Tourism

Russian envoy wants to promote Coron as tourist destination

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev wants to promote the town among his compatriots as a tourism destination. Khovaev, who arrived Tuesday in the municipality for a...

DOT ‘Bring Home a Friend to the PH’ now accepting entries

MANILA -- Entries are now being accepted for the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Bring Home a Friend to the Philippines (BHAF), an incentive program that encourages Filipinos to help promote tourism by...

Travel tax exempt to kids of OFWs pushed

The House committee on overseas workers affairs chaired by Rep. Jesulito Manalo (Party-list, ANGKLA) has approved House Bill 6138 seeking to grant travel tax exemption to dependents of married or solo...

DOT sees rise in French tourist arrivals

PARIS, FRANCE – Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo leads the Philippine delegation to the biggest French travel expo, “IFTM Top Resa,” in Porte de Versailles, making a powerful pitch...

Cebu to host int’l routes forum in 2019

MANILA -- The island province of Cebu has been selected to host the 2019 edition of Routes Asia, the largest routes development forum in the region, the Department of Tourism (DOT)...

Walled City revival wows 23k visitors

INSPIRED by Wow Philippines' revival program, the Department of Tourism (DOT) opened gates of Intramuros, attracting more than 23,000 visitors at Walled City's iconic landmarks as part of the World Tourism...

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