ILOILO CITY — World-famous Boracay Island has been picked by readers of an international travel magazine as the world’s best beach for sunbathing and surfing. Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2025 ranked the country’s most famous beach destination in Malay town, Aklan...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed gratitude to international travelers after Boracay, Palawan, and Siargao were recognized among the Top 10 Islands in Asia in the 2025 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. Boracay ranked fourth with 90.54 points, Palawan fifth with 90.23, and...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – The recent recognition of Siargao as one of the Top 10 Islands in Asia for this year’s Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards indicates that it has fully recovered from the pandemic and the brunt of typhoon “Odette” in 2021. “Siargao Island has indeed...
SENIOR BYAHERO Yearender I retired last year after spending almost 40 years in the corporate world and more than 30 years of traveling. Retirement somehow makes you feel old and obsolete. Your mind suddenly feels inactive and your body starts to feel aches and pains that you never felt before....
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay -- Conde Nast Traveler, one of the most esteemed travel magazines in the world, ranked the province of Sorsogon as top 8 among the best islands in the Philippines, alongside global favorites Boracay and El Nido. Boracay, Siargao and El Nido took the top 3 spots, respectively,...
After its release last year, Starbucks’ Coffee Traveler offering introduces new flavors With coffee shops limiting their foot traffic in stores again, and some, totally not allowing dine-in, going outside to get a brewed cup isn’t just risky but also quite impractical. That is why to-go coffee...
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has started the investigation on a new incident involving a returning Filipina traveler who breached the quarantine of a Makati hotel. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary...
The second overseas Filipina who was reported to have skipped her mandatory quarantine did not actually appear at a Makati hotel where she was supposed to stay, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Tuesday, Jan 4. In an interview over ABS-CBN,...
PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) said that five of the seven unlocated travelers who arrived in the Philippines from South Africa have already been found. "Yes, we have already located another five, so we are just trying to locate two of these travellers," DOH Undersecretary...
Famous for their pristine white sand beaches, the Philippines' Siargao, Palawan, and Boracay islands have been named among the Top Islands in Asia in the 2021 Readers' Choice Awards of the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) magazine. Siargao, Palawan, and Boracay were recognized as among the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The White House said on Thursday that the US government has not yet made a final decision on whether to require international travelers to be fully vaccinated. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C.,...
As the world recuperates from the effects of the global health pandemic, there is a need to adapt to the new norm of traveling with technology that will keep us connected, healthy, and on the go. Use a digital wallet Cashless payment is safer. Filipinos are now fully embracing cashless payments as...