Seat Sale: Cebu Pacific's Independence Day Sale 2012

     Since we'll be celebrating Independence Day on the 12th, Cebu Pacific has a seat sale promo for January 1, 2013 to March 15, 2013.  Cebu Pacific quotes their fares one-way, all in, but the final price for their Incheon flights still went over by several hundreds because checked-in baggage and country-specific taxes are not included.

     Happy travel planning!

Seat Sale Promo

We’re ALL-IN this together! Pick your favorite seat for as low as P200 Super size your baggage! Pre-book and SAVE up to 50% Get insured with travel insurance. Choose from available domestic and international rooms with Hotels Get exclusive deals! Sign up for SeatSaleAlert!. Philippine Destinations TO ALL PHILIPPINE DESTINATIONS P700  ALL-IN DOMESTIC fare is one way, INCLUSIVE OF: fuel surcharge, admin fee, aviation security fee, 12% VAT and 7 kg hand carry baggage allowance but exclusive of check-in baggage. Limited availability. Flight changes are permitted with Php 800 rebooking fee and Php 900 cancellation fee. CAB approved terms and conditions of carriage apply and are available online at http://www.cebupacificair.com/Pages/SeatSalePromo.aspx Regional Destinations Clark to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Macau or Singapore P1,088  Manila to Bangkok, Brunei, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hanoi NEW! or Siem Reap NEW! Cebu to Singapore P1,488  Manila to Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei, Shanghai or Xiamen NEW! Clark or Kalibo to Hong Kong NEW! P1,688  Manila to Manila to Busan, Incheon or Osaka Cebu to Busan or Incheon P2,588  Sale Period: Up to Jun. 12, 2012 or until seats last | Travel Period: Jan. 1 - Mar. 15, 2013

ALL-IN INTERNATIONAL fares are one way INCLUSIVE OF: fuel surcharge, admin fee and 7 kg hand carry baggage allowance but exclusive of country specific taxes and check-in baggage. Limited availability. Flight changes are permitted with Php 1, 800 rebooking fee and Php 2, 500 cancellation fee. Advertised fares are subject to changes due to foreign currency exchange fluctuations. CAB approved terms and conditions of carriage apply and are available online at http://www.cebupacificair.com/Pages/SeatSalePromo.aspx

Seat Sale for Labor Day 2012: Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines

     Tomorrow, May 1, is Labor Day, and, there's going to be seat sales for both Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines.  Yay!  Totoro-line wave!

UPDATES: 

Cebu Pacific's promo has a 90% off on the base price of their domestic and regcional flights.  It means, the fuel surcharge remains the same.  So, a roundtrip ticket to Incheon will still yield an almost Php 7,000.00 price.  Promo period is from May 1 to May 2; travel period is from September 1 to December 15.

As for Air Philippines, their P1 fare refers to the base fare as well and it covers flights from Cebu and Clark, and Php 288 base fare for their Manila outbound flights.   Promo period is from May 1 to 3; Travel period is from May 16 to July 31.

     Cebu Pacific posted this teaser:

     On the other hand, Air Philippines tweeted this:

Tomorrow = May P1. :)
— Airphil Express (@airphilexpress) April 30, 2012

     So, it's possibly an 80% off from Cebu Pacific perhaps for flights until December or even beyond, and Php 1.00 base fare for Air Philippines' domestic flights.  Most likely, both seat sales shall commence at 12 midnight.

     Good luck and happy travel planning!

Cebu Pacific's #JuanForFun [20 January 2012 at 12:01 A.M.]

UPDATE:   

It's official, it's a seat sale!

PISO Fare on ALL local and international destinations and it starts NOW!

Travel Period is from June 1 to December 15, 2012. 

But geez, it's really hard to penetrate Cebu Pacific's website as of now.  Really, really congested.  Oh well.

     Via Twitter and Facebook, Cebu Pacific posted a teaser on their upcoming promo for 20 January 2012 which it called, #JuanForFun.  Details will follow at exactly 12:01 am tomorrow.  

