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....
CAVINTI, Laguna – Mayor Arrantlee Arroyo said the local government unit (LGU) is preparing to launch this town as the new “glamping” capital of the Philippines in the first quarter of 2023. ARROYO (Daniel Estacio) Arroyo said that private businesses and the local government are strategizing...
BAGUIO CITY – An estimated 1.2 million tourists or 150,000 monthly have visited this city from March to the present, the City Tourism Office said. CHRISTMAS display at the Baguio Botanical Garden. (Baguio City PIO FB) The CTO said the number of tourists is reaching pre-pandemic levels and...
This is by Junior Tourism and Hospitality Management Association of the Philippines Centro Escolar University Malolos College of Hospitality Management student Emmanuel Joshua Fajardo was recognized as Top 2 in the Search for Ten Outstanding Tourism Students of the Philippines (TOTSP) by the Junior...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL “A Decade of Sustainable Tourism” was the overarching theme as the Asian Institute of Management – Andrew L. Tan Center for Tourism held an event to celebrate its 10th year, and to launch the first-ever Philippine Tourism Excellence Awards....
