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  About Manila

The highly populous city of Manila is the capital of the Philippines. The urban city is recognised worldwide as a city prone to the maximum number of natural disasters, owing to it attracting a high number of cyclones regularly. Despite being vulnerable to natural disasters, Manila is actually known to be a fast-growing city in the Philippines. Located on the bayside, the city has been tremendously influenced by the Spanish as it was once a colony.

Best time to visit Manila

Manila is surrounded by waters on all sides, giving it hot and wet weather. Hence, it is best advised to visit the quaint city during their dry season. Manila's dry months start from January and last up to April. The rest of the year is pretty hot and humid. The flipside of the dry months is that it comes with the summer sun. This basically means you'll have to deal with hot and dry weather when you visit Manila. However, it is still a better bargain than the wet months. March and April see the peak summer with temperatures ranging from 23 degree Celsius to 35 degree Celsius. The weather is perfect for hitting the beach and cooling down. That is always an option that many tourists opt for. Besides, one can always indulge in renting out bicycles and riding in the streets of Manila, exploring new crevices of the lovely city. Due to the months being peak season, the city is often crowded with tourists resulting in high hotel prices. During these months, the hotel rates in Manila spike up to an exorbitant amount. It becomes quite unfavourable for budget tourists to make their bookings for hotels and flights to Manila as there is already a lot of demand for the city.

One can simply opt to make prior hotel and flight bookings to Manila. Although tourists tend to visit the city all-round the year, the safest ones are from January to April. From June to November, Manila is pretty much hot and humid with monsoon taking over. The weather gets rather unpleasant to indulge in tourist activities. This is one of the major concerns which makes tourists opt for the peak season. Monsoon is pretty bad as during this time, the streets get flooded, and the torrential rains destroy quite a lot of the habitat. Since Manila also attracts cyclones and other such calamities, it is best to avoid the wet season. It is essential to check the weather and all the reports before you make your flight and hotel bookings in Manila. Sure, the bad weather and lack of tourism does bring down the hotel prices in Manila. But it definitely wouldn't be worth it as you wouldn't be able to enjoy the city's spirits and tourist attractions. The best thing to do would be to make prior bookings of flight and hotels in Manila for the dry season.

Places to visit in Manila

As a country with some of the largest urban gardens and parks, you can start your tourist rendezvous in Manila by visiting some of them. Rizal Park is a popular garden in the city which was earlier called Bagumbayan, attracts a lot of tourists every year. The garden was built during the Spanish Colonial Period and has been a structure of historical significance. The park is beautiful and comes with lush green grasses and alluring sights. Next from here, you can visit some of the monuments in the city. You can check out Fort Santiago, a citadel created by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, a known Spanish navigator and governor. The defense fortress is recognised for its historical relevance of serving as a prison during World War II. San Agustin Church is another beautiful Roman Catholic structure which is acknowledged by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Aside from the usual, you can always make room for visits at the Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Manila Zoo and Casa Manila, to name a few highlights.

Things to do in Manila

There are many things that you can do in Manila, starting from the Manila Baywalk. The promenade overlooks the Manila Bay and offers a pristine view of the waterbody. You can actually take up carriage rides by the promenade. In the evenings, there are also some performances by locals and live band performances. Not to mention how the area has lovely cafes which serve multi-cuisines. Visiting the Manila Ocean Park should be on your list of things to do in Manila. It is an oceanarium and is owned by the China Oceanis Philippines Inc. The institute is located in proximity to Rizal Park. The place is beautiful as you get to walk through the oceanarium and view some exquisite and rare marine life. To learn more about the history and cultural heritage of the country, you should visit the National Museum of the Philippines. It falls under the government authority and is maintained by the officials. The architecture and exhibits preserved by the Philippines government in the museum will pique your interest. You can also indulge in some fine dining and relish the lavish cuisine.

Food and restaurants in Manila

The cosmopolitan city brings flavours from around the world in their cuisine. You will not miss any international cuisine as the Filipino food in itself has been derived from inspiration from aboriginal, North American, Chinese, Indonesian and Spanish cuisine. Most of the dishes in Manila would seem familiar, be it the flavours or the style of cooking. Manila's eclectic spread of food establishments is perfectly balanced with upscale restaurants and budget food joints. Wherever you go, you will be met with exquisite and memorable food. You can start with a buffet spread at Spiral Restaurant. It features some of the finest gourmet dishes with food inspired by 21 diverse countries. There's a Japanese station as well as a French station with fun cooking scenes. The place is high-priced so best to fill up your pockets before visiting the place. Another luxurious fine dining experience that you can check out is at Café Ilang-Ilang. This food establishment also has a buffet setting with cuisines such as Italian, Asian, Filipino, Japanese, Chinese and Western.

