Over 220 participants joined this year’s Philippine Hospitality on Sustainable Tourism (Philhost) event to discuss issues in hospitality and tourism such as circular economy, operational efficiency, design innovation, and the economic impact of sustainability, among other topics. Under the theme...
Foreign investments in the sectors of infrastructure and public services will greatly benefit Philippine tourism, enabling the country to capture a larger market of foreign tourists that are all flocking to the country's Southeast Asian neighbors. Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Senate PRIB...
The country posted the highest growth in the tourism sector last year despite coming from the pandemic period, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA reported that the share of tourism direct gross value added to the economy, as measured by the gross domestic product...
Ranking members of the House of Representatives have underscored the need to rev up the tourism sector after two years of being dormant under the Covid-19 pandemic. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism (RJ Baculo/ Unsplash) House Ways and Means panel chairman, Albay 2nd district...
Vice President Leni Robredo has earned the support of tourism workers and employers for her presidential bid in the 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) The Turismo para kay Leni, a group of workers and employers from the tourism sector, expressed their support for Robredo during a...
LAGUNA - Governor Ramil L. Hernandez is requesting the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to allow the reopening of resorts in the province. (Laguna Governor Ramil L. Hernandez/ FACEBOOK) A staff member from the Governor's Office told the Manila...
CALAMBA, Laguna - Owners, operators, caretakers, and tour agents of hot spring resorts in Barangay Pansol are bearing the brunt of the economic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. For the second consecutive year, they're not allowed to operate during the dry months - considered...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is eyeing the approval of around 100,000 more applications for cash aid under its COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) for the tourism sector. (Ellson Quismorio/ File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Information and Publication Service (IPS) Dir....
