From airfare to hotel accommodations, city tours to ridiculous roaming charges, travelling abroad entails a lot of planning more than you can imagine. Today’s technology has revolutionized how Pinoys enjoy their much-awaited getaways. Although it sounds convenient, one culprit which can make or break your travel plans is the ridiculous cost of overseas data charges. It’s like seeing your entire credit limit crumble before your eyes for a single webpage abroad.
“Roaming charges for mobile internet are so expensive that usually, the only option left is to switch off your phone’s cellular connection completely. Your smartphone becomes nothing from the second you touch down in a foreign land to the moment you arrive back home,” says Louis Looi, Flytpack Country Manager.
Companies such as Flytpack (www.flytpack.com) offers travel add-on services to assist budget-conscious tourists to maximize their travel plans. To address the main concern of jetsetters regarding roaming charges, Flytpack offers a travel pocket Wi-Fi which allows users to connect devices anytime, anywhere for as low as P200 per day, making it easier to share travel memories to families and friends.
“One of the main reason why we came up with this service is to battle the expensive data roaming charges outbound travelers face after each trips,” says Looi. “People are fed up with the enormous amount of payments they have to face. These bill-shocked customers tend to look for local hotspots from some establishment which is not secured and may cause identity theft at the very least.”
Posting updates and checking in across your social media accounts and even going on Facebook Live would be possible through the ultra-fast 4G internet connection. Booking an Uber or Grab overseas and going around the streets through Waze and other navigation apps is no longer a problem.
Flytpack’s exclusive partnership with several telcos spanning 60 countries allows its customers to get the exact speed as the locals do.
Lifestyle and travel influencer Kryz Uy vouches for Flytpack’s convenience and reliability. “I got my FlytPack while I was still in the Philippines. All I did was tell them where I was headed and on which dates, and they set it all up for me. This device kept us connected from London to The Netherlands to Paris, and I didn’t have to call or activate anything. It happened automatically and without any glitches,” says Uy.
Aside from travel pocket wifi, Flytpack also offers Japan rail pass, overseas SIM cards and attraction tickets at a low price.
To know more about Flytpack, visit www.flytpack.com.