I'm just cutting and pasting -
Sydney to Manila AUD 150 all in
SALE PERIOD: UP TO OCT. 4, 2016 OR UNTIL SEATS LAST | TRAVEL PERIOD: FEB. 1 - MAR. 31, 2017 AND JUN. 1 - AUG. 31, 2017
Sydney to Bacolod, Boracay (Caticlan), Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Kalibo, Puerto Princesa or Tacloban AUD 129 all in
SALE PERIOD: UP TO OCT. 4, 2016 OR UNTIL SEATS LAST | TRAVEL PERIOD: OCT. 15, 2016 - MAR. 31, 2017
Its a budget airline. Of course checked baggage is extra.
I fly this airline often and many people dont check in luggage. I rarely do. You can easily do a load of next day laundry for under $5, you are always first at the taxi line and it is a lot easier if you are going to be moving around a lot or staying less than a week.
Personally, I'd rather pay $260 return and choose no baggage then be forced to pay $340 return and be allocated 20kgs baggage. Even at the latter price, this is still a cracker of a deal.
Usually its not included.
ALL I was doing was letting people know that ALL-IN didnt include baggage. NOT criticising just informing.
Jetstar and other budget airlines do specials that include checked in baggage meals and entertainment, so all I was doing was clarifying this as it isnt immediately obvious in the post
ALL in in this case is closer to basic standard pricing for budget airlines in Australia as mandated.
FYI my son flies cebu and is totally ok with it, but when he saw the all in fare he too wanted to understand what the ALL in meant.
$208 to bangkok (one way) in school holidays is great value.
$387 return even better (return leg $179 found outside school holidays)
Maybe add "Others destinations from $129" because that deal's even more impressive!
Update: I take that back. Very few deals left at that price for other destinations. Still have a greater chance for a cheaper return flight in remaining typhoon season (next few months).
Boracay for $129 bucks. Are you kidding me?
And it's flying to Caticlan airport which is a hop skip and swim from Boracay, where as Kalibo airport is 90+ mins drive away.
Jump on this deal Sydneysiders!
The cheapest option I see is $310 return…
Still a good value though, usually it is about $500
I agree. I'd be there this weekend if this deal was from Perth.
A lot of the promo seats got sold out quickly. I was hoping to get some cheap seats yesterday Manila to Tokyo since I'll be in Manila in Feb but as I put in my credit card details it threw up an error saying something like someone else got the seat. Hopefully I have better luck during the next promo. Nice prices though if you can get it.
EDIT: I tried booking again and got one. Manila to Tokyo in Feb for about $408 return for two people. I'm happy.
Book now to beat the 1 July 2017 $5 increase in the Passenger Movement Charge. :))
True ozbargainer right here.
Its that that place where the prime minister is killing people on the street cos of drugs?
That may have been tongue in cheek but I think you're on to something there. Go to the "pines" and execute a poor shabu addict (who is just trying to escape the grinding poverty for a minute) - the american tourists would love it , as long as they were labeled a muslim insurgent by the PNP after the fact.
On a serious note you may be refused an entry visa if you cannot show a ticket that leaves the country after the initial entry visa expires.
I read on the news that the president put price on different levels of drug people if killed. like if a user is killed you get a few hundred, pusher gets more, and like the lords get 10k or something like that. dont know if it's true though.
I don't believe that's correct. Standard tourist visa is 21 days. You will need to visit the Immigration Department and then get it extended, or apply for a longer one before you get there, but I've never been turned back because my return flight was greater than 21 days from arrival.
If staying 30 days or less you do not require a visa.
http://www.philippineconsulate.com.au/visa/the-philippine-vi…
"Beginning August 1, 2013, Australian passport holders are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa if they intend to stay for Thirty days (30) days or less for pleasure or business purposes, provided they have a return or onward travel to another country and their passports are valid at least six months beyond the intended stay in the Philippines."
Stay longer then 30 days and you need to get a Visa - do not attempt to get it at the airport as you leave or you will be up for all sorts of bribes to officials and M16 toting thugs.
@iratepirate: Looks like it's changed. Thanks for the clarification. As I said, when I last visited (prior to 2013) for more than the standard visa duration, I was allowed in but told I had to get it extended at the immigration department in Intramuros. And most of the guards aren't strapping M16s. Just 12 gauges, which seem a great weapon to use in a crowded place like an airport.
@alizzan: I used to be able to tell the good guys from the bad guys - the good guys put an M16 to your head and let you go after the bribe was paid; the bad guys put an AK-47 to your head and asked for more after the bribe was paid…
Duterte is the best thing that's happened to the Philippines in a long time. Ask most Filipinos and they'll tell you the same.