You can also opt for dining with a great view of the Sky Deck View Bar. The aerial view of Manila from the rooftop restaurant is beautiful. For a quaint but authentic Filipino food, head to The Aristocrat. Barbara's Heritage Restaurant is another such place which serves Filipino food as well as a spectacular vibe. Some more establishments that would put a smile on your face are Ilustrado Restaurant, Harbor View Restaurant, Movie Stars Cafe, Bistro Remedios and My Kitchen by Chef Chris. Your food expedition in Manila would be quite an experience as there are far too many places to pick from.

How to reach Manila

Flight connectivity to Manila from India is extremely good. There are many flights that fly to Manila from India. Most of the South Asian countries have impeccable flight connectivity with Indian cities. Even Manila sees regular flights flying from Indian cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, to name a few. The most popular route to Manila chosen by travellers is from Singapore and Hong Kong. The flight connectivity to Manila from these international cities is immaculate. Airlines such as Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Dragon Air, Philippine Airlines, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are some of the prominent names that have flights reserved for Manila. There are no direct flights that fly to Manila from India. There are mostly connecting flights and layovers that take place in international cities such as Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. International routes connecting Manila from cities such as Hong Kong, Singapore and even Bangkok are more favoured. The number of flights in service are more, plus the duration is also less time-consuming.

It takes about eight hours and fifteen minutes to reach Manila from India. However, the only way you will get to reach so early would be if you pick the fastest flights with exorbitant ticket costs. The popular flights to Manila have tickets at the price range of INR 20,000 to 27,000. The difference in duration of flights is also barely of an hour or two, making these options more affordable. There are cheap flight tickets to Manila, and if you book in advance, you might be able to get some benefits of discounts too. There are countless deals that take place online, and you can easily avail some flight deals to Manila by snooping around the web. In fact, there are combo deals of flights and accommodation too that is recommended. You can get a cheap flight and hotel bookings in Manila, as long as you make prior reservations and find good deals online. The peak season might see a tremendous change in the flight ticket cost to Manila as well as the hotel prices. During the wet seasons, the hotel prices in Manila drop to an all-time low, making budget travelling possible.

About Philippine Airlines

Philippine Airlines which was previously referred to as Philippine AirLines, is the national flag carrier of the Philippines. The airline's headquarters is located at the PNB (Philippine National Bank) Financial Centre in Pasay. Philippine Airlines came into existence in 1941 and is recognised as the first and oldest commercial airline across Asia which continues to operate under its original name. Out of the several secondary hubs that Philippine Airlines operates from, its main hub is at Ninoy Aquino International Airport of Manila. Meanwhile, the other important hubs include Francisco Bangoy International Airport of Davao, Mactan-Cebu International Airport of Cebu and Clark International Airport of Angeles. The airline serves about 31 top destinations that are spread across 54 overseas cities in Southeast Asia, East Asia, North America, Middle East, Europe and Oceania. Basically, Philippine Airlines has a strong domestic route and international route connectivity with a slew of destinations across major hubs. The airline also operates a mixed fleet which comprises of Airbus and Boeing aircraft.

The airline initially called Philippine Air Lines in the time of its genesis, suffered from some serious losses during the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The financial concerns gave rise to complications in the operations of Philippine Airlines, leading to the airline being regarded as the biggest corporate. Due to this incident, the airline's management had to further downsize much of its international operations and completely cut off international routes such as the Middle East and Europe. Eventually, they also had to shut down several domestic routes and flights, except for the flights that were en-route Manila. The fleet size was also drastically reduced as thousands of employees were laid off. The inability to meet with the financial obligations, Philippine Airlines was eventually placed under receivership in 1998. Gradually, the airline started to restore its operations and eventually gain its momentum. By 2007, Philippine Airlines finally managed to get out of the receivership. New management came into existence, following exit from receivership and the airline's operations were further revamped and enhanced.

Philippine Airlines' main vision is to become a premier carrier across Asia and regain its position as one of the top airlines. The airline is owned by PAL Holdings which is a holding company that was established specifically to handle management and operations of Philippine Airlines. The company is basically owned by a bunch of companies that are owned by entrepreneur Lucio Tan. All Nippon Airways' holding company, ANA Holdings, also has a 9.5 percent of shares in Philippine Airlines' holding company. In terms of gross revenue, Philippine Airlines is the ninth-largest corporation prevalent in the Philippines. The same was stated in 2017's Philippines' Top 100 Largest Corporations list. As of 2018, Philippine Airlines' staff strength stands at 6,689, which also includes about 999 pilots and 2,647 cabin crew. In terms of revenue passenger kilometres that is flown, Philippine Airlines stands at the sixty-first spot in the world. As of 2016, the airline has recorded passenger traffic of about 16 million. In its 76-year history, Philippine Airlines showed a net profit of USD 140.3 million for the first time in the year 2007. The airline has been recognised as one of the Most Improved Airlines of 2019, as on the airlineratings.com.

