The Department of Tourism (DOT) has issued a show cause order against Berjaya Hotel Makati for allegedly allowing one of its guests to skip quarantine protocols to attend a party and eventually tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo from Pixabay) In the order signed by DOT National Capital Region...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) said Thursday, Dec. 30, that it has coordinated with concerned authorities to validate reports about an individual who was allegedly allowed to leave a quarantine hotel before finishing the prescribed quarantine period. Department of Tourism The issue spread like...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon emphasized on Tuesday, Dec. 21 the importance of restoring top destinations devastated by Typhoon Odette to its former beauty as many of these areas depend on tourism. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross In...
The Philippines has once again named as the leading dive destination in the world during the World Travel Awards 2021, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. A diver swims past a coral reef off the coast of Escaño Beach in Barangay Piapi, Dumaguete City in an undated photo. On Monday (Sept....
Deals and dicsounts from airlines, hotels, tour operators, and travel agencies await Balikbayans who will come back home this Christmas season. Kids swim in Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach destination reopened to local tourists in October 2020. (Tara Yap) This, after the...
The Philippines was recognized again in the international tourism scene after the Department of Tourism's (DOT) safe travel advertisement get a citation from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). (Photo from Department of Tourism) Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat was named as one of " Asia's Most Influential " by luxury media firm Tatler for making indelible impacts in the tourism industry amid the pandemic. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Photo from Facebook) Puyat was included in Tatler...
The country's tourism and hospitality industry was still able to "adapt, restrategize, and thrive" (ART) despite being among the hardest hit by the ongoing pandemic as shown in this year's prestigious Virtus Award. (Photos from Hotel Sales and Marketing Association) Organized by the Hotel Sales and...
Tourism services and products in the Zamboanga Peninsula took the center stage in the ongoing hybrid Regional Travel Fair (RTF) organized by the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines to urge local tourists to travel as more destinations reopen. Onse Islas in Zamboanga City (Photo from...
The House of Representatives on Monday, Nov. 29 approved on third and final reading a bill making it compulsory for all international airlines landing in the Philippines and establishments catering to tourists to play Philippine music. Rep. Lito Atienza2 With 179 congressmen voting in the...
Cordillera's weaving industry was given again the spotlight as the Department of Tourism (DOT) launched an exhibit and bazaar of handwoven textiles from local weavers in the region to help them bounce back amid the pandemic. INTRICATE AND VIBRANT – Cordillera master weavers congregate at the...
Over 75 percent or more than 236,000 active tourism across the country are now vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. A tourism worker receives his first COVID-19 jab during the mass vaccination for tourism frontliners and workers in El Nido,...
