Please enter through the ADB Avenue main gate. You will be required to present valid photo identification (passport, driver’s license, etc.) in order to receive an ADB-issued building access ID. The ID is valid during the duration of the conference and will allow you to enter/exit ADB headquarters through any of its gates.

DRESS CODE:  The dress code for the two-day conference is business attire.

Hotel for international resource speakers will be at Joy-Nostalg Hotel & Suites Manila. ADB has reserved rooms for the resource speakers, and will settle the room rental directly. Room is inclusive of buffet breakfast for one person and internet access. Kindly settle all other charges (i.e., laundry, airport transfers, room service, mini bar, etc.) with the hotel upon checking out. ADB will cover the cost of your accommodation for the duration of the conference (maximum of 4 nights).

Address: 17 ADB Ave, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines

Phone: +63 2 86377888 / +63 2 79108888 Fax: +63 2 77161157

Email: HB2D6-RE1@accor.com

Check-in time is 15:00H and check-out time is 12:00H. You may store your luggage with Front desk should you arrive early or leave late. Please approach any of the Front Office Associates on duty for further assistance.  We have arranged for guaranteed early check-in for resource speakers who will arrive early in the morning of 4 December.

ADB headquarters is just across Joy-Nostalg Hotel and about two-minutes’ walk from the hotel (see ADB vicinity map below). 

To familiarize yourself with ADB surroundings, below is the ADB vicinity map.

AIRPORT-HOTEL-AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION

Please be informed that there will be no complimentary transportation from airport to hotel/hotel to airport.

Hotel-arranged transfers

The hotel can arrange your airport transfers for PhP1,810.00 per way via a compact car. You may pay the fee directly to the hotel. Please let the team know if you would like us to arrange your transfers with the hotel.

For those with pre-arranged hotel transfers with Joy-Nostalg Hotel & Suites Manila, please check the Appendix for more information upon arrival at your designated terminal/airport.

Other transport arrangements:

Terminals 1 and Terminal 3

Upon arrival in Manila at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA-Terminals 1 and 3), you may proceed to the International Organizations Desk which is located right after the customs clearance area. Please inform them that you are an ADB guest. An ADB contact person will direct you to the taxi queue (at the Arrival Area) for your transfer to the hotel. The ADB representative will be present from 8am to 11pm. If you arrive earlier or later than this, you may approach the airport transportation desk or proceed directly to the taxi queue or book through Grab.

ADB Representative contact number in Terminal 1: 8-833 8756
ADB Representative contact number in Terminal 3: 0999- 999-2727

Terminal 2

If arriving at Terminal 2, please proceed to the taxi queue outside the arrival area. It is also recommended to book your car through Grab.Accredited transfer services on a pre-paid coupon may be taken from the airport to Ortigas Center (where ADB is located) for an approximate rate of Philippine Peso (PhP) 845 (about US$16.00). Accredited NAIA metered taxis (an alternative to prepaid coupon taxis) generally fetch lower rates than pre-paid transfer services.

VISA REQUIREMENTS

You must have a valid passport to travel to the Philippines and is responsible for all necessary arrangements for the application of an entry visa. For visa information, please click this link: https://consular.dfa.gov.ph/visainformation .

Please bring with you the ADB invitation letter, this information note, passport with valid US visa stamped on it (as applicable) and your return ticket to show to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) officer at the point of entry (e.g. airport) to the Philippines. Kindly cooperate and be courteous with the BI officers when you go through immigration control, including picture taking, and presenting the above documents, together with your passport, entry visa (if required to get visa to Manila) and other documentation. Refusal to cooperate or lack of politeness to BI officers may result in denial of entry to the Philippines.

ALLOWANCES

For international resource persons

AIRFARE REIMBURSEMENTS

WEATHER

Weather forecast in Metro Manila on 3–7 December 2019 is shown below.