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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.

Hotels that serve as quarantine facilities for individuals who recently returned from abroad aren’t completely absolved from legal action despite President Duterte’s statements, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles clarified on Wednesday, Jan. 5.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is currently looking at other hotels that are allegedly offering “absentee quarantine” packages, after two returning overseas Filipinos were able to skip the mandatory isolation.

Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles assured the public that Berjaya Hotel in Makati City will “bear the brunt” of its actions in connection with the Gwyneth Anne Chua case.

The country’s tourism and hospitality industry was still able to “adapt, restrategize, and thrive” (ART) despite being among the hardest hit by the ongoing pandemic as shown in this year’s prestigious Virtus Award.

Most local tourists are planning to go on short road trips to hotels and resorts near Metro Manila as a breather amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic based on a recently concluded month-long online travel sale of a hotel marketing group.

Over 15,000 tourism workers of member hotels and resorts of the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association (HSMA) have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in a bid to further boost travel confidence among local tourists amid the pandemic.

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More than 70 percent of tourism frontliners in Metro Manila who work at establishments accredited by the Department of Tourism (DOT) have already been vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the agency reported.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has reminded accommodation establishments operating as quarantine hotels to allow room sharing for certain individuals belonging in the same household who are traveling together, especially families that brought along kids.

The government’s pandemic task force has allowed establishments accredited for staycation activities may now operate at full capacity and may also forego requiring the coronavirus (COVID-19) testing requirement for guests.

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) can now heave a sigh of relief as far as its dwindling funds are concerned.

Makati Shangri-la, the Philippines foremost five-star business hotel located at the heart of the Makati business district along Ayala Avenue, today announced an indefinite closure of their 30-year operation due to uncertain business condition.

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Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat announced today that hotels and accommodation facilities even in areas under general community quarantine are now allowed to operate at full capacity.