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2013 Long Weekend List

Adventure waits

Adventure waits


Now you know when to plan your vacation days, it’s now time to plan your long weekend vacation days so you can save up more and plan ahead.
Long Weekends

  1. February 23 – 25 (EDSA Revolution Anniversary Weekend)
  2. March 28 – 31 (Holy Week Weekend)
  3. August 9 – 11 (Eid Ul Fitr Weekend)
  4. August 24 – 26 (National Heroes Day Weekend)
  5. November 1 – 3 (All Saints Day Weekend)
  6. December 28 – January 1 (Rizal Day, New Year’s Day Weekend)

These are weekends that need more planning because you need to file an extra day of Vacation Leave from your work to enjoy four to five straight days of vacation time.
Possible Long Weekends

  1. October 12 – 15 (Eid Ul Adha Weekend, Oct 14 (Monday) Work day)
  2. December 21 – 25 (Christmas Day Weekend, Dec 23 (Monday) Possible Work day)

If you want to see the rest of our weekends here in The Philippines, click here.
If you want your friends to SAVE more money in lodging when they travel to the Philippines, click here.
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Awesome "Still-Must-See" 2013 Destinations

Keep Local Tourism Alive!

Keep Local Tourism Alive!


Now is probably the best time to plan your travels within your territory. Forget Boracay…well, not really. Let’s give that White Beach island some rest and get to thousands of tiny and large spots in different parts of The Philippines to travel to.
Our Awesome Planet founder and editor, Anton Diaz, shares his recommendations for 2011 but I know it’s 2013 coming up but how many of you have been to even half of the places he mentioned here?
Get more details and ideas from Anton as he explores and reviews these places for you.
Pack your bags, check our 2013 calendar holidays, file your leaves by first day of work, and give your all so you can make next year a win-win situation: A happy workplace, a happy boss, and a happy you for more memories to treasure with family then your friends!
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Special Thanks:

  1. Our Awesome Planet: http://www.ourawesomeplanet.com
  2. (Cover Picture) Pinasnewsfeed: http://pinasnewsfeed.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/koreans-still-philippines-top-tourists/
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List of 2013 Philippine Holidays (Unofficially)

Crossroads Hostel thinks it’s always best to plan. We’re now listing, albeit unofficially, 2013’s official and special holidays.  We based this on Malacañang‘s 2011 and 2012 proclamations and other websites to come up with the results below. So save up and tour The Philippines!

Tuesday 1-Jan New Year’s Day
Monday 25-Feb EDSA Revolution Anniversary
Thursday 28-Mar Maundy Thursday
Friday 29-Mar Good Friday
Tuesday 9-Apr Araw ng Kagitingan
Wednesday 1-May Labor Day
Wednesday 12-Jun Independence Day
Thursday 8-Aug Eid’i Fitr
Wednesday 21-Aug Ninoy Aquino Death Anniversary
Monday 26-Aug National Heroes Day
Tuesday 15-Oct Eidul Adha
Friday 1-Nov All Saints Day
Saturday 30-Nov Bonifacio Day
Tuesday 24-Dec Christmas Eve
Wednesday 25-Dec Christmas Day
Monday 30-Dec Rizal Day
Tuesday 31-Dec Last Day of the Year

We made a list of Long Weekends and Possible Long Weekends list here too.
By the way, include us in your itinerary if you want to save up on lodging budget when you visit Metro Manila to spend your holidays here!

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