The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) have launched programs providing free legal aid to tourism enterprises and a privilege card granting lawyers exclusive perks at DOT-accredited establishments. Unveiled on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the DOT Central Office in...
Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco values the forthcoming world’s first green travel mart, forum, and festival in the Philippines as a clear path in transforming “tourism with sustainability as a bedrock” principle. Secretary Frasco affirmed the vital support of the Department of Tourism...
Bohol, Roxas, Mandaue and Cebu cities have joined the list of destinations which scrapped RT-PCR or Antigen testing as a travel requirement. filipino-airline-offers-covid-cover Effective Oct. 25, fully-vaccinated travelers bound for the Province of Bohol may just present a Vaccination Certificate...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) welcomed the government's easing of domestic travel restrictions, allowing point to point travel for all ages, provided seniors, pregnant women and persons with identified health risks are fully vaccinated. image1-770x450 The new Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) guidelines...
To stimulate people's appetite for domestic travel, Cebu Pacific (CEB) brought back its Super Pass, allowing passengers to fly to any of its 32 local destination for P99 (one-way base fare), from September 9 to 16, 2021. CEB PH CSP 2 FB Organic FINAL 090221 The travel period for the passes is...
Travel plans continue to decline in the Philippines with only 35 percent of adults planning to take at least one trip in the next three months, according to Finder's Travel Index. Tourists and locals enjoy the white-sand beach of Boracay Island as travel restrictions have been eased due to the...
At least P19 million worth of promotional materials for safe local travel were distributed by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and its marketing arm, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), to boost the industry's recovery. Tourists and locals enjoy the white-sand beach of Boracay Island as travel...
To support its recovery, Cebu Pacific (CEB) has boosted its domestic operations, adding five daily flights between Manila and Boracay and daily flights to Bohol. The airline operates the widest network in the Philippines covering 32 destinations, on top of its six international destinations....
Fully vaccinated people should no longer be required to undergo a swab test before traveling to tourist destinations in the country, according to a Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Members of the Armed Force of the Philippines line up for COVID-19 testing at the RIzal...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) advised on Wednesday, June 2, the public to check the existing rules and regulations of areas they would want to go to avoid travel hassles as authorities further eased domestic travel restrictions. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said there are some...
A member of the OCTA Research Group has urged the government to make adjustments on protocols for domestic travel as provinces outside Metro Manila experience an increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) OCTA Research fellow...
Due to current restrictions of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Infectious Diseases (IATF) on non-essential travel in and out of Manila, Philippine Airlines (PAL) was compelled to cancel several domestic flights today (March 23) up to April 4. For March 23 and 24, The airline cancelled its...
