Trip.com’s 5.5 Mega Sale is back – and it might be the best time to lock in your next trip

If you have been circling flight tabs, half-building itineraries and telling yourself you will book it later, Trip.com’s 5.5 Mega Sale might be your cue to stop procrastinating. Running from May 5 to 8, the four-day sale is packed with limited-time deals on flights, hotels, attractions and destination tours. In practical terms, this is probably one of the better windows to snag a bargain before prices creep back up.

The headline draws are the daily midnight coupon drops, where travellers can score up to S$155 off premium flights and up to S$125 off flight-and-hotel bundle bookings. There will also be 50 percent-off deals landing at midnight on things like airport transfers, car rentals and cruises, with cruise discounts going up to S$150 off. If you are serious about saving, this may be one of those rare occasions where staying up until midnight is productive.

There is more throughout the day, too. From 10am on May 5, Trip.com will launch its Flight Surprise Boxes, with all-in fares to Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia Airlines, Bangkok on Thai Airways, and Taipei on China Airlines. Then at 3pm daily, the site will roll out attraction flash sales, including buy-one-get-one-free tickets to places like Universal Studios Beijing, Legoland Malaysia Resort and Taipei 101, plus 50 percent off tickets to Universal Studios Singapore, Hong Kong Disneyland, Everland Korea and POPMART City Park.

For those planning a short getaway, the Bundle & Save deals are worth a look too, with packages such as return flights plus a two-night hotel stay in Kuala Lumpur from S$200, dropping at 5pm daily. And for extra savings, travellers paying with YouTrip on May 6 can get up to S$100 off flights and S$40 off hotels with qualifying spend.

So yes, the fastest fingers will probably win. But if your 2026 travel plans are still living mostly in your notes app, this sale might be the moment to make them real.

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