Tips when Travelling Abroad

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LAGs (liquid, aerosol, gels) are allowed in your carry-on luggage as long as they are in containers of 100 ml capacity or less and they should be placed in a transparent resealable bag of one liter capacity or less.

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Originally Posted by ecasiano

a. When your plane ticket is issued, some travel agencies would already include an "embarkation card" of the Bureau of Immigration. You can accomplish this already before you go to the airport.

Below is the new embarkation card (departure card).

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Some baggage tips from Philippine Airlines Baggage Identification Labels. Click image below.

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For those who have upcoming appointments for visa application at the US Embassy, cell phones and other electronic devices are no longer permitted inside the US Embassy Consular Section.

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I was once asked by a classmate what hotels are near the airport. She was taking the last flight from Iloilo to Manila and was flying early morning the next day to Hong Kong. The nearest hotels from the airport are the Manila Airport Hotel (across the parking area of NAIA Terminal 1) and the recently opened Manila Marriott Hotel (across NAIA Terminal 3).

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Some useful links... Just click on the airlines.

Philippine Airlines

Cebu Pacific

Singapore Airlines

Cathay Pacific

Korean Air

Northwest

China Airlines

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A red eye could be a symptom of acute conjunctivitis or a symptom caused by overnight travel but in the airline industry, a red eye refers to a flight that departs late at night and arrives around dawn. A movie has also been made with the title Red Eye (starring Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy and directed by Wes Craven) where McAdams takes the red-eye flight to Miami.

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An interesting read. Published in yesterday's Philippine Daily Inquirer. Travel in the age of terror.

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Another nice article: Traveling around the World