normal without anyone noticing. However, you require a few patches to completely heal each pimple as you need to replace each patch once it turns white when the pimple junk are absorbed. This product is useful if you have one or two pimples to clear. Each Cosrx Pimple Master Patch costs around $4.

Cosrx One Step Pimple Clear Pad 

I got to know about the Cosrx One Step Pimple Clear Pad a few months after using the Pimple Master Patch. It comes in a cute bottle and contains 70 individual pre-moistened pads. Use one pad and swipe both sides over the entire face. The pad is designed to wipe away excess dirt, oil and purify clogged pores. The liquid from the pad is moisturizing and have a soft scent. Although it is recommended to use one pad twice a day, I only used the pads when I have a breakout over my face. After using the pads, my pimples noticeably reduced in size and my face cleared in the next 2-3 days. One Cosrx Pimple Clear Pad costs around $15 and it can last me for 2 months.