Air Fares Continue to Fall in The Philippines
GMA News is reporting additional fare reductions by Cebu Pacific Airlines in an effort to get the public flying again.
The lowest one-way fare to Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam from Manila is now down to P299 from P1,799, while a seat to Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia has dropped to as low as P299 from P799. The cheapest Manila to Macau one-way seat has been slashed by P1,000 to P799.
This will certainly help me out. P200 is less than $6.30 at the current rate of exchange. So I can fly to Vietnam for $6.30 one way per person. Since many long term expats must leave the country every 16 months this really helps us out. I would like to go to Singapore or Bangkok but I’ll do what I need to do. I would likely need a Visa to get into Vietnam but I will check into that to be certain.
I don’t need a Visa for Thailand or Singapore or many other countries. I hope I can take my girlfriend with me but so far that wont be possible. She’s trying to get her paperwork together so we can get her a passport.
I’ve been in the country for over eight months and its time I get this matter thoroughly thought through and planned for. I need to plan on the highest payments though and need to have that money in the bank when it comes time for me to travel.
I had hoped to go to the US for a month in November but that’s not possible as I’m about $3000 short for that trip. How much does it cost? About $3000.00 lol 
That’s an estimate though, I have not checked the price in more than six months. From what I can tell, airlines are not doing well, don’t seem like they can cut rates much.
So for now, this high flier is grounded while I try to stuff away some cash in the bank!
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The new hikes on visas in the Philippines have annoyed me a bit.. I know its semi relevant to your post as it all comes down to visa renewals..I just cant understand why they hiked it so high when expats/retirees contribute so much to the Philippines economy I wonder what would happen if they started moving to Vietnam or other countries where they are more welcome and cheaper to live.
Its fine here. There is a post on HeyJoe.Ph that it would be perfect for though.
When was the last time a price went up on something that didn’t annoy you? LOL If you get a chance stop by heyjoe and tell me what you know about it. My article mentioned the increase and I didn’t know if it was permanent or what. I’ve seen a lot of complaining about.
Just P500 more? We brought it on ourselves, or the expats not following the rules and use fixers to get the passports stamped illegally. At least that’s my impression with what is going on but I didn’t follow it closely.
I don’t think most American’s are all that keen on communist countries for a long term stay. I know I’m not. I think Japan would rock but I don’t know what their requirements are, probably hard and very expensive to live there?
I’m not likely to go any place except for my Visa Run.