| It used to be very expensive to travel either within | | | | The popularity of online air ticket booking has been |
| your own country or outside. Today, with the advent | | | | rising exponentially, especially when Philippine budget |
| of budget airlines and affordable accommodations, | | | | airline, Cebu Pacific, launched their website a few |
| more and more folks are able to set their feet on | | | | years ago. However, payments made online do not |
| new lands. In the Philippines, traveling outside the | | | | include relevant travel taxes associated with the air |
| country involves the payment of travel taxes. The | | | | ticket. Instead, travelers are required to settle their |
| current travel tax rate (as of 12 August 2010) is | | | | travel taxes in the airport on the day of departure. If |
| pegged at 1,620 pesos per person. If you are | | | | you would like to spare yourself the long queue at |
| traveling with a child aged between 2 and 11 years, it | | | | the airport, you should consider settling your travel |
| may be good news to know that a half-price | | | | taxes at the Department of Tourism either in Manila |
| discount is offered when you apply for a reduced | | | | or in Clark. At the same time, you can apply for your |
| travel tax certificate from the Department of | | | | child (or children's) reduced travel tax certificate from |
| Tourism along T.M. Kalaw Avenue in Manila. If this is | | | | there as well. There is no long queue and the trip is |
| too far for you, there is another processing center | | | | worth it especially if you are applying for more than |
| located in the Clark Economic Zone. | | | | one child. |