Global passenger demand this June showed "a very slight improvement in both international and domestic air travel markets", remaining significantly below pre-COVID-19 levels due to international travel restrictions, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced last night (July 28)....
Domestic travel without age restrictions is still allowed in the country but tourists should observe stricter health and safety protocols amid reports of local transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta variant, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. DOT Secretary Bernadette...
A public health advocate has scored the government for being “sloppy” in imposing travel bans on countries where the dreaded Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been detected. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Dr. Anthony Leachon lamented the “acute” surge in infections seen in...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it will be implementing the most recent directive from Malacañang to expand the country’s travel ban to include passengers coming from Malaysia and Thailand from July 25 to July 31. Flag of Malaysia (top) and flag of Thailand (Photos from Unsplash)...
President Duterte has approved the travel restrictions for all travelers coming from Malaysia and Thailand from July 25 to 31, 2021 to prevent the further spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) variants in the country. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN On Friday, July 23, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said...
Officials from the Philippines and Oman have signed an agreement that would effect the resumption of the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the western Asian state. (MANILA BULLETIN) In a Zoom meeting last Monday, July 19, Philippine labor officials headed by Department of Labor and...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has reminded accommodation establishments operating as quarantine hotels to allow room sharing for certain individuals belonging in the same household who are traveling together, especially families that brought along kids. (Photo from Pixabay) This, after the DOT...
The Philippines' surfing capital, Siargao Island, has been included in TIME magazine's "The World's 100 Greatest Places of 2021" list, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. Cloud 9 Boardwalk (Photo by Tommy Schultz) In the July 20 issue of magazine, writer Duncan Forgan said Siargao earned its...
Siargao Island has been named one of Time magazine's 100 unique destinations featured in its "The World's Greatest Places of 2021" issue released last July 20, 2021. Siargao, Philippines (Photo by KrakenPlaces, Alamy) and Time's "The World's Greatest Places of 2021 (Photo from @time on Instagram)...
Malacañang said the Philippine government does not easily impose travel restrictions on its Asian neighbors but stressed that it will not hesitate to implement a ban if the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in a certain country worsens. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
Children ages five to 17 years old were prevented from entering two tourist destination sites in Manila -- the Fort Santiago and Baluarte de San Diego -- effective Tuesday, July 20. (Advisory from Intramuros Administration) In an advisory, the Department of Tourism's (DOT) Intramuros Administration...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has pledged its support for the continuity of the government's infrastructure programs, saying that these projects have helped boost tourism activities in the country. Clark International Airport (Photo from BCDA) Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat made the...