Tourism

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...

January-June tourist arrivals hit 3.7-M: DOT

MANILA -- The country is "on track" with its 2018 target for international arrivals after foreign tourists to the Philippines reached an "all-time high" of 3.706 million in the first half of...

SBMA woos Taiwanese tourists to Subic

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT -- The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), in cooperation with the Department of Tourism (DOT), is working to make Subic a destination for Taiwanese visitors. SBMA chairman and administrator Wilma...

Tourist arrivals increase in San Vicente town, northern Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The trend in visitor arrivals in the emerging tourist destination of San Vicente town, northern Palawan is improving, growing by around 41 percent from January to June...

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