Australian travellers eyeing Manila have exactly 24 hours to pounce, with Philippine Airlines (PAL) launching a sharp 50 per cent discount for eligible flights from Melbourne and Perth on Wednesday, 30 September 2026.
The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it promotion runs from 12:00 am until 11:59 pm on 30 September, using promo code PERMEL50OFF. Travel is available from 5 October to 24 December 2026, placing the deal neatly across the spring and pre-Christmas travel period.
And with a discount of that size, travellers may want to have passports, calendars and credit cards lined up before breakfast.
The promotion comes as PAL continues strengthening its Australian operation. The Philippine flag carrier recently confirmed that its Melbourne-Manila service will increase from five flights weekly to daily services from 19 November 2026. PAL also currently operates three weekly Perth services, alongside daily links from Sydney and Brisbane.
For travel advisors, the short sale window makes this very much a “phone your clients now” proposition. Manila remains an important gateway not only to the Philippines but to PAL’s wider Asian and international network.
The deal at a glance
Discount: 50% off eligible flights to Manila
Departure cities: Melbourne and Perth
Sale date: 30 September 2026
Sale hours: 12:00 am–11:59 pm
Promo code: PERMEL50OFF
Travel period: 5 October–24 December 2026
Bookings can be made through the official Philippine Airlines website, subject to the airline’s applicable fare conditions and availability.
With only one day on the clock, procrastination may prove considerably more expensive than usual.
By: My Thanh Pham – © 2026.
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Author Bio:
My Thanh Pham has lived more of a life of travel than most people ever do. After studying tourism, she went straight into the work of building journeys across South-East Asia, temples, beaches, night trains, and all, quietly fixing the messy bits so others could enjoy the ride.
She was never meant to stay behind a desk. Airline life followed, dividing her days between reservations and the airport floor, right where travel shows its true colours. Missed flights, tight hugs, frayed tempers, sudden joy, she saw it all, close up.
Now at Global Travel Media, My Thanh has traded ticket stubs for a keyboard. She writes the way she once worked: steady, clear-eyed and respectful of the road’s unpredictable rhythm, guiding readers through a world she knows from the inside.
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