Tourism

Ilocos Norte offers ‘Ilow-Cost’ tour packages at PH travel mart

LAOAG CITY — Low-cost tour packages in this northern gateway of Luzon are being featured at the 29th Philippine Travel Mart (PTM), the longest running travel trade show in the country. Held at...

Gov’t eyes setting carrying capacity for other PH destinations

MANILA -- After Boracay, the Department of Tourism (DOT) seeks to limit visitors entering other tourist destinations in the country for "sustainable tourism". In Boracay, an interagency group composed of the DOT, Department...

Tour expert tells Palawan to woo independent travelers

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- An Asian travel expert from Korea told vacation and leisure retailers here Friday to increase their “strategic partnership” with companies that sell holiday activities across the world...

Purely Filipino travel, trade expo opens in Taguig

MANILA-- A purely Philippine-travel and trade expo opened on Friday at the Central Square Mall, Taguig City where local tourist destinations, farm tours and Filipino-made products are showcased for a three-day...

Jan-July ’18 tourist arrivals grow by 9.74%

MANILA -- Tourist arrivals in the first seven months of the year increased by 9.74 percent to 4.3 million visitors compared to 3.92 million in the same period last year, the Department...

Boracay to emerge as ‘peaceful, sustainable’ island destination

MANILA -- The government wants the rehabilitated Boracay to be known as a "peaceful" and "sustainable" tourist site, deviating from its usual party island image, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said on Wednesday. "Definitely...

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