Fleet size of Philippine Airlines

Philippine Airlines' fleet size stands at 72 aircraft. The airline accommodates a mix of wide-body and narrow-body aircraft that have been acquired from five variants of the Airbus family along with a Boeing aircraft. These include Airbus A320, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330, the wide-body aircraft and Airbus' flagship Airbus A3350 and the Boeing 777. Philippine Airlines' liveries have undergone some massive changes ever since its inception. When it started as Philippine Air Lines (PAL) with the livery stating the same. With many changes in the airline's branding and management, it further went through some noticeable alterations with its liveries too. The most recent livery which is used on all Philippine Airlines flights is a Eurowhite livery. It was established in 1986, following a corporate rebranding of the airline. This specific livery simply has the name Philippines superimposed on the front part of the fuselage and is written in italics. The tail of the aircraft is painted with Philippine Airlines' logo, and the rear of the aircraft has also painted the country's flag. Logo of Philippine Airlines has also been painted on the aircraft's winglets.

Baggage Allowance

Philippine Airlines has reserved some special baggage allowance that depends on the international destinations chosen by the traveller. On the baggage allowance page of the airline's official website, travellers can find a detailed list of categories and the baggage allowance reserved accordingly. For passengers from Asia, the airline allows about 25 kg weight which is incorporated for passengers with the ticket types Economy Supersave, Economy Saver, Economy Value and Economy Flex. As for passengers who are travelling by Premium Economy, the maximum weight for checked baggage that Philippines Airlines allows is 30 kg. The business class passengers receive better baggage allowance as the airline has reserved 35 kg per for checked baggage. Philippine Airlines has mentioned that the passenger cannot exceed the weight of the baggage beyond 32 kg. In case the baggage does exceed the said weight, the airline would ask the passenger to repack and accommodate items that fall within the baggage allowance bracket. Along with the baggage allowance, the dimension of the baggage is also very important and should not exceed 158 cm.

In-flight services

Philippines Airlines might have had to compromise with their crew due to the financial crisis. However, they have since brought back their employees and worked towards upgrading their in-flight services. The airline has enhanced the seating of their fleet with the best reclining seats. Further, they have also accommodated comfortable legroom and armrest. Other perks of Philippines Airlines' in-flight services also include their entertainment systems that have been attached in their long-haul flights. Not to mention how the airline caters to some lip-smacking in-flight meals.

Popular routes and top cities of Philippine Airlines

Philippine Airlines has an extensive international route and domestic route connectivity across several destinations in the world. They are presently serving none domestic destinations along with 53 international destinations. These destinations are spread across 24 countries across a majority of continents. Although many of their operations to a bunch of cities have been suspended for now. Europe and Middle East operations have been suspended for now and might be revoked, depending on the position of the airline. As of 2020, Philippine Airlines has services to cities namely Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Phnom Penh, Toronto, Vancouver, Beijing, Quanzhou, Shanghai, Xiamen, Guam, Hong Kong, Denpasar, Jakarta, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo (Haneda and Narita), Macau, Auckland, Bacolod, General Santos, Puerto Princesa, Zamboanga, Doha, Dammam, Riyadh, Singapore, Busan, Jeju, Seoul, Taipei, Bangkok, Dubai, London, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Hanoi, Seattle and Ho Chi Minh City. Further, the airline also has codeshare agreements with airlines such as Air Macau, Cathay Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, WestJet, All Nippon Airways, China Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Turkish Airlines, XiamenAir, Bangkok Airways, Garuda Indonesia, PAL Express and Vietnam Airlines. With these codeshare agreements, the airline's connectivity has been enhanced with more destinations under its wing. However, they are the main destinations present in the Pacific Ocean and Asia.

Why travel by Philippine Airlines?

Philippine Airlines offers a mileage plan called Mabuhay Miles. The plan basically enables the member to avail several exquisite offers ranging from birthday discounts to freebies and discounts when shopping at some of their affiliated brands. In fact, they also have other offers with respect to travel and accommodation that is sure to attract the attention of prospective members. The miles accumulated can also be converted into flight tickets as one of the offers.

While their mileage plan is quite exciting, some of their other benefits with respect to international route destinations and connectivity within the Philippines is just as excellent. Travellers can book Philippine Airlines flight tickets and pick from some of their destinations which range from Hawaii to Dubai. They basically have a worldwide presence which makes it easier for passengers who wish to visit places that are not well-connected by bigger airlines.

Further, to enhance the passenger's experience with Philippine Airlines, the airline has also worked on improving the user interface of their website. It has introduced several new features online such as web check-in options, updates on flight status and a detailed note on baggage allowance. To know more about the flights, you can check out Philippines Airlines' flight schedule on their website. Passengers can also book a Philippines Airlines flight ticket with the utmost ease. Following the booking of a ticket, the traveller will receive all details regarding their flight, the baggage allowance, the in-flight services and whether they are eligible for airport lounge access. Travellers do not need to be members of the airline's mileage plan to receive some of the benefits and discounts. The same can be availed by booking flight tickets of Philippines Airlines online.