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Philippines trip for cny
Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:57 am
by gizmofreak
I'm planning for a trip to phillippines for Chinese new yr holidays. 2-3 additional vacations days might give a better flight deal. Will most likely book the tickets by this week. If anyone is interested to join, let me know. We can plan out together. Thanks
Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:16 am
by nakatago
Good luck getting "cheap" tickets. With the number of Filipinos in Singapore, you're bound to compete with tickets for a chance to get away during the holidays, especially this late.
Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:35 am
by gizmofreak
Haha, the meaning of 'cheap' is subjective
For me 2 free vacation days means a lot more than ticket prices. I'm doing it for sure. Just got the dates confirmed off work, anyways its never too late. Price to and for abt $250 is still a good deal( I don't care abt the normal price tho)
Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 1:30 pm
by ecureilx
gizmofreak wrote:Haha, the meaning of 'cheap' is subjective
For me 2 free vacation days means a lot more than ticket prices. I'm doing it for sure. Just got the dates confirmed off work, anyways its never too late. Price to and for abt $250 is still a good deal( I don't care abt the normal price tho)
around CNY, make it 500 $ for flight
if you haven't t grabbed the 99 peso deals .. yet ..
Posted: Tue, 14 May 2013 6:27 pm
by heliotropic365
i've never been the the philippines before, and i'm going there (manila) next week with my wife. we've heard from a couple of people that it might not be safe for chinese-singaporean women. is there any truth in that? what should be look out for? thanks!
Posted: Tue, 14 May 2013 6:34 pm
by nakatago
heliotropic365 wrote:i've never been the the philippines before, and i'm going there (manila) next week with my wife. we've heard from a couple of people that it might not be safe for chinese-singaporean women. is there any truth in that? what should be look out for? thanks!
Yes, because they usually assume everywhere else is as safe as Singapore.
Exercise common sense, street smarts, don't be an ob(li)vious tourist and you'll be fine.
Watch out for pickpockets/snatch thieves and con/scam artists.
Posted: Tue, 14 May 2013 6:48 pm
by heliotropic365
nakatago wrote:heliotropic365 wrote:i've never been the the philippines before, and i'm going there (manila) next week with my wife. we've heard from a couple of people that it might not be safe for chinese-singaporean women. is there any truth in that? what should be look out for? thanks!
Yes, because they usually assume everywhere else is as safe as Singapore.
Exercise common sense, street smarts, don't be an ob(li)vious tourist and you'll be fine.
Watch out for pickpockets/snatch thieves and con/scam artists.
that's a great point, thanks for the advice! really excited about this trip..