Baguio is reopening to NCR tourists this week! Here’s a list of safe hotels you can stay at Starting Oct. 22, local tourists from the majority of Luzon—including the NCR!—can visit the City of Pines. After loosening travel restrictions in Region 1 through the Ridge to Reef corridor program ,...
Travel agencies, tour operators, reservation service and related activities are allowed to reopen starting today, Oct. 16, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez. (ALFRED FRIAS/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO FILE PHOTO) Memorandum Circular No. 20-53...
2GO Travel, one of the largest premier sea travel providers in the Philippines, is offering a 10-peso ticket to each member of the family to travel to popular local destinations. 2GO Vice President and Head of Sea Solutions Dan Fernan said this is part of the company’s campaign to jumpstart...
(Editor's Note: This list will constantly be updated to show new destinations.) Some countries have been reopening borders already, but it may take a while before we can hop on a plane and go international. Don’t waste your time waiting. Check this roundup of safe, easy-to-reach, under-the-radar...
As a traveler, you want to make sure you’re doing your part in curbing the spread of the virus. Going out of your home is already a big deal, the last thing the world needs is your irresponsibility. If you must, go cashless. This kind of transaction goes way back, and it has proven to be a...
But wise words from tourism chief Berna Romulo-Puyat as domestic travel resumes: Have a safe trip! WELL Flight and hospitality staff strictly enforce Covid-19 safety precautions Boracay has reopened to domestic travel since the start of this month. Staying home is still the best way to protect...
Most of us have put our travel plans on hold, but this couple, Arjanmar Rebeta and Khaye Medina , didn’t let the pandemic rain on their engagement parade. Arjanmar, the filmmaker behind Mediarama Creatives, traveled a lot for his work. And, of course, he wanted to share these wonderful travels...
Before 1992, it was unthinkable to swim and sunbathe on La Barceloneta’s beaches in Barcelona, but now they are a lure for millions of tourists and their disposable income FUN IN THE SUN La Barceloneta is an artificial beach packed full of tourists day and night. © WallpaperFlare...
You can even use an app to monitor the air around you in real time. Israel, keen on making travel safe and enjoyable to tourists once borders reopen, taps its leading tourism company, Sar-El Tours, to take initiative for its domestic scale. It is one of the first tourism companies to leverage on...
A hotel marketing group wants your help to restart demand for Philippine tourism We all want to travel very badly. We don’t know how soon—but we know it has to be very soon. Other countries have already restarted tourism, and we can only look of people on holidays with longing. Our domestic...
The former reporter on dealing with loss, changes, and moving forward On the first day of college, everyone was eager to meet our new professor—a well-known name in the TV broadcast industry, a name that, if it weren’t for his trademark sign-off “spieeel,” would never have made him a...
Cathay Pacific launches its first FB Messenger customer service in the Philippines Is it weird that airlines, of all transactions, lack social media services? They don’t, but major concerns, like a delayed flight or lost baggage more often than not, get stuck in the pile of unread messages....
