2013 Christmas Celebration in PH | Ticket Canvas

As early as now, I've been planning to celebrate our December vacation in the Philippines. Reason is that it's more fun in the Philippines, can feel the spirit of Christmas! with my family, gift giving to kids. And, I would want to celebrate there as long as Aleina got a discounted airfare ($50 for Jetstar for infant fare, fare difference in infant varies depends on each airlines). Once Aleina reaches 2 years old, her fare will be like as adult fare, so will grab this opportunity to travel back to PH.

Now, I've into canvassing our airfare tickets for 3 adults and 1 infant. So far, the ticket selling price is quite reasonable. But when it is close to December or even "ber" month, the price will increase as high as I know... It is highly recommended to purchase the tickets as soon as possible.

Below are the list of airlines and tickets in total for us.

SG to PH December 2013 | 3 adults 1 infant

SGD 711.85 | Jetstar | 24 Dec @ $171.95 | 50kg checkin, inc taxes

SGD 406 | Jetstar | 31 Dec @ $70 | 50kg checkin, inc taxes | arrived 10am

SGD 641 | Cebu Pacific | 24 Dec @ $149 | no checkin yet, inc taxes

SGD 491 | Cebu Pacific | 31 Dec @ $99 | no checkin yet, inc taxes | arrived 4am

SGD 496 | PHP 16372 | PAL Express | 25 Dec @ 2,678

PAL Express Fare | SG to MLA | Php 2,678 Dec 25-Jan 06

As you can see there in my canvas, 2 dates are given - 1 for around 24-26 December and the other 1 is 31st December.

Since we're planning to attend to our dear friend - Myra's wedding this coming January 20, 2014, the December 30/31st flight is put into the consideration.. So not I'm weighing these 2 options:

Option 1: Leave for PH around christmas (by Dec 24-26 depending on ticket price) then come back after 2 weeks so most probably come back to SG by Jan 11-12, 2014; will leave Aleina in PH for almost 10 days - same situation as we left her there last year. Then go to PH again on 18th January and pick up Aleina from there, then attend Myra's wedding on 20th January. Then fly back to SG by 21 January. Return to work by 22 January.

               

    Annual Leave to be Taken: 11 days + 2 days = 13 working days

    Cons:

    - We'll leave Aleina in PH for a week while we're back in SG to work.

    - Will expend more on our tickets and other transporation means.

Option 2: Leave for PH by December 31 but still we can celebrate New Year noche buena there, arrived in Lucena by 10am or so. then stayed there longer, no need to travel back in SG yet compare to the option 1. Attend Myra's wedding on 20 January and fly back to Singapore by 21 January. Return to work by 22 January.

               

    Annual Leave to be Taken: 15 working days

                Cons:

    - Will not be separated with Aleina...

    - Will take more annual leaves compare to Option 1

    - Will we be allowed to leave from work for 3 weeks? This is my primary concern here for both of us!

 

Below is the ticket canvass if we avail option 1:

PH-SG-PH January 2014 | 2 adults

Cebu Pacific | Return Ticket | Php 16,948

PH to SG: 13 January 2014 | 0540-0905

SG to PH: 18 January 2014 | 0040-0405

PAL Express | Return Ticket | Php 13,772 | Express Deal

PH to SG: 12 January 2014 | 08:25-12:05AM (13 Jan)

SG to PH: 18 January 2014 | 12:45-04:30AM

Weighing these options, I prefer option 2 for many reasons. Top 1 reason is that, we will not leave Aleina in  PH, we can save more money here. The budget for our ticket can be place as our budget in our vacation, saves more time and money on travelling. Expected $ to save for about SGD 700, quite huge amount of money, can topup to our budget allowance!

Unfortunately, I wasn't be able to check the ticket price with Jetstar as they only allow to book a ticker till December 31, 2013.

Hopefully we could decide to which options we will take so we could book a ticket as soon as possible; till there's a bit fare air ticket price.