Philippines Travel Information

If you are planning travelling to the Philippines, you must be aware of certain basic facts. You can look up in the internet for travel information in Philippines. For holiday packages, there are a number of tour operators offering the best deals that one can expect. Most of these packages are for vacation tourists, but other off-season holiday packages are also available. You will have to explain your requirements to the travel operator and accordingly a tailor made package can be worked out.

Vacation packages are the best because you get a lot of discounts and add on benefits along with the packages. There may be an extra night of accommodation that you can bargain for or discount on the airfares.

The main airport of Manila is the Ninoy Aquino International Airport handling one of the busiest air traffic around this part of the world. The Airport is the gateway to Philippines to millions of passengers from across the world and there are plans to upgrade it to even better levels. This is in keeping with the demand for more efficient traffic and merchandise handling. A number of flights operate through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport daily with direct connectivity to the Far East and the western European countries. There are direct flights from the west coast of the US to the Philippines.

Electricity is 220 volts a/c in Philippines. This is necessary to know because if you are carrying gadgets from home be careful to either switch on to the system of 220 Volts if you want them to be used in Philippines or buy a voltage regulator that will take care of the smooth transition.

The currency is the Peso and centavo and be aware of the existing conversion rate with your currency. Generally, the US Dollar is the standard conversion medium but you can have a look at the existing exchange rates online before changing over to Peso. There are over 24 newspapers in circulation in Manila today and they offer different political scenarios present in the country. In Manila, the normal business hours are 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays. You can travel in Manila and the suburbs using the jeepneys, which are converts and extended modifications of the Jeep vehicles used mainly during the Second World War.

That is Manila and Philippines for you. Do go through the various websites that tell you more about the country, its people and the customs that are followed in Philippines and its capital Manila.