Yes, sadly when crime gets so very bad that it takes extreme actions to reduce it, then locals support these extreme actions. Either way, lots of people are harmed. I don't think that we should apply our standards from the cosy safety of Australia. If you apply Australian standards to judging other Countries laws and rights, then there are a lot of countries that you will exclude from your travels.
Walking street….. here. I. Cum
sure thing…read this and tell me if you still believe it. that guy is mad.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/rodrigo-dutertes-drug-war-sys…
Yup. I'm a very strong advocate of lawn order here in Australia, but Duterte has gone overboard. Summary execution isn't acceptable in wartime, why would it be ok in peacetime? And he's not just advocating for the execution of dealers, he's keen on seeing users get shot too.
Borrowed a bunch of money off a friend and can't pay it back? No problem! Just shoot the guy and claim he was offering you drugs.
he voluntarily compared himself to hitler yesterday
That's called Western media. Not saying that Duterte's stance isn't controversial, but put it in a world context i.e take what the US is doing in Syria- many many millions of innocent civilians are being affected in what is the largest refugee crisis since WW2. Not to even mention Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, etc..
Don't do it guys.. i've lived here for 2 years and its a hole.
Save your money and go to dubbo or something.
We went for the first time back in April. Went to Manilla, Borocay and Bohol.
Worst trip ever, couldn't wait to get back home.
Good call..
Nothing works properly, nothing is on time, nothing is organised.. someone above said the general population is happy with the new president.. that's because the average IQ is single digit.
Sure the beaches are nice and relatively un-discovered compared to indo or thailand but go to a resort on bohol.. try to order a drink without an ingredient listed in the recipe and see what happens.. it just won't compute. $300 return doesnt cover the frustration and heart problems you'll experience dealing with this country.
We paid less than $200 return each. I would have paid double that not to go!
Funny what you say about the drinks. We stayed in a resort with a swim up bar and ordered a common cocktail off the menu. The staff advised they didn't have the ingredients, so we picked another to which they started looking up how to make it on their ipad. It eventually came, but had next to no alcohol in it and resembled nothing like the proper drink.
The food everywhere was awful. Just mind blowingly awful lol.
Have been to Indo, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam and I would highly recommend any of those countries over the Philippines by a country mile.
I love going to the Philippines. I find them to be very hospitable people who'll happily bend over backwards to please you. There are some spectacular landscapes there and beaches too plus the food/drinks and accommodation are really cheap.
Also unlike what some racist idiot above me might think they aren't stupid at all. Unlike here most are at least trilingual and over-educated. Due to job competitiveness there it's pretty much either get a university degree or live in poverty.
I totally agree with you, I was there in August last year and I had no problems with the people or the places I visited. Admittedly, I steered clear from the southern regions of the Philippines. But in general I don't think people should go over to places with expectations that everything will be the same as their home country, else they really shouldn't be travelling at all- the whole point (in my mind) is for new experiences and you have to go to new places with an open mind.
"very hospitable people who'll happily bend over backwards to please you"
Part of the issue people fail to recognise is the cultural aspect. "Yes" does not always mean "yes", unlike in Australia. Also, they find it generally difficult to understand the Australian accent. If you don't want to deal with these things, then it is probably not a great place to visit.
It's hard to understand why there is no outrage against summary shooting of drug users and other innocent bystanders. Totally amazing.
Because the situation is that dire. This is a country where political assassinations are common during elections, the previous presidents have been part of an oligarchy, and generally, election of officials boils down to a popularity contest. Corruption is incredibly rife across all levels of government, the gap between rich and poor is enormous, and successive presidents from Marcos onwards haven't made the situation any better. It's a drastic situation and the people hear stories of how Davao (Duterete's mayoral territory prior to his election as president) is now the safest city and think he'll be able to do the same thing. When you run a high risk of getting killed on public transport in broad daylight, you want drastic change, and Duterte says what people want to hear. That's why the local population support him, despite the fact that this extrajudicial killing is an incredibly slippery slope. When it comes to killing your rivals, though, not much is new. This is a country where you can get someone murdered for fifty bucks. It's easy to sit here and say "the rule of law should take care of these things", but the fact is that the rule of law has failed the people for decades.
So why doesn't he attack the endemic corruption rather than low level drug use? Hell if I lived there full time I would be stoned full time. Put a bounty on corruption not poor people.
He is attacking the corruption by attacking the drug trade. They go hand in hand..
So guess it depends on whether or not you think checked in baggage should be seen as ALL in.