When entering the Philippines on a one way ticket, you will need an onward ticket. That is a ticket to another country. After all, you’re entering as a visitor so you must have a ticket to another country outside of the Philippines.
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Many expats call these tickets a “throw away” ticket and they are looking for the cheapest price 
possible. I once bought an onward ticket for less than $200 from Cebu Pacific but I threw away that $200. I don’t call that cheap. I call it a cost of living here.
On my first trip to the Philippines, I purchased a fully refundable ticket to Bangkok. After a couple of weeks, I did get my refund. That refund took another 30 days to post to my credit card. I was told it could take up to 60 days. I see a lot of expats complaining about various Philippine Airlines when it comes to this. I don’t think this is specific to the Philippines though. It has to do with credit card company policies.
Just now, I was doing some research on flights to the Philippines and saw an add for Tiger Airways. I visited the site. Just to see what they offered, I searched for tickets from Clark to Singapore for $39! Wow, now that’s cheap. That’s perfect for a throwaway ticket.
I hear a lot of expats talking of getting a ticket from Zamboanga City in the Southern Philippines to Malaysia. Great idea but I was never able to find where to buy a ticket. Jessie called their office and I was told I had to go to Zamboanga to get it. I’m certain, there is another way but I never found it.
Since I have a mini website that focuses on flights to the Philippines, I often research airlines in the Philippines. Tiger Air appears to be based out of Singapore but the address shown at the bottom of their website is from Australia. If you’re planning a trip to the Philippines, I would visit their site when getting ready to book your flight. Chances are they wont have a flight from your country but they may very well serve as a great way to obtain your throwaway ticket.
Tiger Airways could serve as a nice resource for expats living in the Philippines.
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SO what’s with the throw away ticket? And man $200.00 is a lot to throw away!
Hey Nick, I thought the article explained what a throwaway ticket is. It is one you buy that you don’t intend to use. When you enter the country as a visitor you must show that you have the ability to leave. You do that with a ticket out of the country.
Yes $200 is a lot to throw away.
I also just read a post about Air Philippines:
Air Asia has a deal on now which states;
Clark Kota Kinabalu
From PHP 490*
Clark Kuala Lumpur
From PHP790*
That’s even cheaper if that “*” doesn’t jack up the price.
Hi Rusty!
I hope this helps if you still don’t have Air Philippines website: http://www.airphilexpress.com/
Thanks, I don’t think that’s the same airline? Isn’t that Philippine Airlines shuttle service?
It might be of use though!
Rusty,
Which airline website are you trying to find anyway?
If it is AirPhil or Air Philippines, then it is:
http://www.airphilexpress.com/
For PAL or Philippine Airlines, it is:
http://www.philippineairlines.com/
By the way, my partner and I, along with our daughter is planning to have a short vacation in Bantayan. I’ve been researching about the place and that’s how I came across with your websites and reviews.
It’s a shame that we haven’t been there. We live in Cadiz City which is just a ferry away from Bantayan. You should see Lacawon in Cadiz City. It’s heaven for people who love the beach.
I hope we’ll have a great time there.
When we arrived here last May, my asawa and I did pretty good on our throw away ticket. I found a promo (sale) for tickets to Singapore. Problem was that when I purchased the ticket for July 2nd, that was the only ticket they had left on the promo. I had to buy a ticket on July 5th for my asawa. Of course it really didn’t matter because we weren’t using them anyway. Next time I will look at Air Philippines, Tiger Airways and Air Asia.
Some of the Promo’s with Cebu Pacific rock. I get a bit irritated with them though. They don’t include all the fees on their price. the price often goes way up, especially if it is round trip. Still they have some nice buys.
Well in this case the tickets were $58 each. Not as good as the $39, so that is why I will be looking there next. I have to leave for my yearly thing in May and we plan to be going to Korea right now, because my niece is suppose to be visiting here and she wants to shop in Korea for those knock off purses.