Angeles City

[Bob Down]

[QUOTE=Husky Babalin]

Glad to hear this, I believe I will give it a try .
I will land in HKG for two-nites and come to Macau by Ferry . Is the airport far from Ferry ?
Anymore recommendations are appreciated.
What would you guys do for one day and nite in Macau before I leavr for Mecca!
I have NO interest in Gambling. My main interest is what we all have in common and a little site seeing.Thanks HUSKY

Macau has it's own thread, you could start there for ideas of things to do.

[Buko Max]

Have you or any other ISG member ever flown Tiger ?
I would really like to save the money, but I am concered about this Carrier. Can you or anyone give some info on Service and Equipment.

Yes I have flown Tiger and I would highly recommend them!
All new equipment and the service is probably the best amongst the discount carriers because they are owned by Singapore Airlines.

You once told me you spent too much time in AC...

Yes he visited one time and now he thinks he is an expert! :o

[Ace of Spades]

I am in Macau now. Tommorow, I will be flying to AC with Tiger Air.

I have flown out of HK previously. Macau is the better of the two places, most things are cheaper, such as food, transporation, internet, etc.. if you have to stay for a few days to catch your flight.

Small hotels expect to pay 250 to 300 HK dollars at least. Guest houses: 120 to 200 HK dollars.

There are plenty of casinos to keep gamblers busy --- casinos offer free drinks and some even have lounges where you can use the internet for free, such as ther Lisboa Casino top floor.

My ticket to AC from Macau was about 800 or 900 HK dollars. You can buy directly at the airport (11pm to 3pm) or through a travel agent/internet cafes, especially those located where the filipinos live and work.

If anybody needs exact information, send me a PM.

[X Man]

Congratulations on living in Philippines. Hopefully, you'll be posting some great field reports. Have you been anywhere other than AC?

I'll be visiting next month. Maybe we should get together, drink a few brews, and reminisce about all of our great exchanges at ISG. Maybe not...

You once told me you spent too much time in AC, sorry to have assumed that that is the place where you live.

Mate, you can't use a crayon to change a digital photgraph. Sorry to state the obvious.

note: AV is making a joke referring some posts made in the Filipinas thread where there was some antagonism after AV posted the private picture of an older gentleman who apparently is engaged to someone AV cares about. The original picture has since been removed.

X

Hello X, you're not keeping up mate! As of January I live here in PP (Pussy Paradise) full time. p.s. here's another pic of me for you to deface... could you use a green crayon this time?
AV

[Horntoad]

Guys it depends on the ISSUING BANK of the Credit Card as to which is refused or not when booking a flight with say Cebu Pacific for example.

IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE AIRLINE.

One VISA card will be refused where another VISA will not. Same for Mastercard.

I use a platinum VISA Issued by Citibank & covered by insurance. It is never refused. Other VISA & MASTERCARDS that I have, issued by Australian Banks, are often refused.

It depends on the ISSUING BANK of the Credit Card as to which is refused or not.

AV

Normally you're correct but it is Cebu Pacific's website that is the issue. It will take some credit cards from different countries but not others. It will take a credit card from China but not the United States, Canada, Australia etc. due too too much fraud from these countries. My friends have tried the Visa Verified and Mastercard Secure but it still doesn't go through. When they call Cebu Pacific, the representatives are not very helpful.

[Cowboy Mike]

Online attempts at booking on the Cebu Pacific web site have failed.

Try dumbing your browser cache and rebooting. Sometimes the old transaction cookie will sit there until it is wiped off.

[Amavida]

Huh? I thought you lived there six months out of the year?

Hello X, you're not keeping up mate! As of January I live here in PP (Pussy Paradise) full time. p.s. here's another pic of me for you to deface... could you use a green crayon this time?
AV

[Mr Jetsetter]

I used a Barclays Bank Mastercard to purchase an incredibly cheap ($192) roundtrip ticket between Manilla and Bangkok on Cebu Pacific's web site and had no problems whatsoever. My flights are in November, however, and I guess there is still plenty of time for something to go wrong!

[Amavida]

Guys it depends on the ISSUING BANK of the Credit Card as to which is refused or not when booking a flight with say Cebu Pacific for example.

IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE AIRLINE.

One VISA card will be refused where another VISA will not. Same for Mastercard.

I use a platinum VISA Issued by Citibank & covered by insurance. It is never refused. Other VISA & MASTERCARDS that I have, issued by Australian Banks, are often refused.

It depends on the ISSUING BANK of the Credit Card as to which is refused or not.

AV

[Member #4214]

My suggestion .. is to find a travel agent IN THE PI (few/any foreign travel agents will sell CP tickets). They will charge about $10 service fee, and if you want a refund or want to change it you must go through the travel agent.

Nice. In theory. Beeline Travel told me the airlines don't let them buy tickets that don't originate in Phils.

[HornyGeorge]

Even tickets bought on PAL.com often trigger fraud blocks by cc issues, but you can get around that by calling your cc issuer. However, before you can fly you must go IN PERSON to a PAL office to show the cc used. My friend left the cc at home and had to buy a whole new ticket (full fare of course) and is still awaiting the refund of the original ticket.

By calling OR going to ticket office, I never had a problem using my credit card for Cebu Pacific. Trouble is LOTS of waiting.

If you have a friend in PI you trust, have them buy it (they do eticketing BUT not good about emailing and to enter airport you need a printout).

My suggestion to the guy having such difficulty is to find a travel agent IN THE PI (few/any foreign travel agents will sell CP tickets). They will charge about $10 service fee, and if you want a refund or want to change it you must go through the travel agent.

[Chuckster007]

Hi guys,

I am planning a trip to Angeles City and need some advice. I was thinking of flying from Hong Kong directly to Clark using Cebu Air. I have been told that this could be a bad idea as Cebu Air is notoriously late and unreliable.

I don't want to miss my connection in Hong Kong so this concerns me. Does anyone have any info on Cebu Air, or travel from AC to HK? I greatly appreciate any advice provided.

Devo

If you want to fly to AC from HK, the cheapest and best way is to take the boat to Macau, then take Tiger Airways directly to Clark. The return ticket is less than 1K HK dollars. I have booked mine already for next week and it was 862 Hk$ incl tax. Very cheap.

[BigSmile]

Cebu won't take cards from UK either. Or is it the other way round!

[Sick boy 3]

I had the same problem last December with them also. You were lucky to get a company rep to help you. I tried many times but to no avail. Since I had a friend from Bangkok, I had her get me some tickets at an agent in Bangkok. I had to Western Union money to her, and then the trouble of her taking the time to get them. You could try and get a travel rep I guess from Bangkok or Manila to get the tickets for you. It seems they should have straightened things out by now. It worked fine 2 years ago. I had sent them numerous e-mails complaining, and you think enough Americans would also complain over time. Then again, the Philippine way of during things. Fucked up as normal. After I made a trip to their ticket office in Manila, things were so screwed up there. I was able to use an American credit card at their office with no problem, so it has to do with the internet payment process.

Purchasing on the internet is really hassle free, but I said. F--it. And ended up going Philippine Air from Bangkok to Manila. They had better times to depart and arrive, and it was about $50 more. Cebu Pacific has some great prices, but the international times to fly really suck. All pretty much red eye flights except ones going to Hong Kong.

[X Man]

Huh? I thought you lived there six months out of the year?

Robbery I take in my stride but killing expats (gruesomely) is a big worry for me. Don't think I wanna ever make a home in Pampanga..
AV