Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said on Friday, Oct. 17, that the reinstatement of electronic visas (e-Visas) for Chinese nationals demonstrates the country’s readiness to welcome more travelers and its renewed confidence in advancing the tourism market. The e-Visa...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday, Sept. 6, maintained that visa requirements on Chinese nationals did not result in the decline of tourist arrivals from China. This was after Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said that Chinese tourist arrivals went...
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP-Laban) senatorial candidate Raul Lambino said on Monday, March 10, that economic relations between the Philippines and China “remain very strong” with an increasing number of Chinese tourists visiting Manila despite ongoing tensions in the West Philippine Sea....
President Marcos clarified that there are no stricter visa rules for Chinese tourists entering the country but the government will strictly enforce the existing rules to ensure that there would be no fraudulent applications. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said this...
(Pixabay/MANILA BULLETIN) Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo is optimistic that 2024 will see a revitalized tourism industry, as long as tourists from China continue to visit the Philippines. “We need the number of Chinese travelers to...
ILOILO CITY – A budget airline recently launched flights for Chinese tourists to and from world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. CHINESE tourists receive a warm welcome at Boracay Airport. (DOT-6) The Department of Tourism (DOT)-6 (Western Visayas) said that budget...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (PPAB) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co wants Chinese tourists to go to Kalayaan Islands once it has been transformed into the Philippines' own "Maldives". Co, chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, said that...
Chinese Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian reported that there were 75,000 Chinese tourists who visited the Philippines in the first five months of 2023 as the country’s tourism department aims to target two million by end of this year. Chinese tourists in the Philippines (Photo courtesy of the...
