PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – Jeju Air, touted as South Korea’s first and largest low-cost airline, will open its direct flights from Incheon to Puerto Princesa starting March 2024. Demetrio Alvior Jr., chief of the City Tourism Department (CTD), told reporters on Tuesday the new route is partly the result of collaboration between the city government and the South Korean Embassy in Manila. . Alvior disclosed that…
MANILA – As inbound and domestic travel gain momentum, tourism in The Philippines has seen a remarkable turnaround in tourism this 2023, breaching targets and continuing to generate employment to millions of Filipinos, as both inbound and domestic travel. Department of Tourism’s (DOT) latest data show that the industry already surpassed its 4.8 million foreign arrivals target with over five million visitors recorded…
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the launch on Thursday (06 July) of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Philippines Hop-On-Hop-Off (HOHO) in the country’s capital introducing Manila’s “Cultural Hub” tours. Joining Secretary Frasco were officials of the City Government of Manila led by Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna, and tourism stakeholders. Dubbed as “the country’s first…
LEGAZPI CITY – The number of local and foreign visitors arriving in Albay province has lately doubled as many want to witness Mayon Volcano’s increasing volcanic activities. Night photos of the volcano’s glowing summit because of the red-hot lava flowing from the crater have been circulating on social media. On June 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) placed Mayon under Alert…
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Tourism in Bicol (DOT-5) discourages tourists and visitors from risky areas around the erupting Mayon Volcano. In a Friday Mayon advisory to tourists, foreign and domestic, visiting DOT stressed that “Mayon Volcano’s alert level status has been raised from Level 2 to Level 3 by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) due to increasing…
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched what it calls a “hop-on hop-off (HOHO) bus tours that would enable travelers to have seamless, contactless transport and tour booking system,” and provide group and individual travelers convenience and flexibility. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said the bus tour’s pilot launch in Makati City on Sunday marks an “exciting” time for…
By Zorayda Tecson CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Tourism in Central Luzon (DOT-3) has tapped local government units (LGUs) in identifying and rediscovering emerging and less traveled destinations in the region. DOT-3 Regional Director Richard G. Daenos cited on Monday the need for LGUs to unlock their tourism potentials and opportunities in…
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has expressed elation over the recorded breach in international visitor arrivals in the first five months of 2023, surpassing last year’s baseline target. DOT’s latest data show the country has recorded a total of 2,002,304 international visitor arrivals from January 1 to May 12 this year. The figure exceeded the entire 2202…
The Department of Tourism (DOT) said its London ad, “We give the world our best,” is a country branding campaign meant to honor overseas Filipino workers (OFW) abroad. Tourism chief Christina Frasco said the new Philippine tourism slogan would be aligned with the campaign but did not directly confirm if it will follow the same exact line….
MANILA – The United States Embassy in Manila sees “history tourism” attracting more American tourists to the Philippines. The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Friday said US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson posited this tourism product’s potentials during a meeting with Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco on March 23. “In the course of their discussion, Ambassador…
