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The Department of Tourism (DOT) is crossing its fingers for the gradual revival of the country's tourism industry as it welcomes the decision of the government's pandemic task force to ease travel restrictions in the national capital region (NCR)-plus bubble. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "The...

Travelers from National Capital Region (NCR) Plus can soon be allowed to fly to tourist spots under a point-to-point or bubble arrangement. Passengers show travel documents at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on May 6, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The proposed guidelines on...

To comply with government restrictions on inbound travel, which takes effect today (March 18), Philippine Airlines (PAL) canceled 40 international flights. Transport authorities capped international arrivals to 1,500 passengers daily for the next 32 days to prevent the spread of new COVID-19...

Last year was a catastrophe for both air travel and cargo while 2021 will be "another tough year". "There is no other way to describe it," says Alexandre de Juniac, International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s Director General and CEO in a statement issued last night (Feb. 3). "The world is...

Emirates has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to become one of the first airlines in the world to trial the IATA Travel Pass, a 'digital passport' that verifies passengers' pre-travel test or vaccination to comply with any government's COVID-19 requirements. Before...