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...
ILOILO CITY – The airport at the resort-island of Sicogon in Carles town, Iloilo province has officially resumed operations. A 50-seat turbo plane of AirSWIFT rests at the airstrip of Sicogon, the resort-island in Carles town, Iloilo province. The airline resumed its Manila-Sicogon and vice...
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is boosting its global tourism campaign following the city's lifting of the amber code for inbound visitors. In a statement, Dr. Pang Yiu-kai and Dane Cheng, chairman and executive director, respectively, of HKTB, both welcomed the announcement, saying it "marks...
IMAGE from DOT-Davao region FB DAVAO CITY – The municipality of Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur will host the Mount Apo Sky and Vertical Race from Dec. 16 to 18 where around 300 runners from 20 countries are expected to scale the country’s highest peak. Municipal tourism officer Julius Paner said...
The government now seeks to attract more foreign and domestic visitors in Protected Areas, such as the over 335,105.57 - hectare Samar Island Natural Park (SINP). “Those who crave adventure and prefer places off the beaten track will find SINP as their ideal place," says Zenaida R. Baisa,...
A recently completed 988.41-lineal meter section of a local road in the town of Dinalupihan will bolster the tourist arrivals in the province of Bataan, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Sunday, Dec. 11. The completion of the local road in Barangay Pita, Dinalupihan,...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand celebrated the arrival of its 10 millionth international visitor of 2022 on Saturday, according to the tourism authority, as the kingdom consolidated the recovery of its Covid-battered travel sector. Thailand welcomed some 40 million people in 2019, but then the...
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....
Las Piñas supervising tourism operation officer Paul San Miguel said the city government will improve the approach in promoting local tourism. San Miguel said he took a two-day master class together with other tourism officers in the National Capital Region (NCR) at the Mariot Hotel Clark in...
Highlighting Filipino hospitality and sustainable Philippine tourism during a recent global summit in Saudi Arabia, Tourism Chief Christina Garcia Frasco revealed that the agency is eyeing to train at least 100,000 Filipino tourism workers next year to strengthen the "Filipino Brand of Service...
As the tourism sector of the country slowly recovers from the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the province of Rizal continues to boost its identity as one of the Philippine's top tourist destinations. Photo from Gov. Nina Ynares' Facebook During the recently concluded North Luzon...
CEBU CITY – Rep. Vanessa Aumentado invited the people of Türkiye to visit the province of Bohol, which, she said, has so much to offer when it comes to tourism. BOHOL Rep. Vanessa Aumentado speaks during the recent Türkiye Tourism Roadshow and Uzakrota Travel Summit 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey....
