Stranded Southwest Airlines passengers looks for their luggage in the baggage claim area at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on December 28, 2022. The perfect storm of fierce snow squalls, howling wind and sub-zero temperatures forced the cancellation of thousands of...
Here’s the latest, sweetest deal on vacations and accommodations While winter is settling in over the Northern Hemisphere, temperatures have begun to dip even in more tropical climes. The air, however, is not the only thing freezing this holiday as online hotel reservations service, Agoda,...
Thousands of passengers trooped to various seaports nationwide on Saturday, Dec. 24, to go to the province or take a vacation elsewhere where they would spend the Christmas Day with their families. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel assist port passengers in Guimaras Island on Dec. 24, 2022....
With the introduction of more long weekends in 2023, Filipinos and their families should grab this opportunity and plan their trips as early as now. These extended holidays give family members, employees, and close friends more opportunities to rest, recharge and spend more quality time during...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office IV-A has reactivated the motorist assistance program in anticipation of the heavy flow of traffic this Christmas. Under the program dubbed ‘Lakbay Alalay,’ there will be motorists assistance centers on...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The holiday season means more travels in and out of the country. This could also mean long queues in our bus terminals, seaports, and airports, especially now that people are travelling again after two years of restrictions because of the pandemic. In particular, our...
Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), the Philippines’ leading airline, continues to inspire everyJuan to explore more local destinations with its special seat sale spanning across its domestic network. Until January 2, 2023, passengers may book flights to any domestic destination for as low as P88 one-way...
A dreamer’s list of literary pilgrimages around the world Now that I can fly everywhere, except China and, well, North Korea, maybe even the tiny island country Nauru in Micronesia and Turkmenistan, I dream of going to… …Vyra, Russia VLADIMIR’S CASTLE Vladimir Nabokov's house in...
HIGHER LOVE The author at 5,000 meters (15,000 ft.) above sea level, raising a DIY Philippine flag The other night, we had some friends over for dinner. School is out and many of our friends are going away on holiday so we decided to hold a final catch up with our kids with us before we go our own...
Michelle Madrigal recently expressed gratitude to her new partner for their recent trips here and in Thailand. She uploaded some of their pictures on her social media account. She wrote: "11 days with you. It was a short but sweet vacation in (Thailand flag) and (Philippine flag). I enjoyed being...
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is boosting its global tourism campaign following the city's lifting of the amber code for inbound visitors. In a statement, Dr. Pang Yiu-kai and Dane Cheng, chairman and executive director, respectively, of HKTB, both welcomed the announcement, saying it "marks...
The number of travel reservations made between the United States and the Philippines in December 2022 and January 2023 currently reaches 85 percent of the reservations made during the same period in 2019-2020, according to a research on winter holiday season booking. Trevolution Group said that...
