To the Philippines, for Love

Travel Logistics

Getting to Manila

Staying in Manila

Moving in Manila

We expect most of our dear friends from abroad will fly in to get to Manila, so here are a few of our airline route and timing recommendations to get your planning started:

If you’ve decided to join us for the Friday night dinner on March 20th, to welcome our friends from abroad, you’ll need to leave North America by Wednesday, March 18th to arrive in Manila by Friday, March 20th. (International date line…boo)

Getting to Manila

  • Non-Stop: Philippine Airlines

    One-Stop:

    • Via Tokyo – ANA / Japan Airlines: JFK → Tokyo (NRT/HND) → MNL

    • Via Seoul – Korean Air / Asiana: JFK → ICN → MNL

    • Via Hong Kong – Cathay Pacific: JFK → HKG → MNL

    • Via Dubai – Emirates: JFK → DXB → MNL

  • Non-Stop: Philippine Airlines, United

    One-Stop:

    • Via Tokyo – ANA/JAL SFO → NRT/HND → MNL

    • Via Seoul – Korean Air / Asiana: SFO → ICN → MNL

    • Via Taipei – EVA: SFO → TPE → MNL

    • Via Hong Kong – Cathay Pacific: SFO → HKG → MNL

  • Non-Stop: Philippine Airlines

    LAX → MNL

    One-Stop:

    Via Tokyo – ANA / Japan Airlines
    LAX → Tokyo (NRT/HND) → MNL

    Via Seoul – Korean Air / Asiana
    LAX → ICN → MNL

    Via Hong Kong – Cathay Pacific
    LAX → HKG → MNL

  • Non-Stop:

    No non-stop service from Toronto to Manila

    One-Stop:

    Via Tokyo – ANA / Japan Airlines
    YYZ → Tokyo (NRT/HND) → MNL

    Via Seoul – Korean Air / Asiana
    YYZ → ICN → MNL

    Via Hong Kong – Cathay Pacific
    YYZ → HKG → MNL

    Via Dubai – Emirates
    YYZ → DXB → MNL

  • Non-Stop:

    No non-stop service from London to Manila

    One-Stop:

    Via Tokyo – ANA / Japan Airlines
    LHR → Tokyo (NRT/HND) → MNL

    Via Seoul – Korean Air / Asiana
    LHR → ICN → MNL

    Via Hong Kong – Cathay Pacific
    LHR → HKG → MNL

    Via Dubai – Emirates
    LHR → DXB → MNL

    Via Istanbul – Turkish Airlines
    LHR → IST → MNL

  • Non-Stop: Philippine Airlines

    YVR → MNL (seasonal / periodic availability)

    One-Stop:

    Via Tokyo – ANA / Japan Airlines
    YVR → Tokyo (NRT/HND) → MNL

    Via Seoul – Korean Air / Asiana
    YVR → ICN → MNL

    Via Hong Kong – Cathay Pacific
    YVR → HKG → MNL

Staying in Manila

Couples’ Recommendations

  • Denise and Jaime will be staying at The Conrad Manila, if you decide you don’t want to stay at the Conrad, but still want to stay near by we recommend: Lanson Place Mall of Asia, Manila

  • Between $100 to $250, a night

Alternative Accomodations

  • If you’re looking for other options, we are running shuttles from Fort Bonifacio. We recommend staying at SEDA or F1.

  • Expect to pay around $150-$250

Luxury Accomodations

  • If you’re trying to stay in some of the nicest places in Manila, we recommend staying in the Fort, BGC, in either the Shangri-La or the Hyatt.
    We plan to run shuttles from the Fort, which will make transportation easier.

    If you don’t want to stay in the Fort, you can also stay at the Penninsula, which is in Makati—also a very nice hotel.

  • Expect to pay around $250 to $500

Moving in Manila

Manila is notoriously traffic. To ease your burden while you’re here we’re going to have shuttles from Pasay and the Fort to get to the main events on March 20th, for our foreign guests and the 21st for the main celebration day festivities.

Please use Grab! (Southeast Asia’s Uber), plan ahead to book, ETAs are poor. Don’t use taxi’s they will take advantage of you.

In case of emergency: If you’re stuck stuck somewhere please reach out to our concierge team and they can help coordinate something for you.

Please contact Janine Aranal- Valera at +63 917 854 5042