MCL Travel and Tours

13/11/2024

LOOK: Airfares Expected to Increase in 2025 Due to Proposed Terminal Enhancement Fee

Air passengers may face higher ticket prices in 2025 as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) nears a decision on a proposed terminal enhancement fee. In October, local airlines requested CAB approval to introduce this fee, intended to offset increased operational costs at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), where the private operator, New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC), recently raised landing, takeoff, and other service fees.

The CAB Board is set to conclude deliberations on the proposal by the end of this year, with a decision anticipated as early as January 2025.

09/10/2024

7 TIPS PARA MAKAKUHA NG MURANG FLIGHT TICKETS ✈️💰

1. 𝙈𝙖𝙜-𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙖𝙜𝙖, 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙃𝙪𝙬𝙖𝙜 𝙎𝙤𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙖𝙜𝙖. ⏳

Base sa experience, okay na mag-book ng tickets hindi bababa sa 21 araw bago ang travel date mo. May limitasyon ang mga airline sa napaka-murang tickets.

2. 𝙈𝙖𝙜-𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙨𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙞𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙠𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨 📅

Ang Martes at Miyerkules ang ilan sa mga best days para mag-book ng flight tickets. Kadalasan, nag-a-update ang mga airline ng kanilang booking systems tuwing Martes ng alas-7 ng gabi. Alam nila na karamihan sa mga tao ay may oras lang para mag-book sa weekdays.

3. 𝙈𝙜𝙖 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙠𝙤𝙥 𝙣𝙖 𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙬 𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙖𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙙 ✈️

Subukang mag-book ng tickets para sa Martes o Miyerkules. Karamihan sa mga airline ay itinuturing ang mga araw na ito bilang 'less busy days' sa kanilang booking systems. Mas hindi matao ang mga paliparan sa mga araw na ito kumpara sa Biyernes at Linggo, na sobrang abala.

4. 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙜 '𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙡' 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖 𝙨𝙖 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 🌍

Karamihan sa mga airline ay nag-aalok ng 'Best Deal' mga 11 hanggang 12 linggo bago ang mga international flights. Kaya, mahalaga na regular mong i-check ang ticket prices sa panahong ito.

5. 𝙋𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞 𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙨 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙖 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣 🛬

Subukan ang technique na ito: lumapag sa isang paliparan na hindi ang 'main airport' ng destinasyon. Halimbawa, kung gusto mong pumunta sa London, madalas pipiliin ng mga tao ang Heathrow. Sa susunod, subukan mong lumapag sa isang 'mas maliit' na paliparan malapit sa Heathrow, tulad ng Manchester. Mula sa Manchester, maaari kang sumakay ng tren patungong London. Mas mura ito!

6. 𝙄-𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙨𝙚𝙧 '𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙚𝙨' 🛜

Maraming tao ang hindi aware dito. I-clear ang cookies sa laptop, smartphone, at PC mo kung bumisita ka sa website ng airline 30 araw bago. Dahil sa cookies na ito, iisipin ng booking system ng airline na madalas kang bumibisita sa kanilang site. Kaya, ang presyo ay mananatiling pareho kahit na madalas mo itong bisitahin.

7. 𝙄𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙜𝙖 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙮𝙤 🔍

Huwag maging tamad na mag-Google at ihambing ang ticket prices sa ibang websites. Huwag lang tumuon sa isang site. Magugulat ka dahil minsan, makakahanap ka ng mas murang presyo mula sa parehong airline. Narito ang ilang search engines na madalas kong ginagamit para sa travel:

Skyscanner
CheapFlight
Momondo
Kayak
Google Flight
Ita Software

Happy traveling,🧳🌏

12/09/2024

mga uuwi sa November, December and January pwede na po kayo magpabook 🙂 habang mura pa

09/09/2024

Advisory

Resumption of Clark-Siargao flights starting December 3

We are pleased to announce the resumption of PAL flights between Clark and Siargao beginning December 3, 2024.

The service will have convenient late morning and early afternoon departures, operating three times weekly, with scheduled timings as follows:

· PR 2875 Clark-Siargao every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday departing Clark at 11:00 AM, arriving in Siargao at 01:05 PM

· PR 2876 Siargao-Clark every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday departing Siargao at 01:35 PM, arriving in Clark at 03:40 PM

For bookings and other concerns and other inquiries, you may avail of any of the following platforms:

· Hotline (+632) 8539-0000 / (+632) 8855-8888
· Philippines Mobile – (+63) 919-056-2255 · Messenger: https://bit.ly/PALMessenger
· Viber: Search for Philippine Airlines
· WhatsApp: Add us as a new contact (+63) 998-951-4359 · myPAL Web Chat: https://bit.ly/3z8Ck3Y

PAL also operates twice daily flights to Siargao via Manila and Cebu.

