Times are tough and for most, travel is the last thing on their mind during a recession. However, I’ve been looking forward to this trip since last year, and there’s no way I’m putting this off, recession or no recession! Of course, this means keeping the expenses down and sticking to my budget (unlike what I did three years ago in Thailand).

Often, the biggest expense in any trip is the airfare. Though admittedly, airplane tickets prices have gone down drastically with the onset of no-frills airlines, it still eats up a huge chunk of one’s travel budget. That’s why it’s best to book tickets ahead in time or to take advantage of the airfare promos offered by the airlines. You’d have to always be on the lookout for these promos, because you can really save (though in some cases, it *can* be more expensive — booking way ahead often leads to flight cancellation or re-booking).

So how did I get round trip tickets to Singapore for less than US$100?
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Whip out your credit cards and get ready to plan yet another vacation as Cebu Pacific has just brought back their Piso fares promo!

For only ONE PESO, everyday can be a holiday! Go to the beach for the weekend or head out and see what’s happening around the country with our P1 seat sale.

Take your pick and fly to Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Clark, Cotabato, D! ipolog, Davao, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Kalibo, Laoag, Legaspi, Manila, Puerto Princesa, Roxas, Tacloban, Tagbilaran and Zamboanga for just ONE PESO!

Hurry, the ONE PESO seat sale is from May 17 to 22 only, for travel from July 16 to December 15, 2007.

I was so excited when I got this in the mail, in light of the sudden increase in my credit limit, but I’m giving it a pass because I can’t find a piso fare. T_T Oh well, it’s just not meant to be.

As always, tickets are non-refundable and exclusive of taxes and other surcharges. Double-check your bookings and schedule before hitting that confirm button!

Cebu Pacific’s website and booking facilities now includes Singapore! I tried booking to see how much the fare would cost.

The promo fare (buy from July 20 – 26, travel from Aug 31 – Oct 19) amounts to PHP 6,327.00.

The non-promo fare amounts to Php 8,327.00 roundtrip.

Not bad, eh? It comes out higher than Tiger Airway’s roundtrip fares, but at least you get to fly from (the pitiful) NAIA Terminal 1. The question now is, how will their service fare compared to their competitors’?

One downside to Cebu Pacific’s new route is the time. Though they will be flying to and from Singapore daily, the timing is a bit off:

Departure from Manila is at 8:30pm, arrive in Singapore at 11:55pm
Departure from Singapore is at 12:40am, arrive in Manila at 4:05am

I suppose it’s great if you need to be in Singapore or Manila for a meeting the following day, hahaha. It’d suck if you’re paying for accommodations in Singapore because you’d be paying for a whole night when you’d only be staying for only half of it. I’m so glad I have relatives in Singapore.
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