     This is possibly for a seat sale promo.  Usually, the super seat sales by Cebu Pacific starts at around 12 midnight, much like the big sale of Air Asia.  Probably, this is for a Piso fare, or for a super seat sale for travel from May 2012 onwards.

     On the other hand, it may just be for a game, like the Fly One, Fly All, Fly Free contest of Cebu Pacific last year.  I checked my blog and I found that it was launched early January last year, 12 January 2011 to be exact.  

     Anyway, I am hoping that this # JuanForFun is a seat sale promo.  *fingers crossed*

     Stay tuned, stay up late!
     

Seat Sale: Cebu Pacific's 11-11-11

     What we've been waiting for! 11 11 11! eleventy!


Seat Sale Promo

Christmas is in the FARE! Domestic & International Seat Sale Pick your favourite seat from as low as P200 Supersize your baggage! Pre-book and SAVE up to 50% Get insured in travel insurance. Choose from available domestic and international rooms with Hotels Get exclusive deals! Sign up for SeatSaleAlert!.

Domestic Flights

All Domestic Destinations P11

International Flights

All International Destinations P11

Sale Period: Up to Nov. 13, 2011 or until seats last | Travel Period: Jun. 1 - Dec. 15, 2012

• Quoted fares are one way. Limited availability. Fares are non-refundable.
• Fares are exclusive of government fees, taxes and fuel surcharges.
• Flight changes must be made more than 24 hours before scheduled time of departure.
• At time of booking, pre-purchase your baggage allowance to save time and money at check-in.
• CAB approved terms and conditions of carriage apply and are available online.

     I made a mock booking for Incheon, and the taxes made the fare a lot higher.  However, it is still cheap, like less than 3,500 pesos round trip.

     Happy travel planning!

Seat Sale: Cebu Pacific's PINAsaya!

     If you don't know it by now, Cebu Pacific usually features seat sales every week, and this week is no exception.  Check out their website for further details.

     Happy trip planning!

Seat Sale Promo 

PINASaya! Domestic & International Seat Sale Pick your favourite seat from as low as P200 Supersize your baggage! Pre-book and SAVE up to 50% Get insured in travel insurance. Choose from available domestic and international rooms with Hotels Get exclusive deals! Sign up for SeatSaleAlert!.

Domestic Flights

Cebu to Bacolod, Boracay (Caticlan), Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Clark, Davao,Dipolog, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Legazpi, Ozamiz, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Siargao, Surigao, Tacloban or Zamboanga Cagayan de Oro to Iloilo NEW! *Only available online or through travel agents on Amadeus P0.88* Davao to Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo or Zamboanga Zamboanga to Tawi-Tawi NEW! P288 Manila to Calbayog, Catarman, Cauayan (Isabela), Coron (Busuanga), Laoag, Legazpi, Naga, Puerto Princesa, San Jose (Mindoro), Tuguegarao or Virac P488 Manila to Bacolod, Boracay (Caticlan), Cebu, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Kalibo, Tacloban, Tagbilaran or Roxas P688 Manila to Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, General Santos, Ozamiz, Pagadian, Surigao or Zamboanga P888

Sale Period: Up to Sep. 21, 2011 or until seats last     Travel Period: Oct. 15 - Jan. 31, 2012

International Flights

Manila to Kota Kinabalu* Clark to Macau *Travel Period: Oct. 15, 2011 - Feb. 29, 2012 For as low as 488 Manila to Macau or Taipei Cebu to Hong Kong P888 Manila to Busan, Incheon or Osaka Cebu to Busan or Incheon **Travel Period: Mar. 1 - May 31, 2012 P988** Manila to Beijing, Brunei, Guangzhou, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai or Singapore Clark to Singapore P1,488 Cebu to Singapore P1,688

Sale Period: Up to Sep. 21, 2011 or until seats last     Travel Period: Oct. 15 - Dec. 31, 2011

• Quoted fares are one way. Limited availability. Fares are non-refundable.
• Fares are exclusive of government fees, taxes and fuel surcharges.
• Flight changes must be made more than 24 hours before scheduled time of departure.
• At time of booking, pre-purchase your baggage allowance to save time and money at check-in.
• CAB approved terms and conditions of carriage apply and are available online.

