• Plan to track HIV-positive visitors

    No, not in the Philippines, but in Australia. Prime Minister John Howard has written to his immigration and health ministers asking them for advice on whether HIV/AIDS poses a public health risk and on the public health implications of letting HIV-positive people into the country. Source: The Age

  • Would you use these high tech luggage?

    ForbesTraveler just came out with their hi-tech luggage slideshow, showcasing, well, 10 hi-tech luggage. Some are pretty nice, some are boring, others are just plain weird.

  • PAL to operate NAIA3?

    Nevermind that the opening of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 has been pushed back for so long, people are losing faith that it will actually open, endless discussion among the the powers that be continues. Airport officials have allowed Philippine Airlines, the country’s flag carrier, to cater to international and domestic passengers at…

  • PAL’s new A320 cabin design

    From the SunStar Bacolod website: Philippine Airlines’s newest Airbus A320, which features a “21st-century enhanced cabin” that is the first to be outfitted for an Asian carrier, arrived recently to join the flag carrier’s modernizing fleet. The cabin is the widest of any single aisle aircraft in the Philippines, allowing for wider seats in both…

  • Let’s go to the Caribbean, yes?

    Sponsored Post One of the places I’ve always wanted to go to is the Caribbean. Sun, sea, sand, what else can you ask for? The question is, is it possible to have cheap holidays in the gorgeous islands of the Caribbean? Though the more popular islands can get quite pricey, choosing some of the smaller…

  • $1.99 tickets from Tigerairways

    Singapore-based Tigerairways is having one of their early bird promos, with one-way fares starting at only $1.99. It pays to be early. Book your tickets on tigerairways.com at least 3 months in advance, and get the best real deals in town! And with 1.4 million seats available up till 29 Mar 08, the early bird…

  • The Ten Commandments of travel

    Spotted on top of my Gmail inbox, courtesty of MSNBC.com. It’s pretty much common knowledge for people who’ve travelled a lot. To those who’ll be travelling for the first time (or other annoying passengers), this is a good guideline. Particularly commandment number 5: 5. Thou shalt understand that the people in the brochure are not…

  • Travel Expenses: Gold Coast 2007

    Yay, I’m (very) slowly working through my backlog of entries! Here’s the expenses breakdown of my Gold Coast 4-day weekend trip last March. I flew via Jetstar, and lucky for me, their Gold Coast segment flies from Tullamarine and not from Avalon airport (which is about one and a half hour from Melbourne). I stayed…

  • Flight tracking websites

    My 15-year old niece took her first flight out of the country last night. She’s due to arrive in Melbourne right about now, but so far, I haven’t received any text messages or calls from either her or my sister. And joy of joys, I’ve also run out of pre-paid credit on my mobile, so…

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