{
  "name": "Bakasyon Philippines Travel Cost Reference 2026",
  "version": "2026-09-23",
  "date_modified": "2026-09-23",
  "currency": "PHP",
  "unit": "per person per day",
  "scope": "Planning ranges for ordinary in-destination travel days; major domestic flights, large tours, long inter-island transfers and disruption costs are normally budgeted separately.",
  "methodology": "Normalized from Bakasyon.ph destination-specific budget guides using the first published daily planning ranges for budget, midrange and comfort travel. These are planning ranges, not surveyed market prices or guaranteed rates. The national bands are the broader ranges used in the 2026 Philippines Budget Travel Report.",
  "price_context": {
    "source": "Philippine Statistics Authority — Summary Inflation Report Consumer Price Index (2018=100): August 2026",
    "url": "https://psa.gov.ph/content/summary-inflation-report-consumer-price-index-2018100-august-2026",
    "release_date": "2026-09-04",
    "note": "National headline inflation was 6.1% in August 2026. Transport inflation accelerated to 13.5% year on year, reinforcing the need to treat travel-cost figures as dated ranges rather than fixed prices."
  },
  "national_planning_bands": {
    "budget": {
      "low": 1800,
      "high": 3200
    },
    "midrange": {
      "low": 3500,
      "high": 6500
    },
    "comfort": {
      "low": 7000,
      "high": null,
      "open_ended": true
    }
  },
  "destinations": [
    {
      "destination": "Bantayan Island",
      "budget_low": 1200,
      "budget_high": 2000,
      "midrange_low": 2500,
      "midrange_high": 4000,
      "comfort_low": 4500,
      "comfort_high": 7000,
      "comfort_open_ended": true,
      "source_url": "https://bakasyon.ph/bantayan-island-travel-budget-guide/"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Cebu City",
      "budget_low": 1500,
      "budget_high": 2500,
      "midrange_low": 3000,
      "midrange_high": 5500,
      "comfort_low": 6000,
      "comfort_high": 10000,
      "comfort_open_ended": true,
      "source_url": "https://bakasyon.ph/cebu-city-travel-budget-cost-guide/"
    },
    {
      "destination": "La Union",
      "budget_low": 1500,
      "budget_high": 2500,
      "midrange_low": 3000,
      "midrange_high": 5500,
      "comfort_low": 6000,
      "comfort_high": null,
      "comfort_open_ended": true,
      "source_url": "https://bakasyon.ph/la-union-travel-budget-cost-guide/"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Moalboal",
      "budget_low": 1500,
      "budget_high": 2500,
      "midrange_low": 3000,
      "midrange_high": 5500,
      "comfort_low": 6000,
      "comfort_high": null,
      "comfort_open_ended": true,
      "source_url": "https://bakasyon.ph/moalboal-travel-budget-guide/"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Bacolod",
      "budget_low": 1800,
      "budget_high": 2800,
      "midrange_low": 3200,
      "midrange_high": 5500,
      "comfort_low": 6000,
      "comfort_high": 9500,
      "comfort_open_ended": true,
      "source_url": "https://bakasyon.ph/bacolod-travel-budget-daily-costs/"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Iloilo City",
      "budget_low": 1800,
      "budget_high": 2800,
      "midrange_low": 3500,
      "midrange_high": 5500,
      "comfort_low": 6000,
      "comfort_high": 9000,
      "comfort_open_ended": true,
      "source_url": "https://bakasyon.ph/iloilo-city-travel-budget-cost-guide/"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Mactan",
      "budget_low": 1900,
      "budget_high": 3200,
      "midrange_low": 3500,
      "midrange_high": 5800,
      "comfort_low": 6500,
      "comfort_high": 11000,
      "comfort_open_ended": false,
      "source_url": "https://bakasyon.ph/mactan-travel-budget-sample-daily-costs/"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Boracay",
      "budget_low": 2000,
      "budget_high": 3500,
      "midrange_low": 4000,
      "midrange_high": 7500,
      "comfort_low": 8000,
      "comfort_high": 15000,
      "comfort_open_ended": true,
      "source_url": "https://bakasyon.ph/boracay-travel-budget-cost-guide/"
    }
  ]
}