Thoughts: Delayed Flight to Taiwan and Missing the Last Bus to Taipei

     I was fortunate to snag tickets bound for Taiwan for the Holy Week.  Filipinos have a four-day break during this time of the year and well, it's a peak-season for travelling in and out of the country.  So, I knew that there would be quite a line at the check-in counters so I decided to buy my seats in advance.  I forgot to utilize the web check-in procedure of Cebu Pacific and that would have made my life loads easier since I already have pre-booked seats.  When I arrived at the NAIA Terminal 3, all counters were open, and fully-packed with people.  The web check-in counter, on the other hand, intermittently had one or two passengers lined-up.  So, there, you should all avail of the web check-in counter.  It's faster, and you don't have to be at the airport 3 hours before your flight.

Asian Travel Adventures - Back from Ho Chi Minh City: Midnight Flights and Bright Lights

    

     One of the crazy schemes of Cebu Pacific to offset their low-cost mantra is flight scheduling in the dead of the night...Really, it'd make Howard Wolowitz's mother to holler, "At this unholy hour?!"  Well, whatever you save in booking your flight you spend for an extra night at the hotel, unless you choose to stay over at the airport waiting for the sun to rise.  Anyway, that was what happened in our Ho Chi Minh flight last Thursday with Cebu Pacific.  I mean, late flight and extra day at the hotel.  We departed from NAIA Terminal 3 at 23:00, and we arrived in Ho Chi Minh at 00:30 (GMT +7), with a one hour difference between Manila and Ho Chi Minh. By the time we exited the Arrival Hall of the Ta Son Nhat International Airport, I was already tired.  However, few of the good things about late night flights include the chance to use less of your treasured vacation leaves at work and to see the pretty dazzling lights of the city from the plane.  Every time the cabin lights are dimmed to give the passengers a better view of the city we're about to reach, I will almost always start to sing to myself Bright Lights by Matchbox Twenty - 

Cebu Pacific's Seat Sale - HALF 'till You Drop, 1.2 M Seats available

     I received an email from Cebu Pacific today regarding their latest seat sale, HALF 'TILL YOU DROP -

HALF 'til you drop!

• Domestic & International Seat Sale
• Pick your favourite seat from as low as P200
• Supersize your baggage! Pre-book and SAVE up to 50%
• Get insured in travel insurance.
• Choose from available domestic and international rooms with Hotels
• Get exclusive deals! Sign up for SeatSaleAlert!.

Domestic Flights

All Domestic Destinations 50% OFF

International Flights

All International Destinations 50% OFF

Sale Period: Up to Feb. 20, 2011 or until seats last     Travel Period: Jun. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011

• Quoted fares are one way
• Limited availability.
• Fare are exclusive of government fees and taxes.
• Fares are non-refundable.
• Flight changes must be made more than 24 hours before scheduled time of departure.
• Go Lite Fares are available upon booking for guests traveling without check-in baggage.
• Add P 100 to fare upon booking if traveling with check-in baggage.
• CAB approved terms and conditions of carriage apply.

Cebu Pacific's Seat Sale - Have a Halfy Trip [Booking Starts 12 Feb 2011]

Via Cebu Pacific's Twitter Update:

On Wednesday 9th February 2011, @CebuPacificAir said:

Have a HALFy Trip! Our 50% off Seat Sale starts NOW!

ALL DOMESTIC DESTINATIONS
50% Off
Travel Period: Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2011

INTERNATIONAL
Manila or Cebu to Busan or Incheon
P999
Travel Period: Sep 1 – Nov 30, 2011

Manila to Ho Chi Minh or Brunei
P1,499
Travel Period: Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2011

Don't forget to check out our Fun Tours travel packages too! Log on to http://funtours.cebupacificair.com/ for more details.

Hurry, Sale is only until Feb 12 or until seats last! See you on-board!

     For booking, check out Cebu Pacific's website @ http://www.cebupacificair.com/index.html.  Personally, I am so damn tempted to book seats for Incheon but I've already set my mind that I'll be going to Japan this November.

     Happy travel planning!

