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Live the high life: If you're after a holiday with bragging rights, you won't do much better than Shangri-La Singapore's $546,000 Ultimate Extravagance package. You and three companions fly to Singapore in a chartered jet, are met at the airport by limousine, whisked to a private entrance of the hotel, and taken up a private escalator to the two-bedroom 4,000sqft Presidential Suite. The suite has hosted myriad royalty and heads of state, including George W. Bush, and was recently renovated as part of a $250 million refurbishment. During your three-night stay, you'll be treated to: unlimited champagne and canapes; 24-hour butler service; spa treatment for four; personalised bathrobes, pillowcases and stationery; a private dinner for four at the hotel's Californian restaurant, BLU; and breakfast in a private room. You'll also have a chauffeur at your disposal, and chefs catering to the personal tastes of each guest. The offer is valid until July 31. Inquiries: [65] 6235 1666 or go to www.shangri-la.com.

Taipei package: Until July 3, Dragonair Holidays is offering a two-night package to Taipei for $1,688, staying at the five-star Grand Hyatt. Pay $2,688 and you can upgrade to business class, or $3,288 to go all the way to first. Inquiries: 3193 3338 or go to www.kaholidays.com.

Direct hit: Sun, sea and sand in 75 minutes? Pacific Airlines, which flies direct to Da Nang in central Vietnam, is offering a four-day/three-night or five-day/four-night package priced at $3,180 and $3,480, respectively (based on twin share). Available until June 30, the deal includes: return economy flights; transfers; accommodation at the five- star Furama Resort Danang, 15 minutes from the airport; and daily breakfast. Flights leave Hong Kong on Friday and Tuesday afternoons at 2.45pm, arriving at Danang at 3.25pm local time. Visas can be processed on arrival (US$30 per person) by prior arrangement with the resort (www.furamavietnam.com). Inquiries: Candy, Vietlink International Travel, 2367 8113.

London calling: British Airways Holidays has a package to London from $4,990 (based on twin share). Available until the end of June, the offer includes return economy flights, two night's accommodation and daily breakfast. There's a choice of three hotels: the two-star Terstan Hotel in Earl's Court from $4,990 (www.terstanhotel.co.uk); the three-star Royal Eagle Hotel near Hyde Park from $5,090 (www.royaleagle.org.uk); and the award-winning new four-star City Inn Westminster from $5,490 (www.cityinn.com/westminster). Inquiries: 2844 9696.

Spice up your life: Forget sweating it out in a smelly Central studio - how do you fancy practising downward dog on a white-sand beach under the shade of a palm tree, with views of the Indian Ocean? Katy Appleton, the Sivananda yoga guru who got Geri Halliwell and Sarah Ferguson back into shape, will be a guest instructor at the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa between July 1 and 10, holding daily classes on the open-air yoga platform, built on the beach and surrounded by ocean and tropical jungle. Ninety-minute classes cost US$40 per person or US$60 for two. Inquiries: [960] 450 629 or go to www.hiltonworldresorts.com.

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