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Cebu Pacific Will Hold Piso Fare Tonight!

2018-12-23T21:47:00.000+08:00

If you have a Cebu Pacific app, then you might have received a notification saying that Cebu Pacific will hold a 1 - Peso Fare promo or commonly known as Piso Fare promo this evening at 12:00AM, December 24, 2018.

This midnight!

The details of this promo is not yet out and the best way to find out is to stay late if you can and see for yourself. For the meantime, you can do the following:

1. List down any flights you wanted to book.

2. Check the calendar for 2019 and see the holidays next year.

3. Most importantly, check your budget and see how much you can spend for a holiday trip.

By doing the above things, you can prevent yourself from booking unnecessary flights.

You can also tune in to www.cebupacificair.com.

Cebu Pacific Seat Sale Promo Code: VISA for 294 Pesos Base Fare

2018-10-05T22:55:00.000+08:00

If you want to explore South East Asia, this is probably the best chance you had this month to get a cheap fare for next year. Cebu Pacific, Philippines' larges airline announces a flash sale offering as low as 294 Pesos base fare. Here are the destinations under this seat sale promo:

Kota Kinabalu, Brunei, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Incheon, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Bali, Hanoi, Siem Reap, Jakarta

Note: Except for Hong Kong, all the rest are from Manila. Hong Kong promo is for flights coming from Cebu.

The seat sale is open for booking until October 6, 2018 while the travel period is from January 1 to March 31, 2019. To avail, just key in the word "VISA" in the promo code section. The promo poster is shown below.

Base Fare Only

Please take note that the figure shown above is just the base fare. Cebu Pacific began showing base fares recently in contrast with their previous practice of showing the all-in fare. On top of base fare, the passenger will need to pay taxes, admin fees and other charges. These charges can quickly add up.

Oh by the way, when booking, be extra careful. It's a general practice for airlines to put all sorts of stuffs to your flight by default like baggage, choice seating, insurance etc. You may need to manually disable these add-ons. Otherwise, you'll unwittingly pay for them. And just like I said, the cost can quickly add up.

No Visa Countries

Except for Incheon,South Korea, the rest of the international destinations in this seat sale promo are visa free for Philippine passport holders. For example, you can visit Hong Kong for up to 14 days without visa. Other countries above allows much longer stays. For the list of visa free countries for Filipinos, please see the article below.

[Read: List of Visa-Free Countries for Filipinos]

Tigerair Taiwan Will Fly Straight Cebu to Taipei

2018-09-20T21:22:00.000+08:00

Tigerair Taiwan will begin flying directly Cebu to Taipei starting December 1, 2018. This is the airline's response to the steady increase in the demand for flights to Taiwan. The initial schedule for flights is every Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. You can book your tickets at www.tigerairtw.com.

Screenshot of Tigerair Taiwan website.

With this new route, Tiger Air Taiwan will compete with Philippines' largest airline, Cebu Pacific and AirAsia Philippines. The three will utilize the newly-opened Terminal 2 of Mactan-Cebu International Airport.

No Visa Policy Until July 31, 2019

The increase in demand for Taiwan fights is undoubtedly influenced by the relaxed visa policy of Taiwan for Philippine passport holders. Filipino visitors are allowed visa-free entry to Taiwan if they will only stay there up to 14 days. This experimental policy was implemented starting November 1, 2017 and was initially set to expire July 31, 2018. After that period of evaluation, the no-visa policy was extended until July 31, 2019.

Taiwan is now among the 161 countries in which Philippine passport holders can enter without visa. And since Taiwan is one of Philippines' closest neighbors, it has become a convenient place for international travel and recreation.

