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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
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
How to choose a perfect Real Estate Property
2008-01-31 05:10:00 Are you looking for a real estate for sale? If you really want to invest on real estate or private housing options, it is important to take into consideration certain important matters in order to not to get into legal as well as financial tangles. Some of these are: Ownership : When you decide to invest in ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Property , Real , Perfect
Tribu Paghidaet dominates 2008 Dinagyang Ati competition
2008-01-29 20:35:00 The downpour which started after Mayor Jerry Trenas declared the 2008 Dinagyang Festival Ati-Dance Competition open last Sunday did not dampen the spirits of the performers of Tribu Paghidaet who dominated the competition. Tribu Paghidaet of the Lapaz National High School bested nineteen other competing tribes including last year’s champion Tribu Ilonganon of Jaro Memorial National ... More About: Iloilo
Kalinga braces for 13th Ullalim Festival
2008-01-29 02:43:00 The province braces for its 13th Ullalim Festival with regal festivities of modest budget come February 14. DTI-Kalinga Provincial Director Grace Baluyan, who is a member of the program steering committee said this year’s Ullalim Festival will be a 4-day celebration marking the province’s 13th Foundation Day, Feb. 13-16. Kalinga and Apayao became separate provinces on Feb. ... More About: Braces
HappySlip, New Ambassador of the Philippine Department of Tourism!
2008-01-28 01:57:00 HappySlip, a Filipino American YouTuber and video blogger Christine Gambito, was named the Philippine Tourism Ambassadress to North America. She is currently in the Philippines for a two-week tour of beautiful Philippine travel destinations. This is the Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) way of promoting the country in a cost-effective manner beyond traditional advertising channels. ... More About: Ambassador
Wow Davao! Big travel and biz events in Davao slated
2008-01-27 02:43:00 There will be a comeback of twin events in Davao City namely the Davao Travel Show and the Building and Construction Show. Patrick Lawrence Tan, chief executive officer of Global Link MP International, Inc. said the events will be held on February 29 to March 2, 2008 at the SM Event Center in Davao City. He said ... More About: Events
Palawan Underground River visitors up by 37% in 2007
2008-01-25 19:24:00 Tourist arrivals at the St. Paul Subterranean River National Park (SSRNP), more famously known as ?Underground River,? has continued to rise, with 63,271 visitors recorded in 2007. James Albert Mendoza, park manager, said the tourist arrivals in the Underground River increased by 17,003 or 36.75 percent compared to 46,268 visitors in 2006. Mendoza said of the ... More About: Visitors , Palawan , Puerto Princesa
Maitum celebrates Bangsi Festival
2008-01-24 18:37:00 Maitum will toast its One Town, One Product ? the marinated flying fish ? with the first Bangsi Festival on January 25 and 26. Residents and guests will also roast 1,000 kilos of flying fish, locally known as bangsi, during the Sugba-sugba sa Kadalanan event. Bangsi festival would give “more meaning to its One Town, One ...
DOT bares increase in tourist arrivals in Davao City
2008-01-24 18:31:00 There’s an increase in the number of foreign travelers who visited Davao City according to Department of Tourism regional director Sonia Garcia who said some 49,057 foreign visitors visited the city as of November 2007. Garcia said visitors from East Asia had the most number with 22,396 and those from Japan having the most number with 10,795, ... More About: Tourist
Baltimore Travel Guide
2008-01-23 18:17:00 Baltimore is known as Monument City, this historical city is a living legacy of America?s heritage and historic foundations. Baltimore is a popular tourist destination in Maryland, in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States of America, near Washington, D.C.. It is perhaps most famously known as the city where Francis Scott Key wrote the ... More About: Travel , Guide , Baltimore
Philippines Jam-Packed With Festivals Throughout 2008
2008-01-23 03:36:00 With 70 ethnic groups in the Philippines (Lakbay Pilipinas ), many different kinds of festivals and celebrations ? both religious and secular ? are held throughout the country. These festivals help to portray the cultural diversity, history and traditions of the Filipino people as well as their desire to share their culture with visitors. ?The fiesta ... More About: Festivals , 2008
Tubbataha Reef nominated in new 7 Wonders of the World
2008-01-22 02:12:00 The 96,000- hectare Tubbataha Reef , Asia?s best marine park, has been nominated as one of the seven new Wonders of the World . Tubbataha, a reef ecosystem in the middle of the Sulu Sea, along with around a hundred other natural attractions across the continents have been selected and officially recognized last July 2007. Alex Marcaida, an environmental ... More About: The World , Scuba Diving
Boracay is the World?s Most Popular Beach according to Yahoo! Travel
2008-01-20 15:31:00 Yahoo! Travel just announced The World ’s Most Popular Beach es of 2007, Topping the list is our very own Boracay Island in Aklan and on the number three (3) spot is Cebu also in the island of Visayas. Heres the complete list of Yahoo! Travel Most Popular Beaches of 2007: 1. Boracay Island, Philippines 2. Nassau, The Bahamas 3. Cebu, Philippines 4. ... More About: Yahoo
Dinagyang Festival fires opening salvo
2008-01-20 14:29:00 Both local and foreign tourists had a glimpse of the participating tribes for the 2008 Dinagyang Festival Ati-Competition when the opening salvo blasted off along selected streets of this city yesterday (January 18). Dinagyang is observed every fourth week-end of January in honor of Senor Sto. Nino. This year, the festivity revolves on the theme “One ... More About: Opening , Fires , Iloilo
Kalibo Ati-atihan continues to draw tourists - DOT
2008-01-18 18:31:00 Department of Tourism (DOT) regional director Edwin Trompeta said the celebration of the Kalibo Ati-atihan as in the past continues to draw local and foreign tourists. In fact, Trompeta said that people could barely now get a reservation from hotels, pension houses or inns in the capital town of Aklan , where the street-merrymaking would happen on ... More About: Tourists , Draw
Ivatan joins Dinagyang to promote Batanes tourism
More articles from this author:2008-01-18 03:10:00 Being adjudged as the country?s best tourism event, Dinagyang Festival has attracted even the northernmost province of Batanes to have their place promoted by joining the celebration. Batanes Rep. Carlo Diasnes said bringing Tribu Ivatan to Iloilo City as one of the vying tribes in the Dinagyang competition is the best ?tourism vehicle? to promote the ... More About: Tourism , Promote , Vatan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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