We look forward to seeing you onboard our flights soon. Thank you.

20/08/2024

20/08/2024

Popular islands Palawan and Boracay were recognized as among the island destinations in Asia frequented by tourists, according to a travel website based in India. https://tinyurl.com/2m8ckcy6

12/08/2024

🚢 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝟐𝐆𝐎 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐒 🚢
PM FOR BOOKING
* BACOLOD - CDO
* BACOLOD - MNL
* BATANGAS - BACOLOD
* BATANGAS - BUTUAN
* BATANGAS - CATICLAN
* BATANGAS - CDO
* BATANGAS - CEBU
* BATANGAS - ILOILO
* BATANGAS - ODIONGAN
* BATANGAS - ROXAS
* BATANGAS - TAGBILARAN
* BUTUAN - MANILA
* CATICLAN - BATANGAS
* CATICLAN - ODIONGAN
* CATICLAN - ROXAS
* CDO - BACOLOD
* CDO - BUTUAN
* CDO - CEBU
* CDO - ILOILO
* CDO - MANILA
* CEBU - BUTUAN
* CEBU - CAGAYAN DE ORO
* CEBU - MANILA
* CEBU - OZAMIS
* CEBU - TAGBILARAN
* CORON, PALAWAN - MANILA
* CORON, PALAWAN - PUERTO PRINCESA
* DAVAO - GENSAN
* DAVAO - ILOILO
* DAVAO - MANILA
* DIPOLOG - MANILA
* DIPOLOG - ZAMBOANGA
* DUMAGUETE - DIPOLOG
* DUMAGUETE - MANILA
* DUMAGUETE - ZAMBOANGA
* GENSAN - ILOILO
* GENSAN - MANILA
* ILOILO - CDO
* ILOILO - MANILA
* MANILA - BACOLOD
* MANILA - BUTUA
* MANILA - CAGAYAN DE ORO
* MANILA - CEBU
* MANILA - CORON, PALAWAN
* MANILA - DAVAO
* MANILA - DIPOLOG
* MANILA - DUMAGUETE
* MANILA - GENSAN
* MANILA - ILOILO
* MANILA - OZAMIS
* MANILA - PUERTO PRINCESA
* MANILA - TAGBILARAN
* MANILA - ZAMBOANGA
* ODIONGAN - BATANGAS
* ODIONGAN - CATICLAN
* OZAMIS - MANILA
* PUERTO PRINCESA - CORON, PALAWAN
* PUERTO PRINCESA - MANILA
* ROXAS - BATANGAS
* ROXAS - CATICLAN
* TAGBILARAN - MANILA
* ZAMBOANGA - MANILA

04/08/2024

Long weekend ahead! ☀️🏝️
It’s the perfect time to explore new destinations. Book your getaway now and make unforgettable memories! ✈️

29/07/2024

Iba talaga Singapore! 💯

Singapore 🇸🇬 has been recognized as the safest city in the world for tourists, according to Forbes Advisor, a U.S.-based personal finances platform.

Forbes Advisor conducted a comprehensive assessment of 60 international cities to evaluate their relative risk levels across various metrics relevant to tourists.

The assessment encompassed seven key categories:
Travel Safety Rating
Crime Risk
Personal Security Risk
Health Security Risk
Infrastructure Security Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
Digital Security Risk

Source: Forbes Advisor

12/07/2024

𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌


𝐃𝐅𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄:
𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑:
𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒:

𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐓'𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:
𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:
𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:
𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄:
𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄:
𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄:
𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘/𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘:
𝐂𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒:
𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑:

𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:
𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:
𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:

𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
(𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄/ 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐊𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐀)

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:
𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:
𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:

𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:
𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:
𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:


𝐍𝐄𝐖/𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐀𝐋/𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓:
𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑: (𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐀𝐋/𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓)
𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄𝐃 (𝐌𝐌/𝐃𝐃/𝐘𝐘𝐘𝐘):
𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄𝐃:
𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒:
𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄:
𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘/𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘:
𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐘:
𝐙𝐈𝐏 𝐂𝐎𝐃𝐄:
𝐎𝐂𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍:
𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑/𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒/𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐄:

𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄:
𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑:

