Backdoor to HK... Laking tipid...

[theveed]

As some of you might know, my grandma passed away last week, now I have to go to HK for the funeral...

Hanap kami ticket, now no-thanks to Disney, HK ticket prices have skyrocketed kahit off-peak... Mga US$250 round trip usually... Tapos pag infant (less than 24months) $75 bucks pa...

So kung ako, si misis at si anak pupunta... mga $575up ang gastos...

But wait!!! Since di ako Filipino citizen, kailangan ko lagi magpakita ng isang return ticket to HK, so bibili pa akong isang extra ticket, so + 250 (halos same lang one-way sa round trip kasi open ended). So total mga 800 bucks na!

That's around P43K!!!

Now the back door route....

We got tickets from Tiger Airways in Clark, flying to Macau... Sing$180 round trip kasama taxes etc per adult... Tapos Sing$10 lang ang infant.

Kasama yung mandatory one-way ko na S$70 lang (S$40 lang yung ticket!) Total namin is S$486 lang! That's $15,863 lang!

Note na 2 adults + 1 infant round trip na yan!

I know your next question... How will you get to HK?

Guess what, may shuttle ang airport to the ferry, ang ferry from Macau to HK takes around 1hr and costs HK$100/adult, that's around Php700/trip. So P2800 ang balikan for 2 adults.

That brings the travel total to around P18K... Still way below the normal rate!

I know may bayad padin bus/cab to and from the ferry etc but ganun din gagastusin kung pupunta kami sa HK airport since nasa HK side ang bahay namin.

Laking tipid...

[BlueBimmer]

ok sana yan..pero alanganin ako sa safety ng Tiger Airways..cguro pag after a few years 100% safe sila tsaka ko pagisipan...

[bm5er]

wow david that's a great tip.
kami lang when we claimed a pal reward ticket to hkg for 2, free nga airfare, but we paid about 8,500 for travel tax + insurance + taxes.
that makes your air ticket difference around 10,000 lang, with a baby pa.

[theveed]

Dami na nag Tiger pre, basta di mahi-jack ok na :D In addition, China airlines tagal tagal na pero dami padin bumabagsak hehe.

Tiger/Asia is just operating the same way Southwest is operating kaya mura, it doesn't mean that their planes and services are inferior. Singapore Airlines din majority may ari neto eh.

Sa Pinas, it'll be another "brand image" issue they have to face.

[kimpOy]

BB...
safe naman sa tiger airways...kakarating ko lang from singapore last two weeks.
halos lahat ng umaalis din ang takeoff nila...

marami din papuntang KL or malaysia na nagpupunta muna sa singapore...

Theveed,
my condolonces pare...

[theveed]

Kimps: thx..

[mantoy]

sa clark airport lang ba tiger airways?

[theveed]

yep

[mazdamazda]

pwede ba mag iwan ng sasakyan sa clark?

[theveed]

that i dont know, buti pinaalala mo hehe... tatanong ko din sana dito...

have to call din regarding tiger's shuttle service, i wonder who i can call locally...

[WeaponX]

Thanks sa tip.

[boybi]

theveed, bakit kelangan mo pa ng another ticket? di ba round trip ticket naman ang binibili mo? and ang kelangan mo lang is the Re-entry permit?

[hens]

theveed, bakit kelangan mo pa ng another ticket? di ba round trip ticket naman ang binibili mo? and ang kelangan mo lang is the Re-entry permit?

di ko rin gets? baket nga ba kailangan mo pa ng isang extra na one way ticket?(papunta ba or pabalik?) eh may re-entry ka naman dito pabalik at may HK ID ka rin di ba?

[theveed]

Requirement sa HK... Pabalik ng HK yung ticket, everytime I leave HK kailangan may ishoshow na ticket pabalik ng HK, hassle nga eh...

I remember dati I didn't know about that, ended up buying a ticket sa CLK airport na oneway...

Basta ata wala kang Phil passport ganyan lagi...

[boybi]

so pano yan kung sa macau airport ka dadaan? anong ticket ang ipapakita mo?

[mgam]

that i dont know, buti pinaalala mo hehe... tatanong ko din sana dito...

have to call din regarding tiger's shuttle service, i wonder who i can call locally...

Philtranco?

http://www.philtranco.com.ph/d4/tripsched_all.html

Scroll down on the site, there are trips to Clark.

[theveed]

boybi: Macau/HK parehas lang pwede for me.

Mgam: Thanks dude!

[quiksie]

kailangan magrenue ng visa's kung papasok ng isang lugar like macau visa, china visa or hk visa kung hindi ka taga dun sa lugar na yun. Ganyan ginawa ng tour namin. Mura lang pala yun tour kung ganon ang lumalabas.

[BoEinG_747]

have to call din regarding tiger's shuttle service, i wonder who i can call locally...

meron yata shuttle bus sa SM megamall may nag post na dati dito or better call na lang sa office nila para sure ..


BTW: condolence nga pala., sir theveed

[beachbum]

just to add in some info about tigerairways, regarding safety and other concerns.

i am an ofw working here in singapore, since its opening, malaki ang naitulong nito sa akin. before, i can only go back to visit my family here in phil thrice a year. but after that, i can go back monthly, and if i dont have time to go back because of time constraints, i let my wife visit me here, why, where can you get a return ticket fare for 100sgd, that's roughly P3k, mas mura pa sa domestic papuntang cebu or davao maybe. pero its not always this cheap ha, you should book 2-3 months in advance to get this fare, but even if you book late you pay roughly 350sgd. compared to pal which is 520sgd or singapore airlines 700sgd.

safe naman palagay ko ang tiger, tiger is majority owned by singapore airlines. at ang maintenance ng eropalno ngayon is outsourced na. even pal is outsourcing their engine and fleet maintenance. even singapore airlines.

the pilot of tiger are mostly expats, thats what i noticed, pilots are paid standard fee, so i think they are compareble to every airlines.

so how do they save cost:

my observations are these:

1. no tikets, you present your own itinerary at check-in. if you want to change schedule you have to pay additional.

2. free seating, when you check in they just check your name, so they dont care where you seat afterwards, i noticed that this is a blessing in disguise, because tiger is always on time because every passenger wants to be inside once the boarding opens. of course they give priority to elders and those with children, after that its free for all, takbuhan papasok.

3. they choose the furthest boarding gate in the terminal, kaya ang layo ng lalakarin mo papunta sa plane, mas mura sigurado yun kasi malayo.

4. smaller seats so more passengers. they made up for the increase in weight by decreasing the baggage allowance. and they are very strict on over baggage. you always have to pay. di katulad sa pal n kahit sobra ng 5kg ay ok p rin. 15kg lng ang allowed sa tiger compare to pal which is 25kg.

5. very early flight time, mas mura siguro kaapg maaga kasi di pa crowded ang airport, ang problema sarado pa ang ibang duty free shops. pero meron din bukas.

6. no food, no pillow, no blanket, no tv. available namn kaso you have to pay for everything. so additional income uli ito sa kanila.

aside from the above, everything else is the same naman with regular aircraft, malinis din naman ang interior.

so ok na rin di ba, kung pumapayag nga sila ng sabit o tayo sa eroplano papayag ako basta makamura. kahit kandong kaya.