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Promotion of ?Wow Davao? specials pushed
2008-03-07 20:29:00 City Tourism Operations Office OIC Belinda Hementera urged tourism-related establishments based in Davao City to adopt the “Wow Davao Specials ” tagline and logo in promoting their business establishments, products and services. The “Wow Davao Specials” is a project initiated by the Davao Tourism Association (DATA), supported by the Tourism Council of Davao City wherein all licensed ... More About: Promotion
Discovering the wonders of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines
2008-03-05 13:01:00 Ilocos Norte is more than white beaches and centuries-old churches. Old-time tourists used to say that when you’ve seen Pagudpud beach and Paoay Church, you’ve seen them all. Pagudpud beach, as all tourists probably know, is the home of the white sand beach which had been an all-time favorite spot of frolickers in the North. The ... More About: Philippines , Wonders , Vigan , Ilocos
2007 A RECORD YEAR FOR PHILIPPINE TOURISM
2008-03-04 06:23:00 The Philippines tourism sector (www.experiencephilippines.ph) continues to surpass expectations, welcoming a record 3 million international visitors throughout 2007. Led by Secretary Joseph Durano, the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) received kudos from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), which rated the department?s tourism campaign as the best improved in Asia. ?Before last year, tourists in ... More About: Record , Year
Department of Tourism Serves Up Culinary Tourism Anew
2008-03-02 22:39:00 The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) has renewed its call for travelers to practically eat their way around the country with its Kulinarya Program. First launched in 2005, the culinary tourism project now offers more food trips and will soon launch a guide book on Philippine cuisine. According to Tourism Secretary Ace Durano, ?Culinary tourism provides a ...
Department of Tourism Embarks On Selling Mission To Scandinavian Region
2008-03-02 00:56:00 The Department of Tourism (DOT) is set to present the country?s diving, natural attractions, culture and tropical beach destinations during a selling mission to Norway, Sweden and Copenhagen this March. Island beach getaways, diving and eco-tourism spots, spa and wellness attractions, as well as cultural destinations will be the main offerings to the European travel trade ... More About: Selling , Mission , Scandinavian
Shangri-La Mactan Resort and Spa in Cebu receives Green Hotel Standard Awar
2008-02-29 17:45:00 The Shangri-La Mactan Resort and Spa, Cebu was recently awarded the ?ASEAN Green Hotel Standard ?. The award was given in recognition of the resort?s compliance with environmentally friendly and energy conservation measures. The ASEAN Green Hotel Standard is one of the six ASEAN tourism standards that the 10 ASEAN member countries of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, ...
Philippine Tourism Industry, Department of Tourism Prepares For World?s Lar
2008-02-28 23:51:00 Members of the Philippine travel trade and the Department of Tourism (DOT) are gearing up to present the sights, sounds and tastes of the country at the Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB Berlin), the largest travel fair in the world. ?ITB Berlin has always been an important event for the industry. This is the definitive venue where our ... More About: World , Industry
Whale watching, diving boost tourism in Southern Leyte
2008-02-28 08:33:00 One among the remotest barangays in the province, Barangay Son-ok in Pintuyan, has become the haven of the biggest and friendly fish in the sea, the whale sharks, which draws hundreds of foreigners last year, Provincial Tourism Officer Nedgar Garvez disclosed in an interview with PIA Southern Leyte recently. Whale sharks are known as harmless fish ... More About: Scuba Diving , Diving , Watching
Cebu City to host tourism jobs fair on March 13-14
2008-02-27 09:25:00 The Department of Tourism (DOT) will hold another Tourism Jobs Fair (TJF) in Cebu City on March 13 to 14 this year to help the booming tourism industry meet its growing manpower requirements. DOT Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said the Tourism Job Fair in Cebu should help the tourism industry, particularly in Central Visayas, which is ...
Paete : Home of Best Wood Carvings and Papier Mache
2008-02-24 17:23:00 It was not a busy weekend so i decided to go to Baclaran to visit the church and to take some photos of this busy “baratillo district” but when i passed by Buendia, I suddenly changed my mind and decided to go to the bus terminal. I found myself sitting inside an airconditioned bus bound ... More About: Home , Wood , Destinations , Laguna
Mt. Province prepares for Lang-ay Festival
2008-02-23 22:38:00 Preparations are now underway for the fourth staging of the Lang-ay Festival in this province this April with the theme, “Living Tradition: We care and share.” After series of meetings conducted by the Lang-ay Development Council chaired by Governor Maximo B. Dalog, the different committees created for this year’s Lang-ay Festival came up with various activities ...
