Philippines Travel Links

General

Philippines Travel Guide by Jens Peters

Lonely Planet  Travel guide

Philippines ClickTheCity  General information about "what's on". A good site for music gigs and TV programs.

WOW Philippines The official travel website of the Philippines government - Department of Tourism. The best source information about what cultural events are on when and where.

WaypointsDOTPH  A great independent site, especially if you have a GPS. Features Philippine trekking and GPS usage.   "We aim to fuse these two aspects together and make this website the GPS traveler's guide to the Philippines."

Buses

Victory Liner  Bus company servicing parts of the Northern Philippines (Manila to Baguio, Zambales, Olongapo and Dagupan). We use them whenever we go to Baguio. You can find their schedules and prices here.

GV Florida Transport - Luxury bus service - Manila to Banaue and other northern Luzon destinations - not a good web site with some wrong telephone numbers and incomplete information about their services.

Airlines in the Philippines

There are many cheap flights to destinations within the Philippines through some of the discount airlines. You are more likely to get cheap tickets over the internet rather than by going into a travel agent. One way flights are usually half the price of return flights. Watch the baggage weight limits as your cheap flight may end up costing more than a regular one due to the excess baggage costs.

SEAIR

Philippine Airlines (PAL) - Probably the best airline to fly with for domestic flights. Their flights are not normally cheap though.

Air Philippines

Cebu Pacific   This is a budget airline. Anything that you want on the flight needs to be paid for, i.e. coffee, crisps, etc. Don't expect to be able to buy anything resembling a meal. Take note that their baggage limit is 15Kg and only 10Kg to Boracay. You may find it is cheaper to fly with a regular airline if you have lots of luggage. The baggage fee is P2000 per 5Kg on international flights and P500 per 5 Kg for local flights. If you fly from Shanghai to Cebu for example, you will need to pay extra baggage to Manila and then also to Cebu. There is 20% discount if you book your extra baggage online. They are well set up for internet bookings, which is why I often fly with them. My experience is that they are often late and are poorly setup to deal with customer complaints. Their customer service at the airport can be incredibly slow, and there are often long queues, If you have an interconnecting international flight, make sure you leave lots of time incase your Cebu Pacific flight is late. Cebu pacific operates out of the new modern airport terminal, Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. As of July 2009, only PAL Express and Cebu Pacific operate from there. The only way to the other terminals is by taxi.

Zest Air (formerly Asian Spirit)

Island Transvoyager Inc   Has 2 Airplanes that fly Manila - El Nido only. They also provide charter flights. The site does not work sometimes but you can call then on +63 2 8515674

Manila Airports

Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport - Information about the airport terminals and flight information. It includes flight departure and arrival information.
The four airport terminals listed below are all part of the same airport but to transfer between terminals will require you to catch a taxi and travel outside of the airport.
Terminal 1 - An old and overloaded terminal out of which all international flights operate except for Cebu Pacific and Philippines Airlines.
Terminal 2 - Only for Philippine Airlines (PAL) flights. PAL international and domestic are in the same building but different entrance doors.
Manila Domestic Airport - A very old airport by any standards. All domestic flights operate out of here except for PAL, PAL Express, Cebu Pacific and Island Transvoyager.
Terminal 3 - The new terminal from which all international flights will eventually operate. Currently only Cebu Pacific and PAL Express operate from there.

Travel Safety and Security Warnings

Australian Government Warnings

U.S. Department of State - Travel Warning

British Government - Travel Advice

Other Links

Halcyon Web Design - My own website design business

Pegaweb Web Design & Photoshop Tutorials - Free Adobe Photoshop, web design and graphic design resources. Features articles, Photoshop tutorials, free website templates and web buttons. This site was designed by Pegaweb.com

When I am not travel writing, I am busy working on my web design business >Red Starfish Web Design

Website Setup Guide - A simple, free guide that shows you how to make a proper, normal website, in three steps.

How to Create a Website in 5 Minutes - This site shows you how to create your own website in five minutes.

Abtik Outsource Secretarial Services - Philippines based company providing a wide range of very low cost business process outsourcing functions. Their target market is small to medium sized businesses in English speaking western countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain. They provide online staff who work from their Manila offices.