Angeles City

[Yuri]

I made visit to Angeles from the USA after 3 years. Here are my experiences:

Bars: Went to Club Sky and another one across from La Bamba. The bar fine was 4000-5000 PP range. Girls were decent. Depending on girl it could be long or short time.

Fields avenue was business, but you see many places on walking street closing down.

Hotels: Stayed at the ABC. A little pricey but made up for it in terms of great service and quality food.

[Goferring]

"Fam, I am going to Seoul and Busan".

Two weeks later:

"Hey CenTex! Google Maps here! It's been two weeks since your visits to Fields Street, Burgos Street, LA Cafe, care to leave any reviews?

Thank you, Google.

Hahaha. Not to mention FB, Google etc's targeted advertising.

"Honey, why am I getting all these suggestions for Viagra and ST hotels in Pattaya?

[CenTexCrash]

On Agoda, many hotels offer two prices for the same room: 1) The regular (higher usually) priced room, with a free cancellation (REFUND); and 2) The lower priced room that comes with NO REFUND. See pic. You could just make a reservation for somewhere in your safe non-mongering city at the higher-priced room, print it out, then cancel it for a refund.

"I am NOT in Philippines drinking with Westy. Honey I am in Scotland golfing!" Of course now you must photoshop some fake pics of yourself on the green.

"Fam, I am going to Seoul and Busan".

Two weeks later:

"Hey CenTex! Google Maps here! It's been two weeks since your visits to Fields Street, Burgos Street, LA Cafe, care to leave any reviews?

Thank you, Google.

[LoveItHere69]

Yes and no. There have been several times where I have had to show airlines staff thier own policies or how X passport is treated by Z country.

I was checking into my flight which made a plane change in China with a 3 hour layover. The ticket agent lady asked me if I had a visa and I informed her I do not need one. First, I am not leaving the airport so do not need a visa. Second, China had just implemented a 48 hour visa free stamp.

[Buscar]

I don't think they run these days. The big buses are not bad.

Does anyone know if the 'Fly The Bus' or 'Southern Cross' buses are still operating? Are there any foreigner buses that travel back and forth from AC to Manila? Or Subic? I know the public buses are still running.

[PedroMorales]

Yes and no. There have been several times where I have had to show airlines staff thier own policies or how X passport is treated by Z country.

Having said that, tread carefully because if you piss them off, then you are going nowhere.

Enjoy. G.

I have found I useful, in the Covid chaos, to get details from various sources with the airline funded join sherpa https://apply.joinsherpa.com/travel-...language=en-US being very good but not sufficient. I checked ferry companies too as this was important with various countries changing their rules from one day to the next. Eg Dutch people could fly from Portugal to the Netherlands but not from Spain, evne though they could go from Spain to Portugal and then fly.

I would not rely on airline / airport staff who often get the passports (and therefore v isa requirements) of the PLR of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) refused. Also, some Western fascist countries ask you to propduce cash. But some travellers from some countries eg Japan have been refused for having plastic.

I've been pulled for having no check in luggage and I explain to them I do not see heck in luggage when entering or exiting the Philippines as they are crooks.

[Sailor Jack]

Jessica, Wari princess from Mindanao.

[Sailor Jack]

Hi SJ,

So how do non Phil dwellers like me get a confirmed room to arrive to when the prices of the hotels are not always available?

Thanks.

Victor.

My suggestion is to use the AGODA weasels or other third party site to find the hotel that you want. Then do the legwork to contact the hotel direct to book. Yes, there are some hotels where this is impossible.

Related note; when booking flights I use meta searches (Kayak.com, Google Flights) to find the best deal and then I go direct to the airline site to book the same flight (s).

[Sailor Jack]

This had happened at at least 3 different hotels. I used Agoda or Hotels to book a room, stayed a few days, and then wanted to extend for another day or more. The hotels would not let me book directly with them. They told me they had openings but had to book through the third party hotel website. Why is that?

These hotels have simply 'farmed out' their entire inventory.

Hotel Management made a decision to let AGODA handle their entire reservation system. These hotels are in essence throwing up their hands and saying we cannot manage reservations for our hotel. IMHO this is extraordinarily bad management and they lose money by doing this.

That does not mean you should not stay there. Some of these small hotels can be perfect for the Monger. But you got to do extra leg work to make a reservation.

[Goferring]

The best source for current entry requirements is YOUR AIRLINE. Think about it, airlines move tens of thousands of people into the Phils, including their own employees. Airlines MUST have these details correct and up to the minute.

Yes and no. There have been several times where I have had to show airlines staff thier own policies or how X passport is treated by Z country.

Having said that, tread carefully because if you piss them off, then you are going nowhere.

Enjoy. G.

[WestCoast1]

Good info here. What about fake accommodation sites that you can show to family to prove that you are not in a known mongering destination?

On Agoda, many hotels offer two prices for the same room: 1) The regular (higher usually) priced room, with a free cancellation (REFUND); and 2) The lower priced room that comes with NO REFUND. See pic. You could just make a reservation for somewhere in your safe non-mongering city at the higher-priced room, print it out, then cancel it for a refund.

"I am NOT in Philippines drinking with Westy. Honey I am in Scotland golfing!" Of course now you must photoshop some fake pics of yourself on the green.