Cebu Pacific's Seat Sale - I LOW YOU! (up to 09 Feb. 2011)

Seat Sale Promo

I LOW YOU! International Seat Sale Pick your favourite seat from as low as P200 Supersize your baggage! Pre-book and SAVE up to 50% Get insured in travel insurance. Choose from available domestic and international rooms with Hotels Get exclusive deals! Sign up for SeatSaleAlert!.

International Flights

Manila or Clark to Singapore P 999 Cebu to Singapore P 1,499 Manila to Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur P 1,999

Sale Period: Up to Feb. 9, 2011 or until seats last     Travel Period: May 1 - June 30, 2011

• Quoted fares are one way
• Limited availability.
• Fare are exclusive of government fees and taxes.
• Fares are non-refundable.
• Flight changes must be made more than 24 hours before scheduled time of departure.
• Go Lite Fares are available upon booking for guests traveling without check-in baggage.
• Add P 100 to fare upon booking if traveling with check-in baggage.
• CAB approved terms and conditions of carriage apply.

Cebu Pacific's Seat Sale - Minda when? MindaNOW! [Until 16 Jan 2011]

     Cebu Pacific is having a seat sale to select domestic and international destinations (Brunei, Vietnam, Beijing, Shanghai and Guanzhou).

     As always, I'm tempted to book seats to Beijing.  I want to explore it more but I'm hoping for a Taiwan seat sale.  I really, really want to go there again.  Oh well.

     Happy travel planning!

N.B. From Cebu Pacific's website:

Minda when? MindaNOW!

• Domestic & International Seat Sale
• Pick your favourite seat from as low as P200
• Supersize your baggage! Pre-book and SAVE up to 50%
• Get insured in travel insurance.
• Choose from available domestic and international rooms with Hotels
• Get exclusive deals! Sign up for SeatSaleAlert!.

Domestic Flights

Cebu to Davao Davao to Cagayan de Oro P 299 Cebu to Zamboanga Davao to Iloilo or Zamboanga P 699 Manila to Cagayan de Oro, Davao or Zamboanga P 1,999

International Flights

Manila to Ho Chi Minh or Brunei NEW! P 1,499 Manila to Guangzhou, Jakarta, Shanghai or Beijing NEW! P 1,999

Sale Period: Up to Jan. 16, 2011 or until seats last     Travel Period: Feb. 1 - Mar. 31, 2011

• Quoted fares are one way
• Limited availability.
• Fare are exclusive of government fees and taxes.
• Fares are non-refundable.
• Flight changes must be made more than 24 hours before scheduled time of departure.
• Go Lite Fares are available upon booking for guests traveling without check-in baggage.
• Add P 100 to fare upon booking if traveling with check-in baggage.
• CAB approved terms and conditions of carriage apply.

Fly One, Fly All, Fly Free - Cebu Pacific's Crazy Contest Promo on Facebook [12 January 2011]

N.B.  According to Cebu Pacific's tweet on 18 January 2011, "DING DING DING! A plane has reached 150 passengers! Don't give up yet, the race is still ON! The plane has to pass a verification process!"

     About two hours ago, I received a tweet from @CebuPacificAir that they're going to have a contest on Facebook entitled, Fly One, Fly All, Fly Free.  Apparently, all you have to do is become a host and have 149 guest or friends on Facebook check-in on your plane headed to any of Cebu Pacific's routes, or become one of the 149 guests of a host.  The host must create a travel plan and itinerary on his chosen destination.  Travel is only limited from 09 March 2011 to 15 March 2011.  The first host to fill-up a plane with 149 guests (150 in fact including the host, of course), is the POTENTIAL WINNER.  Sounds easy?  Not quite so, actually.  Mind you, even if you're the host or a guest of the first completed group does not automatically mean that you win the prize.  For an undertaking this huge, I mean, it's a full plane, after all, and FREE to any of Cebu Pacific's destinations, the catch is quite heavy.  The CATCH - all 150 in your group MUST SHOW UP ON THE DATE OF DEPARTURE; even a SINGLE GUEST WHO FAILS TO SHOW WOULD MEAN THE FORFEITURE OF THE PRIZE.  