06/07/2024

9D8N LOS ANGELES (YELLOWSTONE- MT.RUSHMORE- ANTELOPE CANYON)

Travel Date: February 06- 14,2025

Rate Per Person: $3888

INCLUSIONS:

Round Trip Economy Airfare via PHILIPPINE AIRLINES

8 Nights Hotel Accommodation based on Twin Sharing

All Meals Indicated above itinerary ( B-Breakfast and D - Dinner)

Total: 16 Meals Chinese Meal: 6 Meals (8 Dishes, 1 Soup, Rice, water)

Local Meal: 10 Meals (3 Course menu, water)

Ticket & Entrance Fee:

(Yellow Stone National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Devil’s Tower, Ethel M Chocolate Factory

English-speaking tour guide for the whole trip

City Taxes

Private Air-Conditioned motorcoach

One(1) bottle of Mineral water per pax day inside Motorcoach

EXCLUSIONS:

Visa Fees

USD 250.00 Airline Taxes (Subject to change)

Airport and Border Porter

Travel Insurance

Guide and Driver tip: (USD10.00/per pax,per day )

Any personal Extras

Any beverage during meals and sightseeing

Any other meals not indicated above

Other which are not mentioned in the inclusions

9D8N ITINERARY

DAY 1

Arrival in Los Angeles airport. Meet and assist at the airport.

Dinner time.

Later transfer to hotel for check in and overnight.

DAY 2

Breakfast time.

AM: Los Angeles Tour Highlight :Depart from Los Angeles this morning, and begin our pleasant journey, Pass through Mojave Desert and enjoy the barren land capes decorated by Joshua trees and Transfer to Las Vegas (est4hrs).

Lunch time.

PM: Los Angeles Tour Highlight :Arrive in Las Vegas (Passengers who join the tour from Las Vegas, please meet your tour guide by Starbucks located on 2nd floor in Skyrise Tower of Circus Circus Casino Las Vegas) and transfer to St. George Utah (est2hr).

Dinner time.

Hotel check in overnight.

DAY 3

Breakfast time.

AM :Proceed to Antelope Canyon Tour Highlight :Transfer to Antelope Canyon (est 3hr), Along the way photo stop at Glen Canyon which hold back the Lake

Powell, it is the nation's second-largest artificial lake surrounded by 96

side canyons,The view is stunning and next is Antelope Canyon (Own Expense).

Lunch time.

PM: Proceed to Antelope Canyon Tour Highlight :Transfer to Bryce Canyon National Park (est 2.5hr),entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park (tickets incl)

and transfer to Provo (est3hrs).

Dinner time.

Hotel Check in overnight.

DAY 4

Breakfast time.

Transfer to Jackson Wyoming (est5hr).

Lunch time.

PM: Los Angeles City Tour Highlight : Photo stop at Elk Antler Aches Square and Grand Teton National Park, Transfer to Yellow Stone National Park (est2.5hr), Arrive and photo stop at Yellow stone national park(tickets incl)

which covered Geysers, hot springs, fumaroles and mud pots are

the wonders that make Yellow stone truly unique. Then you can see Grand Prismatic Spring, Old Faithful Geyser, West Thumb, and wildlife up close.

Dinner time.

Hotel check in Spend the night in West Yellowstone.

Day5

Breakfast.

AM: Proceed to Yellowstone Tour Highlight : Continue to explore the beauty of Yellowstone National Park, Fountain Paint Pot, Norris Geyser Basin, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Fishing Bridge. wonders come one after another! Cross the Great

Backbone of North America. The Rocky Mountains in the afternoon

and enjoy the breathtaking scenery along the way.

Lunch time.

Transfer to Sheridan Wyoming(est 5hr).

Dinner time.

hotel check in.

Day 6

Breakfast.

AM: Los Angeles Tour Highlight :Transfer to Devils Tower (est2hr) and Visit the Devils tower(tickets incl).

Lunch time

Transfer to Keystone (est2hr).

PM : Proceed to Mt.Rushmore Tour Highlight :Arrive and Photo stop at Mt.Rushmore where you can see George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, look down from their stony height and remind everyone even impossible is possible Continue to Crazy Horse India and see the worlds largest mountain carving.

Dinner time.

Hotel Check in overnight.

Day 7

Breakfast time.

AM: Proceed to Los Angeles Tour Highlight :Transfer to Independent Rock (est1hr),Photo stop at Independent Rock State Historic Site this morning,

Independence Rock was a key landmark for pioneers as they picked their way across the American frontier.

