Tourism

Local governments urged to offer sports tourism

Roel Amazona/Philippine News Agency TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here is calling on local government units to offer sports tourism activities to attract more visitors in their areas. Sports...

Donsol LGU, WWF renew pledge for eco-tourism programs

By Mar Serrano/Philippine News Agency DONSOL, Sorsogon -- The town of Donsol, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines, and the Department of Tourism 5 (Bicol), have renewed their commitment for...

Sorsogon town offers ‘butanding’ tourism

By Connie Calipay/Philippine News Agency DONSOL, Sorsogon -- The local government here has introduced whale shark interaction tourism, as sightings of the “gentle marine giants”, locally known as “butanding”, have increased since...

‘Joyride Ta’ tourism awareness program targets drivers

By Perla Lena/Philippine News Agency ILOILO CITY -- The City Tourism and Development Office (CTDO) wants to reach out to drivers in this highly urbanized city as the next recipients of its...

France sees huge potential in PH tourism

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- France has recognized the “huge potential” of the country’s tourism sector as it convened its first tourism joint working group meeting with the Philippines...

DOT: ‘Convergence approach’ to address lack of PH gateways

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- As an archipelagic state, building gateways and improving the existing ones in the Philippines is vital to further boost the growing tourism industry...

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