Tourism

100K tourists expected in 2018 Sarangani Bay fest

GENERAL SANTOS CITY--More than 100,000 tourists are expected to converge anew in the white sand beaches of Glan town in Sarangani province on Thursday for a three-day grand festivity touted as...

No Miss U pageant hosting this year: Tourism chief

MANILA -- Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Friday bared that the Miss Universe 2018 will not push through as originally planned by her predecessor Wanda Tulfo-Teo. "Naisip kasi namin na kaka-Miss Universe...

PCCI urges more investments in tourism-related businesses

MANILA -- The country’s largest business organization, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), is encouraging more investments in tourism-related businesses, as it proposes a long-term plan aimed at making tourism one...

A spontaneous weekend trip to Ho Chi Minh City

MANILA -- After listening to the original cast recording of Miss Saigon for the hundredth time, you make a spur-of-the-moment decision to fly to Ho Chi Minh after realizing that you still...

Huge tourist arrivals overwhelms Guimaras after Boracay closure

JORDAN, Guimaras-- The province of Guimaras was “overwhelmed” by the surge of tourists following the closure of Boracay Island, said Governor Samuel Gumarin on Friday. Gumarin said that they almost could not...

Jan-Feb tourist receipts jumped 96%: DOT

MANILA -- Latest data on Philippine travel and tourism performance showed a 96.66 percent jump on visitor receipts for January and February 2018 compared to the same period last year. Based on the...

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