ROME, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy formally opened its borders on Sunday for restriction-free travel for visitors from some countries. While it appeared that few took advantage of the eased travel rules on their first day, businesses in Rome say they are ready. People enjoy food and drinks at a...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is crossing its fingers for the gradual revival of the country's tourism industry as it welcomes the decision of the government's pandemic task force to ease travel restrictions in the national capital region (NCR)-plus bubble. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "The...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) will launch a probe on the alleged sexual harassment and gender discrimination complaint against the employees and management of Isla Reta Beach Resort in Samal, Davao Del Norte. (Photo from Isla Reta Beach Resort Facebook page) "The DOT is an advocate of gender...
The Titanic is being brought back from the deep, more than a century after its ill-fated maiden voyage, at a landlocked Chinese theme park where tourists can soon splash out for a night on a fullscale replica. The project's main backer was inspired to recreate the world's most infamous cruise liner...
It was the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) that approved and chose the site of the proposed temporary mega vaccination hub on its property, contrary to the claims of its resigned executive director, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. The Palafox group's design of the mega vaccination site....
It turns out that the Caloocan City resort which was closed down by authorities for operating and accepting guests while under the persisting modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) didn't even have accreditation from the Department of Tourism (DOT). VIOLATOR — The Department of Tourism...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) clarified on Monday, May 10 that it has not entered into an agreement with private firm International Container Terminal Service (ICTSI) in line with the construction of a mega vaccination facility on a portion of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation's (NPF) property in...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) guaranteed that the mega vaccination center that would be built on a portion of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) property in Parañaque City would be for a "public purpose". In a statement on Monday, May 10, the DOT stressed that the proposed mega vaccination...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is eyeing the approval of around 100,000 more applications for cash aid under its COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) for the tourism sector. (Ellson Quismorio/ File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Information and Publication Service (IPS) Dir....
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has allotted over P4.4 million budget for the province's tourism recovery program as part of efforts to boost tourism activities in Negros Occidental. (Photo by Roland Hechanova on Unsplash / MANILA BULLETIN) In a recent virtual ceremony, Tourism Secretary Bernadette...
Over P221 million cash assistance for more than 44,000 tourism workers in the Western Visayas have been approved by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to assist them amid the ongoing pandemic. (Photo from Department of Tourism / MANILA BULLETIN) A...
Travelers from National Capital Region (NCR) Plus can soon be allowed to fly to tourist spots under a point-to-point or bubble arrangement. Passengers show travel documents at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on May 6, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The proposed guidelines on...