Lunch time.

PM: Proceed to Los Angeles Tour Highlight :Transfer to Capital State Utah (est 5hrs),Photo stop at Capitol Hill and amazed by architecture and sculpture afterwards continue to Temple Square.

Dinner time.

Hotel Check in overnight in Salt Lake City.

Day 8

Breakfast.

AM: Proceed to Los Angeles Tour Highlights: Transfer to Great Salt Lake, Photo stop at Great Salt Lake also known as America’s Dead Sea and Transfer to Las Vegas (est 6hr).

Lunch time.

PM: Proceed to Los Angeles Tour Highlights :Photo stop at Music Fountain at Bellagio together with Volcanic and Eruption at Mirage Grand canal in Venetian.

Dinner time.

Hotel check in overnight in Las Vegas.

Day 9

Breakfast.

AM: Proceed to Los Angeles Tour Highlights : Entrance to Ethel M Chocolate Factory (tickets incl) and Photo stop at Botanical Cactus Garden.

Lunch time

Pm: Proceed to Los Angeles Tour Highlights :Transfer to Tanger Outlets in Barstow to enjoy some shopping. We return to Los Angeles in the evening and finishes our pleasant Mt. Rushmore.

06/07/2024

05/07/2024

4D3N HONGKONG FREE AND EASY

Hotel Name: Rambler OASIS

Travel Date: Dec 17-20,2024

Rate Per Person: Php 25,999

Inclusions:

Round Trip Airfare via Cebu Pacific

3 Nights Hotel Accommodation

Daily Outside Breakfast

Roundtrip Airport Transfer SIC

Non Compulsory Half Day City Tour

Exclusions:

Compulsory tipping at Usd7 or Hkd50 per pax (pay on spot)

Phil Travel TaxTravel

Insurance (optional)

Extra Baggage Allowance

Any expenses not mentioned

4D3N ITINERARY

Day 1. Arrive Hongkong, Meet and Transfer to Hotel on SIC. Standard Check In is 1400 Hrs

Day 2: Fast Food Breakfast or HKD 20/Pax Fast Food Coupon

AM: Non-Compulsory City Tour. Hong Kong City Tour Highlights: -Avenue of Stars (Famous Victoria Harbour Promenade-Jewelry Factory and Factory Outlet-West Kowloon Cultural District -Picture Taking at Hong Kong Palace Museum and M + & Art Park. After city tour pax own transfer back to hotel and free leisure.

Day 3: Fast Food Breakfast or HKD 20/Pax Fast Food Coupon. Free time own leisure

Day 4: Fast Food Breakfast or HKD 20/Pax Fast Food Coupon. Departure

03/07/2024

01 July 2024

MAIL-ORDER BRIDES ATTEMPTING TO PASS THROUGH CEBU INTERCEPTED BY BI

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Three Filipino women who confidently presented a PSA issued marriage certificate were stopped by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at Mactan-Cebu International Airport in two separate incidents last June 28 and 29.

Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said that a female victim, 29-years-old attempted to board a China Eastern Airlines flight to Shanghai when she was intercepted by members of the BI’s immigration protection and border enforcement section (I-PROBES) at the MCIA early morning of June 28.

She was traveling with a Chinese man, 30 years-old, who claimed to be her husband. However, officers saw numerous inconsistencies in her documentation, including a PSA marriage certificate claiming that they are married.

I-PROBES officers reported that when asked, the victim admitted that she did not know the particulars of the supposed wedding, and later admitted that she merely paid 17,500 PhP via money transfer for the processing of her documents.

“What’s surprising in this case is that they even have photos of their supposed wedding together, which never really happened,” said Tansingco. “These syndicates seem to have even prepared fake studios for picture taking,” he added.

The I-PROBES also reported the interception of two more victims last June 29 also bound for Shanghai. The victims, aged 25 and 24, attempted to travel with their supposed Chinese spouses under the same circumstances and both presenting PSA marriage certificates.

Both admitted that their documents and their marriages were arranged through a contact.

“This is a clear case of mail-order bride wherein fixers seemingly assist marriages between Filipinas and foreign nationals,” said Tansingco. “These attempts have been intercepted at our Manila airports, hence they are now attempting other airports. They should know that our alert is up on this modus in all international ports of entry and exit,” he added.

All three victims and the three Chinese couriers have been turned over to the inter-agency council against trafficking for further investigation. #