President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Tourism (DOT) to give regions, cities, and municipalities equal opportunities as he approved the national tourism development plan (NTDP) on Tuesday, May 16. This was the directive of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to...
The Philippine government is bent on opening up more tourism activities in view of the declared end of the global health emergency due to COVID- a tourism official said. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said the pandemic is over, so the Philippine government will push through with its goal to...
Happy long weekend holiday again, dear readers! Let us begin on a positive note with the news about the world’s first green travel mart, the International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM), spearheaded by Dr. Mina Gabor, former tourism secretary and one of the movers of the International School for...
Summer time means it's the perfect opportunity for some frolicking in the swimming pool. That was on top Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco's agenda this sweltering Sunday, March 26. But before the congressman cannonballed into the water, he had this picture of him taken poolside...
Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco values the forthcoming world’s first green travel mart, forum, and festival in the Philippines as a clear path in transforming “tourism with sustainability as a bedrock” principle. Secretary Frasco affirmed the vital support of the Department of Tourism...
Featured image: A PROUD HISTORY OF WORKING TOGETHER From left Tourism Usec. Mae Elaine Bathan representing Sec. Christina Frasco, Duros Group of Companies president Fe Barino and chairman Lito Barino and Liloan Mayor Aljew Frasco By Pete L. Dacuycuy Months before the pandemic hit in early 2020,...
The headline is a question because it remains to be seen if our country is truly serious in becoming a tourism powerhouse. Words, plans, even a President’s directive are all “niceties,” but are we truly ready to match the tourism prowess of Bangkok, Bali, or Hong Kong? Are we putting money...
The Philippines has back-to-back nominations at the 2023 World Travel Awards WHERE AZURE AND WHITE MEET Puka beach in Boracay, Western Visayas Your country calls upon you to serve your patriotic duty as we battle it out in the 2023 World Travel Awards. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary...
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco declared Mindanao’s readiness to receive tourists following the successful launch of the very first Mindanao Tourism Expo in Davao City on Friday, Jan. 27. The regionalization of the highly anticipated tourism expo in a new era of tourism development in...
The country’s 2022 tourism industry generated P208.96 billion ($3.68 billion) in revenues, a whopping 2,465 percent increase from 2021, with 2.65 million international visitor arrivals as of end this year and setting the stage for a more vibrant 2023, the Department of Tourism reported. In a...
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....
CEBU CITY – Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco on Wednesday, Dec. 7, led the groundbreaking of the Tourist Rest Area in Dauis town, Bohol. TOURISM Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco and officials of Bohol province lead the groundbreaking of the Tourist Rest Area in Dauis town, Bohol. (Photo...