[Psriches]

Does anyone know if the 'Fly The Bus' or 'Southern Cross' buses are still operating? Are there any foreigner buses that travel back and forth from AC to Manila? Or Subic? I know the public buses are still running.

[Turgid]

The best source for current entry requirements is YOUR AIRLINE. Think about it, airlines move tens of thousands of people into the Phils, including their own employees. Airlines MUST have these details correct and up to the minute.

I have found that even official Philippines websites to be out of date (WTF? Certainly, do not rely on information here or on any other website. Do your own homework.

My requirements (09/2022) were;.

1) ONE HEALTH PASS; You must sign up within 72 hours of departure. Covid vaccination proof required. Fill out the online form (5 minutes if your information is assembled) and you will get a QR code instantly.

2) PROOF OF COVID VACCINATION.

3) EXIT FLIGHT FROM PHILS (more on this below).

Philppines requires that you hold an exit airline ticket from Phils. This ticket should depart WITHIN 30 DAYS of arrival. Otherwise some jerk might hassle you.

Best to PRINT 1) and 2) and 3), highlight key details, encase in plastic sheets. This makes it look like you know what you are doing.

Pro tip; I notice that people who put 1) and 2) and 3) on their phone instead of actually printing it all really slowed down the line. Of course, you carry a backup copy on your phone.

RECENT COVID TEST; not required.

HEALTH INSURANCE; not required.

PROOF OF STRONG MORAL CHARACTER; fortunately, not required.

In my case, I have no definite plan on leaving Phils so I did book a one way ticket into the Phils. I know of two options to produce an exit ticket.

ONWARDTICKET.COM

This worked for me. I 'rented' a REAL airline ticket out of the Phils. The $14 ticket is good for 48 hours, you can get a ticket good for two weeks for $63. Site is easy to use. Best to make sure this booking is on an airline that is not easy for a gate agent to check (NOT the gate agent's own airline or affiliate). Onwardticket.com gave me a ticket to BKK through Seoul on JEJU AIR.

JEJU AIR? WTF I thought, did I just get scammed? No, It IS a real Korean Airline. I have never heard of them. No way a busy gate agent can run that down. Perfect!

FAKE TICKET SITES.

There are several of these around. You provide all the details and you get a total fake ticket printed. I did not think their sample ticket looked authenticate enough. I got about halfway through the process, the site was difficult to use, and my spidey-senses made me think I was being phished. One of my friends has success with these sites. Sorry no details.

Good info here. What about fake accommodation sites that you can show to family to prove that you are not in a known mongering destination?

[Pute Nut]

1) ONE HEALTH PASS; You must sign up within 72 hours of departure. Covid vaccination proof required. Fill out the online form (5 minutes if your information is assembled) and you will get a QR code instantly.

2) PROOF OF COVID VACCINATION.

Correct intel, you might want to add to that you need three shots (for Pfizer / Moderna) to be considered "boostered" and eligible for test-free entry. They were picky about the dates, otherwise it was a breeze coming in with a screenshot of the QR code.

[Sailor Jack]

The best source for current entry requirements is YOUR AIRLINE. Think about it, airlines move tens of thousands of people into the Phils, including their own employees. Airlines MUST have these details correct and up to the minute.

I have found that even official Philippines websites to be out of date (WTF? Certainly, do not rely on information here or on any other website. Do your own homework.

My requirements (09/2022) were;.

1) ONE HEALTH PASS; You must sign up within 72 hours of departure. Covid vaccination proof required. Fill out the online form (5 minutes if your information is assembled) and you will get a QR code instantly.

2) PROOF OF COVID VACCINATION.

3) EXIT FLIGHT FROM PHILS (more on this below).

Philppines requires that you hold an exit airline ticket from Phils. This ticket should depart WITHIN 30 DAYS of arrival. Otherwise some jerk might hassle you.

Best to PRINT 1) and 2) and 3), highlight key details, encase in plastic sheets. This makes it look like you know what you are doing.

Pro tip; I notice that people who put 1) and 2) and 3) on their phone instead of actually printing it all really slowed down the line. Of course, you carry a backup copy on your phone.

RECENT COVID TEST; not required.

HEALTH INSURANCE; not required.

PROOF OF STRONG MORAL CHARACTER; fortunately, not required.

In my case, I have no definite plan on leaving Phils so I did book a one way ticket into the Phils. I know of two options to produce an exit ticket.

ONWARDTICKET.COM

This worked for me. I 'rented' a REAL airline ticket out of the Phils. The $14 ticket is good for 48 hours, you can get a ticket good for two weeks for $63. Site is easy to use. Best to make sure this booking is on an airline that is not easy for a gate agent to check (NOT the gate agent's own airline or affiliate). Onwardticket.com gave me a ticket to BKK through Seoul on JEJU AIR.

JEJU AIR? WTF I thought, did I just get scammed? No, It IS a real Korean Airline. I have never heard of them. No way a busy gate agent can run that down. Perfect!

FAKE TICKET SITES.

There are several of these around. You provide all the details and you get a total fake ticket printed. I did not think their sample ticket looked authenticate enough. I got about halfway through the process, the site was difficult to use, and my spidey-senses made me think I was being phished. One of my friends has success with these sites. Sorry no details.