Tourism

Partylist steps up Eastern Visayas’ tourism promotion

TACLOBAN CITY -- Huge banners featuring top tourism destinations in Eastern Visayas have been installed in public and private terminals in this city to raise awareness among locals on must-see places. Florencio Noel,...

Royal Air eyes Macau-Subic flights

MANILA -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) is working with Royal Air to mount chartered flights between Macau (MFM) and Subic Bay International Airport seven times per week. “Royal Air is among our...

DOT to rehabilitate Banaue Rice Terraces

MANILA -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) will rehabilitate the famed Banaue Rice Terraces in Ifugao by end of 2018 or next year, a Tourism official revealed Thursday. In an interview, Tourism Infrastructure...

TIEZA inks 5 tourism enterprise zone partnership agreements

MANILA -- The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) on Thursday inked five Tourism Enterprise Zone (TEZ) partnership agreements, granting fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, and tax and duty-free importation of goods...

Direct flights between Laoag, Cebu mulled

LAOAG CITY -- As air travel demand continues to increase, the Philippine Airlines might consider opening direct flights connecting this northern gateway of Luzon to the central Visayas region. Xavier Ruiz, officer-in-charge of...

PRRD Year 2: New dawn in Boracay, enhanced climate resilience

MANILA – The government is on the right track to bring back the old glory of the world-famous Boracay Island, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said Wednesday. “We...

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