     These are the mechanics:

     So, those who would not show up on the date of departure on 08 MARCH 2011 is sure to have the wrath of hell befall on them; curses cast; perhaps, the modern-day version of stoning, flaming, might be on the party poopers' way.  Better yet, party poopers should be warned that they might be ostracized not only on Facebook but in real life as well.  Heehee.

      It  might seem a daunting task but, oh well.  It looks super fun, but the tension and stress that it will bring to the winning participants will be insurmountable. So good luck to all who will participate!  

     Me?  I'll just chill.  First, I don't have a Facebook account perhaps because I don't have friends (ack!).  And second, while the idea of a free trip is tempting, the contest is stress-inducing.  So, nope.  I'll just wait for a seat sale and buy tickets out of my own pocket.

     Finally, you must be wondering what will happen to the winning plane that fails to comply with ALL the rigid requirements.  Of course, they'll forfeit the trip, and the prize will be passed on to the next group which completed the passenger confirmations.  There.

     If you want to play the game, here's the link or click the topmost photo.  Have fun!

Cebu Pacific's Seat Sale - 50% on all Domestic & International Flights [Travel Period: 01 Feb to 31 Mar 2011]

     Cebu Pacific is having a seat sale right now, 50% on all domestic and international flights.  Plan ahead!


N.B. From Cebu Pacific's website:

JuanBigBash for 2011!

• Domestic & International Seat Sale
• Pick your favourite seat from as low as P200
• Supersize your baggage! Pre-book and SAVE up to 50%
• Get insured in travel insurance.
• Choose from available domestic and international rooms with Hotels
• Get exclusive deals! Sign up for SeatSaleAlert!.

Domestic Flights

All Domestic Flights 50% OFF

International Flights

All International Flights 50% OFF

Sale Period: Up to Jan. 8, 2011 or until seats last     Travel Period: Feb. 1 - Mar. 31, 2011

Cebu Pacific's Seat Sale to Beijing, Brunei and Jakarta [From 28 Dec 2010 until seats lasts]

CEB offers year-end sale for Beijing, Brunei, Jakarta, and Zamboanga

Hurry while surprise lasts! Grab our low seat sale fares before the New Year for flights to Beijing, Brunei, Jakarta, and Zamboanga! This seat sale starts now until December 30, 2010 or until seats last.

It's fun to end 2010 with great deals for you, grab P888 ‘Go Lite’ fares for our Manila-Beijing flights, or as low as P1,499 to Brunei, or avail of P1,999 seats to Jakarta for travel starting February 1 to April 30, 2011!

Get our 'Go Lite' special offer of P999 from Manila to Zamboanga for travel starting January 5 to February 28, 2011.

You can expect that Cebu Pacific (CEB) will continue to offer the lowest fares in 2011 as we take delivery of more brand-new Airbus aircraft to service existing and new destinations. 2010 has been a very good year for CEB and we want to share this with you so that you can enjoy exploring new places and visit families and friends this coming Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day. For booking and inquiries, log on to www.cebupacificair.com!

     I was about to sleep when I received this email from Cebu Pacific stating that there's a very cheap seat sale to Beijing, China, and other destinations for travel between 01 February to 30 April 2010.  And it's really dirt cheap, like Php 2,500+ round trip, although you may have to stay for 6D5N [one-way is Php 988.00; Go-lite is Php 888.00], but I've seen sale seats for their Thursday out-bound and Monday in-bound flights [3D2N].  I've already made a mock booking for the latter part of February (24 Feb to 28 Feb), and I am so tempted to buy a ticket and relive the wonder that is Beijing, although I don't know what will I do in 6 days, again.  I mean, it's costly to stay at a hotel for six days, alone.  But I'm close to buying tickets now...Must restrain myself.  [Edited to add: I almost clicked the confirmation button after I entered my passenger details.  Must endure.  Must remember that I want to go to Japan next year...]

     Do check it out before those prized seats get snagged!

     Happy travel planning!

Cebu Pacific's Low Seat Sales for Cebu [Until 21 October 2010]

N.B. From @CebuPacificAir via Twitter

On Tuesday 19th October 2010, @CebuPacificAir said:

It's CEBUtiful offer! Grab our low Seat Sale fares to Cebu and other destinations!

