The Department of Tourism (DOT) is eyeing to surpass this year’s foreign tourist arrivals as it continues to launch various programs to strengthen the local tourism industry, For 2023, the DOT said it is targeting 4.8 million foreign visitors, which is double than 2022 arrival which is now at...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) have strengthened their working partnership to further improve internet connectivity in 94 identified tourist destinations across the country. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said the...
Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday, December 21 said she hopes the Department of Tourism (DOT) will defer any plans to replace the country’s “It’s More Fun in the Philippines!” tourism campaign. Binay made the remark following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to veto...
Several SMDC properties bag honors at the Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards 2022 SM Development Corporation (SMDC) was named Southeast Asia’s Best Developer at the recently held Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards 2022. The honor was among five awards given to SMDC at the awarding ceremonies held...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched an incentive program aimed at encouraging overseas Filipinos to tag along friends and family members when they return back to the country for vacation. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said the program, which was done in coordination with the...
Officials of the Department of Tourism (DOT) have welcomed the top executives of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy for an exclusive tour of the country's historical landmark and Asia’s topmost tourist attraction, the Walled City of Intramuros in Manila on Thursday, Dec. 8. DOT Undersecretary for...
The more "pasalubongs" brought here at home, the better. (Denny Muller/ Unsplash) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan has moved to increase to $6,000 the aggregate tax-exempt purchase that returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and other balikbayans (returnees) may...
Is the industry ready for the post-pandemic boom in tourism? ISLANDS IN THE SUN Paradise refound in Coron, Palawan “As of today, we’ve breached the 1.7 million foreign visitor arrivals mark projected by the Department of Tourism (DOT) before June 30,” Tourism Secretary Cristina Frasco...
CEBU CITY — The flagship tourism program of the province of Cebu, the '"Suroy-Suroy Sugbo," will become a national program next year. GOV. Garcia (FB) With this, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said all regional directors of the Department of Tourism (DOT) will join the next leg of Suroy-Suroy Sugbo....
CEBU CITY – Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco on Wednesday, Dec. 7, led the groundbreaking of the Tourist Rest Area in Dauis town, Bohol. TOURISM Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco and officials of Bohol province lead the groundbreaking of the Tourist Rest Area in Dauis town, Bohol. (Photo...
The Department of Tourism - MIMAROPA has released another reminder for tourists planning to visit the region for the upcoming holidays to check the list of DOT-accredited tourism enterprises to ensure that it has passed the quality standards of the DOT. To check the list of DOT Accredited Tourism...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has started to roll out the execution of the first-ever Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Luzon. In partnership with the Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and the Baguio City local government, the DOT led the groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Dec. 5....
