The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Thursday, May 6 expressed "grave concern and dismay" with tourism establishments that continue to violate health and safety protocols that had been set by the government amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This, after the DOT received a...
Budget hotel booking platform RedDoorz Philippines has emphasized the need to follow safety measures and take advantage of available technology, saying these actions will help keep the hotel industry afloat amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from Pixabay) During a recent...
A total of 150 frontline staff of quarantine hotels were among the thousands of workers who benefitted from the symbolic vaccination of laborers against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) last Saturday, May 1, as part of the government's celebration of Labor Day. (Manila Public Information Office...
In other words, what are your plans for Holy Week 2021? THE EASTER EGG HUNT Where are you going this Holy Week on lockdown? One of them is hidden in diamonds. Yes, it’s called “Mirage, the world’s most expensive Easter egg, which belongs to an anonymous collector. On its outer shell, it is...
College basketball star Eric Farinas’s Java Hotel in Laoag is why you should go on a trip to Ilocos now, if you can Last week, we arrived from a 10-day culinary tour of Northern Luzon. It was the longest yet most fun work I had done ever for our food show "Foodprints." The surprises of new food...
Bloomberry Resorts Corporation, owner of Solaire Resort & Casino and Jeju Sun Hotel & Casino, reported an audited consolidated net loss of P8.3 billion for 2020 compared to net profit of P9.9 billion in 2019. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its 2020 results...
Hotels, especially in tourist areas such as Tagaytay, are getting ready for summer. But they are getting ready differently from past summers as they are now doing it safely, adhering to the new normal way of making sure first that their guests are not only having an enjoyable time, but also are in...
Sound gatherings Filipinos greeted March with the release of the first legal batch of COVID-19 vaccines—a major step in regaining the lives we had pre-pandemic. While vaccination is one way to prevent the deadly disease, it is still up to us to reduce the risk of infection by remaining extra...
SM Hotels’ online GC sale is back with enticing offers to perk up everyone’s summer plans. After a successful run last year, SM Hotels properties have lined up an array of packages for families and friends to enjoy that much-awaited getaway. Families can enjoy summer in one of SM Hotels'...
Valentine in this pandemic can be a good story if, as Ernest Hemingway once put it, ‘it is like Manila Hotel’ I remember this time last year, when COVID was a vague and hazy virus lurking in the shadows, worrisome enough that the government froze flights and stopped inbound tourism from certain...
February is a month for romance, and The Manila Hotel is fully prepared to help you make that grand gesture of love in various ways. Among its many offerings—from dine-in delights to home buffets and takeout items—the Delicatessen is giving you an option of expressing what you really feel...
Makati Shangri-La, the Philippines foremost business hotel located at the heart of the Makati business district along Ayala Avenue, today announced the temporary closure of their 30-year operation due to uncertain business condition effective February 1, 2021. (Photo from Makati Shangri-La’s...