Philippine Department of Tourism promotes 3rd Tourism Jobs Fair
2008-02-20 00:11:00 Once again the Department of Tourism (DOT) will be holding its 3rd Tourism Jobs Fair on February 13-14, 2008 at SM City Cebu . According to DOT-8 Regional Director Karina Rosa S. Tiopes, the Jobs Fair is a “ONE ?STOP” venue for employers and suppliers of tourism jobs; and fresh graduates and other applicants who seek a ...
International Travel exhibitors to join Davao Travel Show
2008-02-20 00:10:00 International Travel exhibitors will be joining the Davao Travel Show 2008 at the Event Center of SM City Davao from February 22-24, 2008. Susan Palad, president of the Davao Travel Agencies said the MGM Grand Macau Hotel Resort is the biggest participant together with the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board. Palad said that the participation of the Macau ... More About: International , Join
Philippine Department of Tourism organizes Philippine-Korea Travel Exchange
2008-02-19 17:13:00 The Department of Tourism (DOT) is setting the stage for the 2nd Philippine-Korea Travel Exchange (PHILKOTEX) on March 13, 2008 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila. PHILKOTEX brings in over 70 pre-screened Korean tour operators to meet with their Philippine counterparts and other tourism-related establishments. The Korean delegation will further be provided with arranged tours around the ...
Philippine Department of Tourism expands Philippine presence in Taiwan
2008-02-18 17:12:00 The Department of Tourism (DOT) has expanded its reach in the Taiwan market with the recent exchanges with the travel trade players in the cities of Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. According to Tourism Secretary Ace Durano, ?Taiwan has traditionally been one of the Philippines? major trading and investment partners. Our strategy involves not only reinforcing our ... More About: Presence
Philippine Foreign Tourist arrivals via cruise ship rising
2008-02-17 17:11:00 The Department of Tourism (DOT) is expecting a sharp rise in visitor arrivals via cruise ship in 2008. The announcement follows the department?s welcome of 1,595 passengers on board MV Costa Allegra during its first two calls to Manila this year. ?MV Costa Allegra is one of several cruise liners that have recently included the Philippines ... More About: Foreign , Cruise , Ship , Tourist , Cruise Ship
Tacloban?s Performing arts festival showcases Leyte?s bountiful harvest in
2008-02-16 17:01:00 In celebration of the month of February as the National Arts Month, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the City Government of Tacloban and the Holy Infant College have cooperated to spearhead and stage the “Ani ng Sining ng Leyte ” Performing Arts Festival on February 23, 2008 at the Rizal Park in Tacloban ... More About: Harvest
Regent Hotels & Resorts Global Expansion Brings Five-Star Luxury To The Phi
2008-02-16 02:09:00 A ground-breaking mixed-use development featuring The Regent Manila Bay will herald the entrance of luxury hospitality leader Regent Hotels & Resorts to the Philippines. The Regent Manila Bay will be located on Seaside Boulevard in the Mall of Asia Complex, a 148-acre commercial and business complex that includes a convention center, business district, waterfront esplanade and ... More About: Luxury , Global , Star
Carlson Hotels signs Two New Hotels in Manila
2008-02-14 19:12:00 This is another sign that Philippine Tourism Industry is growing. Carlson Hotels is expanding its portfolio of hotels in Asia Pacific with the signing of management contracts for two new hotels under the Regent and Radisson brands in Manila Bay, the Philippines. Built by developer Hotel Specialists Inc of SM Investments Corporation and designed by architects ... More About: Signs
Almont Inland Resort: A wonderful experience in Butuan City
2008-02-14 04:44:00 By: Carrie A. Javier Photos By : Mary Villanueva The Philippine Airlines plane slowly descended upon rows of green fields and taxied to a stop in the small runway of Bancasi Airport in Butuan City . As we went down the steep stairs, I felt the weariness bearing down on me. I’ve heard the expression ?travel sore? often ... More About: Experience , Wonderful , Resort
Koreans top arrivals in Central Visayas in 2007
2008-02-12 17:27:00 Koreans top arrivals and departures at the Mactan Cebu International Airport in 2007 with 277,454 arrivals and 273,040 departures, that made them the top foreign visitors in Central Visayas . According to the Bureau of Immigration, Japanese that used to be the top foreign visitor in Cebu are now 3rd on the list with 103,467 recorded arrivals ... More About: Koreans
