Top officials of the Department of Tourism (DOT) have met with their Korean counterparts to promote the country as a safe travel destination during the dry (summer) season under the new normal. In a statement, Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said the agency plans to tap the Korean travel...
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...
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...
Arriving foreign tourists are required to present a travel and health insurance policy for Covid-19 with a minimum coverage of $35,000. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN This was reiterated by Presidential Communications secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar in a virtual Palace...
The Aurora First Provincial Mobile Force Company saved two local tourists from drowning along Sabang Beach, Baler, Aurora on Monday, Feb. 28. PHOTOS PCADG CENTRAL LUZON Patrolmen Clint Q. Avellaneda and Ruel S. Viernes of the Police Surfer Force (PSF) rescued Mervin Mallari, 26, and Gilbert...
The government's pandemic task force approved on Thursday, Feb. 10, the proposal to accept COVID-19 vaccine certificates from Brazil, Israel, South Korea, and Timor Leste as proof of inoculation. A passenger walks with luggage at the arrivals hall of Tokyo's Haneda international airport on January...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has assured to closely monitor the compliance of tourism establishments with health and safety protocol as the agency is gearing up for the country's reopening to foreign leisure travelers next week. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN "We...
Despite allowing certain international travelers to enter amid the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, the Philippines will remain closed to foreign tourists, the government's pandemic task force decided. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the announcement as...
The local government unit (LGU) of Tagaytay City assured that strict safety protocols are still in place in its popular destinations, especially as the number of visitors is expected to increase this Holiday season. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Tagaytay City Tourism Officer Jarryd Bello said...
As the country is set to welcome foreign tourists back on its shores, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reminded that minimum health protocols should still be strictly observed while traveling. A traveler wearing a face mask is seen at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia,...
The Philippines is now gearing up to welcome foreign tourists back to its famous destinations in the "new normal" as travel restrictions in the country continue to ease, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced on Friday, Nov. 19. Boracay (Photo by RJ Baculo/Unsplash) DOT Secretary Bernadette...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has called on local government units (LGUs) to streamline entry requirements for leisure travelers to encourage more domestic tourists and help the industry bounce back amid the pandemic. A couple wearing face masks walks along the white sand beach of world-famous...
