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The 411 on Travel Tax Philippines: Everything You Need to Know About It

The Philippines is a must-visit country in Southeast Asia, and some of the things that foreigners as well as locals who travel abroad search for include travel tax Philippines, including terminal fee and travel tax for international flights. Your search for information on travel tax Philippines ends here; know everything that is important about Philippine travel tax and terminal fee in this article! Travel Tax Philippines Info for Nationals Filipinos taking trips outside the Philippines, travel tax is something that they ought to settle before they depart to their destination. You pay for this at the airport before passing through immigration, but there are also times when the cost of airport tax Philippines is already included in your ticket cost once purchased. The travel tax Philippines amount for 2016 is currently at PHP 1,620.00 per traveller for economy class, which is roughly around USD $32. For passengers who will ride first class, the travel tax to be settled is u...

Four Things You Don't Need to Bring on Your Next Vacation

If you have ever been on vacation, then you know how easy it can be to over-pack, but over-packing can have many downsides. For one, it can be very expensive to take extra bags on your flight, and if you are traveling in a road vehicle, extra items can take up a lot of space. Plus, it can get tough to carry too many items with you. Next time you take a vacation, avoid packing the following four items. Extra Toiletries People tend to pack plenty of shampoo and soap for each trip member, but if you are going on a family vacation, you don't need to give everyone their own set of toiletries. In fact, it can often be simpler to simply buy toiletries at your destination so that you don't have to worry about what you can and can't bring on your flight. Additionally, almost all hotels feature complimentary toiletries, and if there isn't enough soap in your room, you can always ask the front desk for another bar. Large Baby Items Many people think that they need to b...

Top 5 Travel Tips for Diabetics

Traveling is something that many people enjoy, but the whole process can be risky and tiresome for those living with diabetes. If you're planning to take a trip away from home any time soon, be sure to plan well in advance. Follow these 5 travel tips for diabetics to ensure that you can reach your destination safely and get back home in good health. 1. Stay Healthy Everyone hears about the health risks associated with traveling, but shockingly few take precautions to guard themselves. Spending so much time in close quarters with dozens of other people, some of whom may be sick, puts you at risk for infection. You may also be using airport facilities that are used by thousands of other people from all over the world every day. Boost your immune system before traveling, and consider getting a flu shot as well. Wash your hands often to stay sanitary and germ free. 2. Stay Active While Traveling It is important to get regular exercise when you are living with diabetes, bu...

Tips for Traveling Around Spain by Car

If you really want to immerse yourself in a travel experience, there's no better way than to tour a foreign country by car. While you could certainly see the landscape in minute detail from the air or zip by in a train, you won't get the true feel of a country in just a few hours of travel. By taking a road trip you can find tiny towns that are nowhere near train tracks or flight paths. You can stop and talk to people, discover hidden gems for shopping and food, and slowly form a relationship with your surroundings. There's a lot to love about car travel if you have the time to spend and an adventurous spirit. But there is an amount of planning involved, even if your plan is to wing it. So here are just a few tips to ensure you have a great time when to travel around Spain by car . 1. Get your license and insurance in order. You may not realize that many countries do not accept foreign driver's licenses as valid within their borders. Spain is one such country. H...

How to Pack for a Semester Abroad

Studying abroad can be an exciting, educational, and positively enlightening experience. Most students who go through study abroad programs in their college careers rank them among the greatest times in their academic years, and this exposure to education in foreign cultures is not something to miss out on. Yet it can be overwhelming to prepare for these excursions. It's easy to get caught up in all the excitement and forget what is really important. Prepare in advance so that you can minimize stress, pack intelligently and economically, and make sure not to forget the essentials in favor of unnecessary items. Remember that you're not moving forever. You're going to be coming back home in just a few months or less, so don't try to pack your entire life into a suitcase. Bring the essentials. You're obviously going to need clothes, and since you're moving for an academic program you're going to need your books. A laptop computer may not be absolutely nece...

