Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday called on the Department of Tourism (DOT) to extend its marketing and training support to all tourism-ready sites now that travel restricitons are continually being eased. Binay said the DOT should start enabling the tourism industry by giving them marketing support...
As the country anticipates more leisure travels this summer, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced on Wednesday, March 30, that it has partnered with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to strengthen the security of tourists attraction...
BAGUIO CITY – The famous Summer Capital has posted a remarkable increase in tourist registrations and arrivals since the start of the Panagbenga or the Baguio Flower Festival – a proof that tourists are missing the city’s biggest tourism event. (Photo from Rizaldy Comanda / MANILA BULLETIN)...
To further promote the country's tourist attractions, the Department of Tourism launched on Friday, March 25, its digital travel magazine for leisure travelers this summer season. Department of Tourism's digital travel magazine is called "7641 Islands of the Philippines." (Photo courtesy of DOT)...
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines inaugurated its new home on March 23 at 59 Bayani Rd., Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Inchul, Tourism Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and KCC Director Im YoungA led the ribbon cutting ceremony. Korean Ambassador...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela – This city goes livelier this Saturday as hundreds of bikers are expected to join the ‘Padyak Galak Para sa Turismo,’ which will kick off the keenly-awaited opening of the Tourism Event here this month. Paul Bacungan, information officer here, stressed that the City...
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar will resume international passenger flights from April 17, the military said Saturday, lifting a two-year ban on foreign tourists. The Southeast Asian nation closed its borders to visitors in March 2020 at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in an attempt to...
BOLINAO, Pangasinan -- Mayor Alfonso Celeste expressed 100 percent support for the development and beautification of the newly-developed eco-tourism site promoted by Filomena's Farm as an additional attraction in Bolinao, Pangasinan. Filomenas Farm (Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda / MANILA...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Travellers to Thailand will no longer have to take a Covid-19 test before boarding the plane, under plans announced Friday as part of efforts to reboot the kingdom's pandemic-battered tourism sector. From April 1, the requirement to take a negative test within 72 hours of...
Hotel guests from different households are now allowed to share rooms in accommodation establishments (AEs) located in areas under Alert Level 3 and below, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Thursday, March 17. READY FOR COVID-19 RISE. The Department of Tourism Eastern Visayas regional...
More than 100,000 foreign tourists have visited the Philippines since the national government opened the country's borders to 157 visa-free nations last month, the Department of Tourism (DOT) revealed Friday, March 18. Kids swim in Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach destination...
AP Party-list has called the attention of the Department of Tourism (DOT) on what it has described as the "painfully slow" rehabilitation of Siargao. Siargao (Dale de Vera/ Unsplash) A popular tourist destination, Siargao--often mentioned in the same breath as Boracay--was ravaged by typhoon...
