Tourism

Western Visayas aims to welcome 300K Chinese tourists in 2019

ILOILO CITY -- Western Visayas is hoping to get a chunk of the around 1.5 million Chinese tourists expected to visit the Philippines next year. Lawyer Helen J. Catalbas, in an interview Monday,...

Tourist arrival on Hundred Islands hits 442K

ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan -- Some 442,387 tourists, both local and foreign, visited the famous Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) here from January to August this year, according to the City Tourism Office...

Largest dive expo in PH opens in Manila

MANILA-- The Diving Resort and Travel (DRT) Show 2018, dubbed as the largest dive exposition in the Philippines, opened at the SM Megamall Megatrade Hall on Friday. The DRT Show is held...

TIEZA gets regulatory powers over Boracay water concessionaires

MANILA -- The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) gets the sole and exclusive right to regulate all utilities on world-famous Boracay Island and other tourist zones. Citing a Sept. 5 ruling...

Restoration of ‘Balay na Bato’ to boost Antique’s attractions

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The restoration of the historic “Balay na Bato” along Gobierno Street in San Jose de Buenavista will be an added tourism attraction for Antique Province. Antique Governor...

DOT releases initial list of Boracay hotels ready for opening

MANILA -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Friday announced that an initial 2,063 hotel rooms are ready for next month’s reopening of Boracay. In its Boracay Bulletin dated Aug. 31, 2018, the...

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