ⓒ Alejandro Luengo via Unsplash After gradually reopening top tourist spots like Boracay, Bohol, Baguio, or Ilocos for leisure travel, the Department of Tourism (DOT) and local government of Siargao are propping up the island for more visitors and hubaderas and surfers just in time...
Nissan and DOT launch Safe Trips campaign By Neil Pagulayan Nissan Philippines has partnered with the Department of Tourism (DOT) to launch a new Safe Trips campaign. It is aimed at promoting safe and responsible land travel to boost local tourism. In a virtual press conference, Nissan’s...
The 2020 World Travel Awards, in which our country won four of the most prestigious titles, is giving you a lot more reasons to explore our many islands in the sun SEA IT TO BELIEVE IT There is an abundance of natural resources and marine life in the country (photo by Erwin T. Lim) There is no...
Google Philippines has introduced initiatives to support the country’s safe economic recovery through: MSME Caravan, free listings on Google Shopping tab, and Google Maps for local tourism. In partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry, MSME Caravan aims to train micro, small, and...
Tourism chief Bernadette-Romulo Puyat (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat announced today that hotels and accommodation facilities even in areas under general community quarantine are now allowed to operate at full capacity. According to Puyat, the DOT has been...
Passenger traffic is now expected to plunge lower to 66 per cent, instead of the initial 63 per cent, as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) further downgraded its 2020 forecast to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery. The summer travel season in the Northern Hemisphere ended...
No pandemic will put off the annual Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX), biggest government-organized annual travel trade event since 1996, which will take place in the next two weeks. But, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) said things are going to be “business unusual” for the event, which...
