Philippines News
2023 travel expo set in Feb.; more booths expected: PTAA
The continuous staging of travel fairs since borders reopened proves that the tourism sector is on its way to recovery, the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) said Friday.
Cebu Pacific to Increase Flights to South Korea
Travellers from the Philippines will now be able to fly with Cebu Pacific to South Korea any day of the week, as the airlines plan to operate a daily service from September 9.
Philippine tourism chief proposes adoption of national tourism recovery strategies for Asia-Pacific
Philippine tourism secretary Christina Garcia Frasco proposed at the 11th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Tourism Ministerial Meeting last week that some of the tourism recovery strategies taken by the Philippine government could be magnified and adapted on a larger scale in the Asia-Pacific region.
Cultural, heritage sites severely damaged by quake: DOT
The Philippines Department of Tourism (DOT) has reported severe damage to cultural and heritage sites in several parts of northern Luzon following the powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked Abra on July 27.
Legazpi’s refurbished Kalayaan Park seen to draw more visitors
After seven months of refurbishing and sprucing up, another tourism-oriented project is now open to the public and is anticipated to draw more visitors to this city.
DOT Chief affirms support to National Museum of the Philippines
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco on Wednesday (July 20) affirmed the Department’s full support to the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) during her attendance at the 3rd quarter regular Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting held at the National Museum in Manila.
Philippines DOT urges Bicol LGUs to create ‘tourist cops’
The Department of Tourism (DOT) Philippines is encouraging local government units (LGUs) in Bicol with top destination sites to create their Tourist-Oriented Police for Community Order and Protection (TOPCOP) to hasten the tourism industry’s recovery from the pandemic.
Boracay’s inclusion in TIME’s 50 World’s Greatest Places hailed
The Department of Tourism (DOT) of Philippines hails the inclusion of Boracay Island among TIME’s 50 extraordinary destinations to explore in 2022.
Domestic travels reach over 37M last year: DOT
Domestic tourism continues to rise from the pandemic slump with local trips in 2021 reaching 37.27 million. Based on the latest data presented by the Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday, these figures are 38.16 percent higher than the 26.98 million recorded in 2020.
Philippines tourism enjoys strong recovery
The impressive ranking of the Philippines as the world’s fourth fastest growing economy was one of the topics that opened the discussions at Routes Asia 2022 in Da Nang, Vietnam.
Philippines Department of Tourism appoints new secretary
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes the impending appointment of Mayor Christina G. Frasco as its new Secretary with high hopes that the momentum that we have generated the past few months toward the revival, recovery, and resiliency of the tourism industry will be carried over to the new administration.
Travel sector to create 126 million new jobs within next decade, reports WTTC
The WTTC’s latest economic report, unveiled at its Global Summit 2022 in Manila, reveals travel and tourism is expected to create nearly 126 million new jobs globally within the next decade.