DOMESTIC
Manila to Cebu
P399

Cebu to
Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Clark, Davao, Dumaguete,
Iloilo, Surigao or Tacloban
P399

Cebu to
Boracay (Caticlan), Butuan, Dipolog, General Santos,
Legaspi, Ozamiz, Puerto Princesa, Siargao,
Zamboanga or Pagadian
P699

INTERNATIONAL
Manila to Kota Kinabalu
P999

Manila to Jakarta
P1,999

Travel is valid from Dec 1, 2010 - Jan 31, 2011. Hurry, Sale is only until October 21 or until seats last! See you onboard!

      Happy travel planning!

Cebu Pacific's Bangkok and Select Local Flights Seat Sale

 N.B.  From Cebu Pacific's tweet. Sale will commence in an hour or so [midnight GMT+8].  

Di ka magsa-SAWASDEE-to! Our Seat Sale will start in 2 hours! Enjoy low fares to Bangkok and other domestic destinations!

Cebu Pacific's 50% off Seat Sale

     All domestic and international flights are 50% off. Booking until 16 October 2010 or until seats last.  Travel period:  Dec. 1 - 31, 2010.

  

Cebu Pacific's 10 - 10 - 10 Seat Sale [Update: Promo ended]

      In a few minutes, Cebu Pacific's Systemwide Seat Sale this 10/10/10 will start.  Here are the details:

Just Dance! Cebu Pacific's Dancing Flight Attendants

     Who says the in-flight safety demo is boring? [Raises hand].  I've flown quite extensively internationally  for vacations, and locally, especially in 2008 till the early part of this year, because of my job. I usually take the Cebu Pacific flights; they're cheaper if you buy tickets during their seat sales.  Well, the first time you ride a plane, you watch the demo with a hawk's eye, but as you fly more often, it gets boring, then, so so so boring, to the point that you don’t pay attention to it at all.

     But then again, Cebu Pacific makes the safety demo interesting.  Their flight attendants are keeping with the beat to Lady Gaga's Just Dance and Katy Perry's California Gurls while demonstrating the safety features of the plane and emergency guidelines.  Yup.  They're demonstrating and dancing.  What a fun idea.  However, don't enjoy it too much lest you end up forgetting about what's really important: the safety demo.

   With almost 1.5 million hits, enjoy the video courtesy of wingco1129:

From the Philippines to Taiwan

           My friends and I booked plane tickets to Taiwan for travel this June.  However, they weren’t able to join me to Taiwan due to unforeseen circumstances.  And it was only confirmed less than two (2) weeks before our intended departure.  So, yay.

          Seriously, instead of wallowing in depression, I was very enthusiastic to be travelling alone.  I know, I specifically scheduled our Taiwan trip to coincide my birthday, but still, travelling on my own, for the first time, seemed exciting.  And exciting it was!

AIRPORT TERMINAL 3: MANILA TO TAIPEI via CEBU PACIFIC

          I was more than three (3) hours early for my late evening flight.  In fact, I was the first one to check-in.  There was no open counter for Taiwan yet, but the friendly assistants not only allowed me to check-in, they gave me seat 1C, an aisle seat closest the exit door.  I requested for a good seat, after charming the staff, but instead, they gave me the best one; my prize for checking-in early.  See, joking with assistants and ground staff really do make the difference. 

          For the benefit of the interested, I’ve uploaded some pictures of the departure area.  I’ve often used Terminal 3 where the boarding gates for Cebu Pacific are located.  In fact, I use Cebu Pacific quite extensively.  Tickets are cheap when they're on sale, and I always buy my tickets on sale.

       Terminal 3, Ninoy Aquino International Airport

      Cebu Pacific Airlines international flights check-in counter.

     The seats at the boarding gates are cushioned, and one can catch a nap in here.  Quite comfortable, I should say.

     This is what my boarding pass looked like; a printed tape receipt like what you get at the stores.  I was so scared that I might tear it, worse, lose it.  Guess, this is part of the budget mantra of Cebu Pacific.