TRAVEL TRADE SHOW. The Philippine pavilion at the Internationale Tourismus-Börse 2024 Convention in Berlin, Germany. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco led the Philippine delegation with 60 other co-exhibitors from the public and the private sector. (Photo courtesy of DOT) MANILA – The provinces of Siquijor, Camiguin and other popular and underrated Philippine destinations were featured in the world’s largest…
The Clock Tower Museum inside the Manila City Hall is now open on weekends so the public “can also enjoy our museum even on Saturdays and Sundays,” accoeding to Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna. Jose Ma. Belmonte, project head of the Manila Clock Tower Museum, said visitors are welcome from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesdays to Sundays. The museum features the colorful history…
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, and SM Development Corp. (SMDC) president Jose Mari J. Banzon recently awarded a brand new condominium unit courtesy of SMDC Quezon City to one lucky winner of the Bisita, Be My Guest (BBMG) incentive program. Ruperto Tumibay, a 79-year-old who hails from Nueva Ecija and a Filipino-Canadian citizen since 2008,…
The Department of Tourism (DOT) said a total of 5,450,557 tourists and guests visited the Philippines in 2023, well above its 4.8 million target arrivals earlier set for the entire year. Of the number, 91.80% or 5,003,475 are foreigners while the remaining 447,082 are overseas Filipinos. From January to December 31, 2023, the country also generated an estimated P482.54 billion in international tourism revenue, more than double the receipts…
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…
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines will resume its daily flights between Incheon and Clark beginning June 5. Clark Internation Airport’s (CRK) management announced Friday Flight OZ 708 will leave Incheon International Airport (ICN) at 2 p.m. and arrive at Clark International Airport at 7:05 p.m. From CRK, flight OZ 707 will leave at 9:55 p.m., arriving at ICN at 1:50 a.m. “We welcome the resumption…
