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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 evaluat...

Asia’s first commercial passenger airline, Philippine Airlines announces their latest promo covering both domestic and international flights. For those flying domestically, the offer is as low as 599 pesos base fare on selected destinations. On international flights, the offer is as low as 109 USD for selected destinations. The promo begins July 9 and will be available for booking until July 15 or until promo seats last. The travel period is from July to December 31, 2018. For the complete list of destinations under this promo, please check the link below. https://www.philippineairlines.com/en/promotions/julyseatsale-ph Philippine Ailrines By Konstantin von Wedelstaedt http://www.airliners.net/photo/Philippine-Airlines/Boeing-777-36N-ER/2422638/L/ , GFDL 1.2 , Link No More Free Baggage I'm not when did it start but I think it's late last year that Philippine Airlines began to offer their cheapest domestic fares without baggage allowance. This is in contrast with what...

Good news to all! Taiwan will continue to be visa-free to Filipinos visiting the island state for tourism, visiting friends, attending conferences, business, and the like until at least July 31, 2024, after Taiwan's Manila office announced the extension of this free entry policy.  This visa-free policy started on November 1, 2017, and has been almost uninterrupted except for the glitch last year when several passengers were denied entry a few days after the July 31, 2022 deadline. The issue was later corrected, and the visa-free policy continued to be enforced. Filipino travelers under this policy can stay up to 14 days in Taiwan. Taipei 101. Image by Alton Thompson - 2007,  GFDL ,  Link

In a seeming response to the latest news about Taiwan opening their country even more to Filipinos by removing visa requirement, Cebu Pacific now offers cheap flights to the island state's capital Taipei. Fares can be as low as 1799 Pesos. The travel period is from November 1 to March 31, 2018 and booking is until October 7, 2017. For those interested, you can buy your tickets online at www.cebupacificair.com or their ticket offices. Aside from Taiwan, this promo also offers cheap flights to other Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, China, Cambodia, Hong Kong and many more. There are also promo flights for domestic destinations such as Cebu and Davao. If you want to see the complete list of destinations under this promotion, please check them out in this link . About Taiwan Officially named as Republic of China (ROC) , Taiwan is a small island state north of the Philippines and East of China. It is home to thriving electronics manufacturing industry as well as many tour...