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From missionary to mercenary to conspiracy
In an effort to promote tourism and development in “far flung” places in the 80’s, the national government pushed airline companies big and small to allocate flights and to make sure that the airfares were “reasonable” on the basis of them being “missionary flights.”.....»»
‘Greenfluencers Forum’ educate vloggers of envi-conscious tourism promos
IDIS met with vloggers last May 15, Wednesday, in a forum dubbed ‘Greenfluencers Forum”, held at the Davao City Investment and Promotions Center, to discuss environmental laws and approaches in their vlogs that promote sustainable ecotourism. .....»»
Powering Philippine growth and prosperity through tourism
There were more than a thousand attendees at the Tourism Summit 2024 last Monday, majority of them MSMEs......»»
Lawmaker wants tourist sites made accessible to PWDs, seniors
To boost the country’s tourism, House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar wants tourist destinations to be accessible to senior citizens and people with disabilities (PWDs)......»»
British Chamber eyes further boosting Philippine tourism sector
The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines proudly launched the return of its annual event titled, “Travel Talks 2024: Trailblazing the Future of Travel” after its hiatus in 2019 due to the pandemic; partnered with Sunville Travel and Tour and Filigree Suites as its minor sponsor......»»
Marcos targets 10-fold increase in tourist arrivals for Philippines
The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. plans on increasing the country's tourist arrivals by 10-fold as the Philippines aims to become the region's next "tourism behemoth.".....»»
Capitol, two cities unite to back Cebu City’s Palarong Pambansa 2024 hosting
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Government and highly-urbanized cities have pledged their full support for Cebu City’s upcoming hosting of the Palarong Pambansa in July 2024. The aim is to transform the event into a significant tourism and economic boost. At a press conference on May 17, Governor Gwen Garcia announced that Cebu.....»»
Duaw Davao Festival to boost summer tourism
THE officer-in-charge of the Davao City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) has announced that the Duaw Davao Festival is set to become the city's premier summer event......»»
The goldmine that is Philippine tourism
I have said it time and again, and I will not tire of saying it: the Philippines has so much to offer the traveler......»»
Return of Philippines-New Zealand direct flights pushed
President Marcos is eyeing the return of direct flights between the Philippines and New Zealand to increase tourism and trade flow between the two countries.?.....»»
Celebs, Influencers kanya-kanyang gimik sa ‘Piliin Mo Ang Pilipinas’ trend
PAGKATAPOS ng “Asoka” transformation, trending naman ngayon ang “Choose the Philippines” challenge! Gamit nito ang kantang “Piliin Mo ang Pilipinas” by Angeline Quinto na theme song para sa kampanya ng “Choose Philippines” tourism. Bukod sa pabonggahan ng makeup look at Pinoy costumes, may kanya-kanya ding gimik ang uploaders na ibinabandera ang mga makabuluhang kultura at.....»»
EDITORIAL — Promoting ‘chibog’
The endorsement came a few days late for National Filipino Food Month, which is celebrated every April. Still, President Marcos’ push for culinary tourism, while belated, should be followed up with a sustained campaign to promote Filipino food......»»
DavNor tourism dips; new Senate probe on power outages pressed
A GOVERNMENT agency has noted that the usual strong inflow of tourists in Davao del Norte still needs to be seen deep into the summer season......»»
Government readies for surge in cruise tourism
The Philippines expects to welcome at least 300,000 travelers from cruise ships this year – more than triple from 2023 – as the government prepares for their entry by building dedicated terminals in tourist sites......»»
Partners in the hospitality industry
Travel, tourism, lodging, recreation, food and beverage are all partners in the hospitality industry, and sales and marketing is a very important component that drives and ensures the growth and success of the sector......»»
Over 2 mln foreign tourists arrive in Philippines since January
MANILA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Over 2 million international tourists have visited the Philippines since January this year, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Thursday. Citing data from the Department of Tourism (DOT), the PCO said that 2,010,522 international visitors entered the Southeast Asian country from Jan. 1 to April 24. The data showed that tourism receipts reached 157.62 billion peso.....»»
Philippines hailed as Sustainable Dive Destination of the Year at Asia Dive Expo
The Philippines was named as Sustainable Dive Destination of the Year at Asia Dive Expo in Singapore, in recognition of its unwavering commitment to environmental conservation and sustainable practices in dive tourism......»»
Jobstreet by SEEK Empowers Cebu Hirers and Jobseekers with ‘Better Matches’
Following the recent success of its unified job marketplace platform, Jobstreet by SEEK has extended its ‘Better Matches’ initiative to Cebu, empowering local hirers and jobseekers with transformed talent and job search experience. As the Cebu economy continues to thrive due to tourism and the growing IT-BPM industry, Jobstreet by SEEK aims to enable hirers […].....»»
Korean youth driving demand for Philippines flights
South Korea’s flag carrier expects to fly about 1.7 million passengers to and from the Philippines this year, optimistic that tourism demand will be sustained by the traveling youth......»»
Over 100 international education agents join Cebu ESL fam tour
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Cebu hosted over a hundred international education agents from five Asian countries, who came here for the Grand ESL (English as a Second Language) International Familiarization Tour, the biggest of its kind since the Philippines launched education as a tourism product in 2010. The agents from Japan, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and.....»»