[Read: List of Visa-Free Countries for Filipinos]

You may wonder where's Tiger Air Philippines. Well, the short answer is: it was acquired by Cebu Pacific in 2014 and re-branded as Cebgo the next year.

iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max and iPhone Xr - Price and Availability in the Philippines

2018-09-15T17:55:00.000+08:00

After months of rumors as to the design and features of the next-generation of Apple iPhones will look like, it was finally revealed last Wednesday (Tuesday in US) September 12. Apple announces the release of three new iPhones: iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max and iPhone Xr.

I will not talk much about the features of these new phones but here's some that I found interesting.

Xs Max us like the Plus version of older iPhones. It's the bigger iPhone Xs.
Xr is the new low-end iPhone. The only major difference between this and the iPhone Xs's is the screen. This one is LCD while the iPhone Xs's are OLED.
Dual SIM support - Nano + eSIM.

The all new iPhone Xs Max and iPhone Xs. Photo by Apple Inc.

If you want to know more about the features of this new iPhones, you can visit Apple's website.

Price and Availability in the Philippines

As it has been in the past, Philippines is not included in the first or second batches of countries where these beautiful iPhones will be made available with. But the wait may not be that long. Give it a month or two after it goes on sale on the first and second batch of countries and then we can expect it to be launched locally either through Apple Philippines website or your favorite carriers: SMART and Globe.

While this is not official statement, I said this because last year, iPhone X was announced September 12, and it goes on sale November 3 and then it was launched in the Philippines December 1. That's barely a month! It looks like the same will happen this year.

Now if you really want to get it in your hands about the same time as the first batch of countries mentioned in the announcement, then you can easily find people who will be able sell it to you prior to it's official release locally. Of course, you will have to pay for a premium that will cover the cost of shipping as well as provide some profits to the seller to keep them interested. I would advise against this though since there are uncertainties as to the warranty and the quality of the product itself (did it break during shipping?).

Now let's talk about the price. What we currently know are the US dollar prices. Here's the start of the price points. Note that the lowest model has 64GB memory space in it.

iPhone Xr - 749 USD
iPhone Xs -999 USD
iPhone Xs Max - 1099 USD

To give you a better idea, last years 999 USD iPhone X turns out to be 64490 Pesos. You can ratio and proportion that and you may have guessed the final price.

The Most Advanced Expensive iPhone Ever

The iPhone Xs Max will be the most expensive iPhone ever! So much for its gorgeous design and for its amazing marketing, these new iPhones have broken the records. The question is: will you buy one? Let us know by your comments.

Cebu Pacific PISO FARE 2019 Promo!

2018-09-11T22:04:00.000+08:00

Cebu Pacific is about to reveal another edition of their famous PISO FARE seat sale promo this midnight. While there's not yet details as to the travel period, you may now start planning your trips late this year up to next year.

Cebu Pacific 1 Peso Base Fare on ALL destinations

About Piso Fare

Piso Fare is the brainchild of Cebu Pacific, once an unknown airline more than a decade ago, now the largest Philippine airline company flying Filipinos domestically and directly to Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Piso Fare is initially a literal one-peso all-in fare promo. I remember in 2009, I flew from Cebu to Manila for just one peso and all I need to pay is the bag and the terminal fee. Recently through, Piso Fare came to be just the base fare. The taxes, admin fees, terminal fees can add up pretty quickly and the all-in fare without baggage can be jabout 1000 pesos. But still, that's a significantly lower fare compared to regular ones.

Update on Details

As announced, Cebu Pacific is currently holding a PISO FARE 2019 seat sale promo. The travel period is from June 1 to September 30, 2019. The booking period is until September 13 or until seats last. All destinations are on sale except Melbourne (Australia) and Basco (Batanes)

Please take note that only the base fare is one-peso. Adding other fees such as taxes, the all-in fare will start from 481.12 Pesos for domestic and 851 Pesos for international travel.

You can book your tickets online at www.cebupacificair.com or via their mobile app available on both iOS and Android platforms. If you don't have credit cards, you can still book and reserve the ticket up to 24 hours. Just proceed with the booking and you can select the payment center options at the Payment section.