How to Keep Your Immune System Strong When You Travel

Travelling is always an exciting experience, but it can be dangerous as well. Many travelers find themselves sitting in cramped airplane cabinets, breathing recycled air and spending hours in close quarters with possibly sick passengers. Destinations may be breeding grounds for germs that are relatively harmless to locals, while newcomers find themselves fighting off illness due to a lack of conditioned immunity. This shouldn't scare anyone away from the many joys of travel. Indeed, the experiences found far away from home can be the most memorable and precious. However, it is vital to your health to maintain a strong immune system while you travel. Try to incorporate foods rich in probiotics into your daily diet to build up immune defenses even before travelling is a consideration. Fermented foods and cultured dairy can be excellent additions to your diet. Be sure to take in lots of fiber and consume foods that are easy on the digestive system. Dense, overly processed foods s...

Healthy Travel 101: Precautionary Measures for a Great Vacay

There's more to planning an amazing vacation than shelling out beaucoup bucks for first-class plane tickets and a 5-night stay at a resort hotel. Aside from the major points of getting yourself from here to there and securing a place to rest your head, there are all kinds of details that must be attended to if you're going to enjoy a worry-free vacation. And one of the things that people often neglect to consider is the possibility of illness or injury. While most vacations won't take you too far from the pharmacies and hospitals that can offer medical solutions to such problems, you might want to prepare yourself for the fact that you could face additional difficulties securing care, especially when you travel to foreign countries . Your insurance may not be accepted, you might have trouble getting prescription refills forwarded to a new pharmacy, and you may not be able to find exactly what you're looking for. So here are a few precautions you should take on the healt...

Top 5 Tips for Keeping Your Data Safe When You Travel

As the years pass, the world seems to get smaller and smaller. Modern travel means there's simply nowhere on earth that you can't get to if you have the will and the resources. Many people are taking advantage of airline deals available in our struggling economy to explore distant lands they've never seen before. But if you're traveling for business, or expect to be out on the road for quite a while, chances are you can't leave all of your devices behind. People regularly travel with laptops, smartphones, tablets and even external hard drives, all of which make discovering hidden gems and navigating from point A to point B much easier. But all of that gear also means you need a whole new level of security, not only to keep your expensive accessories from being stolen, but also to make sure data new and old safely makes it home with you. The last thing you'd want is to download the thousands of pictures from your backpacking trip through Europe onto your comp...

How to Keep Valuables Safe and Secure on Vacation

Whether you're heading to a local lake for a few days of camping, traveling cross-country to visit relatives, or heading overseas for a long-awaited adventure (and a chance to cross an exotic foreign locale off your bucket list), it is in your best interest to take the necessary precautions to ensure that your valuables aren't lost, stolen, or damaged along the way. Is there anything worse than being relieved of a wallet or treasured jewelry in some fashion while you're far away from home? Well, maybe there are worse things. But it's certainly no picnic, and you probably want to avoid such occurrences if at all possible. So here are just a few steps you can take to keep your valuables safe and secure so that you can enjoy your vacation without worry. 1.     In-room safe. When you reach your destination, check to make sure that your room comes with a safe that allows you to set a combination code. This is an excellent way to ensure that cash, credit cards, jewelry,...

Vacation Prep: the Most Commonly Forgotten Items When Packing

You only have to reach your vacation destination and find something essential missing once or twice before you start making lists and checking them twice. But this is still no guarantee that you won't leave something off your list and find yourself kicking lacking later on. Although most forgotten items could be purchased once you reach your destination, some will cause you more trouble than others. And then there are the things that you need to board a plane and get where you're going in the first place. So here are just a few of the most commonly forgotten items. You might want to add them to your list first every time. 1.    Tickets/confirmations.   Is there anything worse than reaching the airport only to realize that you've left your tickets or confirmation numbers sitting on the counter? That's a panic moment. Luckily, most people make travel arrangements online with credit cards these days. So even if you forgot your confirmation number you can simply swi...