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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.”.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

‘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. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  davaotodayRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

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......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 19th, 2024

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)......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 19th, 2024

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......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

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.".....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

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......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 17th, 2024

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......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 12th, 2024

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.?.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

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......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

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......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

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......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

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......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

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......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

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 […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  metrocebuRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

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......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 21st, 2024

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.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 20th, 2024