Singapore Airport execs express interest in undertaking further upgrading o
2008-02-12 05:22:00 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said yesterday that executives of Singapore ’s world-class Changi Airport have expressed interest to undertake a further upgrading of the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga to make the terminal at par with the best airports in the world. In her keynote address during the centennial celebration of ... More About: Interest , Express
2007 tourist arrivals in Boracay up by 7.67 %
2008-02-07 23:56:00 Boracay Island tourist arrivals increased by 7.67 percent last year when compared with 2006. The tourist arrivals posted at 596,707 domestic and foreign tourists generating a total of P10, 969,503,463.80 in tourism receipts. Of the 596,707 tourist arrivals, 359,433 were domestic tourists, 208,870 were foreign tourists and 28,404 were overseas Filipinos. The year 2006 only registered 554,181 tourist ... More About: Boracay , Boracay Island , Aklan , Tourist
Antique?s wetlands home to various migratory birds
2008-02-06 19:43:00 Antique’s wetlands is home to various migratory birds that visit the province especially during summer months, said John Temana, Information Officer of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Research conducted by the Protected Areas & Wildlife Coastal Zone Management Services of the DENR in connection with the Asian Water Bird Census for 2008 revealed that ... More About: Home , Birds , Wetlands , Antique
Philippine Department of Tourism : US$5.8-B quota on tourist spending for ?
2008-02-06 16:38:00 Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano expressed confidence that the US $5.8B quota on tourist spending for 2008 will be achieved as the Department of Tourism (DOT) has already surpassed its quota on tourist spending three years ahead of time. Durano said under the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan, the DOT was given a quota of US ... More About: Tourism , Spending , Tourist
Philippines cited Destination of the Year in Paris int?l dive show
2008-02-05 02:02:00 By Cynthia Balana Philippine Daily Inquirer The country took center stage as ?Destination of the Year? during the recent 2008 10th Salon de la Plongee, an international diving trade show in Paris , France, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. Quoting a dispatch from Philippine Ambassador to France Jose Abeto Zaide, the DFA said the Philippines , taking ... More About: Show , Scuba Diving
Punta Baluta, a paradise beach resort par excellence
2008-02-05 01:40:00 The Department of Tourism (DOT) will embark this year on a massive tourism campaign to boost further tourist arrivals in the country, Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said. He said the DOT will concentrate on three key factors, namely the volume of tourist arrivals, the length of stay of the tourists in the country, and their average daily spending ... More About: Beach , Paradise , Destinations , Resort
Philippine Department of Tourism sets massive tourism drive this year
2008-02-04 01:38:00 The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) will embark this year on a massive tourism campaign to boost further tourist arrivals in the country, Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said. He said the DOT will concentrate on three key factors, namely 1) the volume of tourist arrivals, 2) the length of stay of the tourists in the ... More About: Drive , Sets , Year
Microtel Boracay Inns and Suites: Perfect Weekend Hideaway
2008-02-02 12:15:00 Microtel Boracay ’s Room with a View Our second day in Boracay was a bit rainy. I was quite disappointed because I wanted to take photos of the beach without too much crowd and of course without the humid temperature. After our breakfast, we were supposed to go Island Hopping but it was postponed and moved on the ... More About: Weekend , Boracay Island , Perfect , Hideaway
Cebu Pacific leads local airlines in offering the most number of ASEAN rout
More articles from this author:2008-01-31 21:17:00 Cebu Pacific stated that, apart from being the number one domestic carrier in the Philippines, it now leads local airlines in serving ASEAN, offering 92 direct weekly services on the most number of ASEAN routes and destinations from the Philippines. ?Our ASEAN service has topped the industry without counting help from other airlines through code shares, ... More About: Air Travel , Airlines , Leads , Cebu 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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