Participants from some countries may require a visa in order to travel to the Philippines. To find out whether you need a visa, please visit the website of the Philippines Ministry of Foreign Affairs (https://www.dfa.gov.ph/index.php/site-administrator/visa-information).
If you will require a visa, it is important that you start the process to acquire a visa as soon as possible. Please get in touch with the embassy as soon as you receive the invitation letter for the Asia LEDS Forum, as it may be required to support your visa application. Bring the letter and other necessary documents to the embassy as instructed on the embassy website. If you have any questions regarding your invitation letter to the Forum, please contact John Wildgrube at John.Wildgrube@icfi.com
Flights
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Ms. Daranee Kumthira
GMT Inter Service Co., Ltd.
Email: gmtinter555@gmail.com, gmt@pacific.net.th
Tel: +66 2 377 5313-4
Mobile: +66 86 304 2261
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Arrival/Airport Transfers
You are requested to arrange your own transportation from the Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport to the hotel and vice-versa. Airport taxi. Airport (yellow) taxis cost around P400-P500 pesos (approximately 12 USD). In terminal 1, please proceed to the extended arrival area while for terminal 2, please proceed to the departure area. There they will find the line for airport taxis.
Hotel Limousines are also available 24 hours a day with various kinds of cars. The one-way fare from the airport to the hotel is typically P3,000-P3,600 pesos (approximately 80 USD).
For more information, for Hotel Limousines please contact the person below:
| Ms. Joy Pammit Senior Sales Manager – Conference Services Tel: +632 8123456 local 6616 Fax: +632 8443301 Mobile: +63917 595 6616 E-mail: joypammit@peninsula.com |
The venue for the Forum will be The Peninsula Manila hotel (see map below), and accommodation will be arranged at the Peninsula for eligible participants (please refer to your official invitation letter to determine if you are eligible). The LEAD program will provide a single room per person for the duration of your official stay and payment will be made directly to the hotel. Please note that each participant will be responsible for any other expenses, such as telephone calls, minibar use, room upgrade, additional stay, additional guest and other room services, and these additional costs must be paid directly when you checkout.
Self-funded participants are encouraged to stay at the Peninsula Manila Hotel, but will be responsible for their own accommodation costs. Reservations can be made by contacting the sales manager listed below, and we encourage you to use the Hotel Reservation Forum for Self-Funded Participants to make your reservation.
| Ms. Joy Pammit Senior Sales Manager – Conference Services Tel: +632 8123456 local 6616 Fax: +632 8443301 Mobile: +63917 595 6616 E-mail: joypammit@peninsula.com |
Kindly be advised that the check-in time at the Peninsula Manila Hotel is 14:00 and the check-out time is 12:00. If the you wish to keep the rooms after the standard check-out time, half-day room charge will be applied for departure up to 18:00 pm and full-day charge for departure after 18:00 pm. We encourage you to check out from the hotel in the morning and leave any luggage with the bellman, or alternatively bring the luggage with you so you can leave directly to the airport from the hotel after the Forum.
Kindly ensure you leave the hotel at least 3-4 hours before your departure flight time.
| The Peninsula Manila Hotel 1226 Makati City, Metro Manila Republic of the Philippines Tel: +63 2 887 2888 Website: http://www.peninsula.com/Manila/en/default.aspx |
Download the Peninsula Manila Hotel Map
Eligible participants (please refer to your official invitation letter to determine if you are eligible) who are required to travel to Manila from an international location will receive a fixed, lump sum amount based on their travel dates to cover meals beyond those listed in the meal section below; incidental expenses, such as telephone calls, internet usage, laundry, etc.; local transportation and airport transfer costs and visa application fees. This lump sum amount, or DSA, will be available at the Registration Desk each morning. DSA will be provided in U.S dollars. You are kindly recommended to collect your DSA at your earliest convenience.
In order to claim your DSA, please bring the following documents to the Forum Registration Desk in the Peninsula Manila Hotel:
For any questions regarding the DSA, please contact John Wildgrube, the LEAD program Deputy Chief of Party for Operations, at John.Wildgrube@icfi.com
International breakfast buffet for one person is included in the room charge. Breakfast will be served in the Escolta Restaurant from 06:00 to 10:30.
Lunch will be provided at the Forum on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. A dinner reception will be held on Tuesday night and Thursday. Please consult the final agenda for locations of each served meal.
Snacks will be served in the morning and in the afternoon during the Forum.
The Forum venue will provide a meeting room climate with an average temperature range of 25°C. Business casual attire is acceptable.
Asia LEDS Partnership Secretariat staff will be available in Manila. If you have further questions, please mail John Wildgrube of the Secretariat at John.Wildgrube@icfi.com, or call the Peninsula Manila Hotel at Tel: +63 2 887 2888.
