Purchase your US Fiesta Promo ticket from Philippine Airlines and take advantage of having 70 pounds per checked-in baggage with a maximum of two per passenger. You will need to purchase your ticket by January 5, 2012 to avail of the additional 20 pounds per baggage. You will also be able to enjoy the total rate that starts at $998. The outbound travel dates from Los Angeles, San Francisco or Las Vegas are valid from January 11, 2012 to March 31, 2012. If you purchase your ticket January 5 to January 13, 2012 you will be able to enjoy the total rate that starts at $998, but you will not be able to exceed 50 pounds per baggage.
The reason behind the rate cut of about $500 and the additional 20 pounds per baggage is because Philippine Airlines is promoting the fiestas in the Philippines. The Ati-atihan of Kalibo is from January 9 to 15, 2012. It is known as the “Mother of All Festivals” which has been celebrated for more than 700 years. Sinulog of Cebu started 31 years ago and will be from January 12 to 20, 2012 which starts with the festival welcoming tourists at the airport and ending with “Hubo” (ritual dressing of Santo Nino with new garments). Dinagyang of Iloilo (premier festival of the country) is from January 20 – 22, 2012.
The Baguio Flower Festival is during the month of February, and you will be able to view and purchase the highland’s best flower related products. The 17th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Pampanga is from February 9 – 12, 2012.
You will be able to purchase products made in the Philippines at the Manila FAME International’s design and lifestyle event March 14 -17, 2012. You will be able to view the products of October 2011’s event on http://www.examiner.com/islands-travel-in-los-angeles/manila-fame-international-brought-together-cebunext-bijoux-cebu-and-manilanow. There are numerous buyers from US based departments stores that attend this event.
You only have a few days left to avail of two checked-in baggages of 70 pounds each with a carry-on of no more than 15 pounds. If you have never been to the Philippines, you might want to look at the Philippine Airlines Swingaround Dusit Thani Manila hotel package which is $92 per night with breakfast included. There are numerous hotels offered, but the Dusit Thani is located within one of the major shopping centers in Makati, Philippines. The accommodations offered in the Swingaround package range from condotels that start at $22 to the Makati Shangri-La at $212 per night.
The following are the aforementioned links:
Philippine Airlines US Fiesta Promohttp://www.philippineairlines.com/special_offers/latest_offers/fiestas_of_the_phils.jsp Philippine Airlines Swingaround hotel packageshttp://www.philippineairlines.com/tour_packages/tour_packages.jsp Ati Atihan Festivalhttp://kalibo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=390:kalibo-sto-nino-ati-atihan-festival-2012&catid=37:news-updates&Itemid=105 Sinulog of Cebuhttp://www.sinulog.ph/index.php/history/ Dinagyang of Iloilohttp://www.dinagyangsailoilo.com/event/event.htm Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Pampangahttp://www.clarksubicmarketing.com/news/clark_hot_air_balloon_festival.htm Panagbenga 2012http://www.panagbenga.ph/ Manila FAME Internationalhttp://www.manilafame.com/en/fairhighlight.htm
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