Posted in Aklan, Kalibo on May 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Another airline is set to land its first international flight direct to Aklan at the Kalibo International Airport soon, presently considered one of the busiest airports in Panay Island.
According to the office of Kalibo Mayor Raymar Rebaldo here, this time, the international flight will come from Taipei, Taiwan.
Air Transportation Officer Manager Engr. Percy Malonesio said […]
Posted in Island Festivals, Aklan, Kalibo on Jan 19th, 2008 2 Comments »
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 […]
Posted in Destinations, Boracay Island, Travel News Update, Kalibo on Dec 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Kalibo, Aklan — Tourists arrivals in Boracay Island have surpassed the half-million mark a month before the year ends, records from the Provincial Tourism Office here show.
From January to November of this year, a total of 547,305 tourists, domestic and foreign, visited the island. Their arrival in the island generated a total of P10,062,326,737.00 in […]
Posted in Destinations, Boracay Island, Travel News Update, Travel Tips, Aklan, Kalibo on Dec 3rd, 2007 5 Comments »
By JOLEEN LUNJEW
http://thestar.com.my/
White sands, idyllic beaches, water sports and lots of sun – welcome to the island paradise of Boracay, the Philippines.
Just an hour’s flight south from Manila is the Philippine’s most popular tourist island, Boracay (Bo-ra-cai), a haven for beach bums looking for just about anything you can do under the sun.
Located in the […]
Posted in Boracay Island, Travel News Update, Aklan, Paradise Philippines, Kalibo on Nov 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Kalibo, Aklan – Boracay’s tourism receipts as of August 2007 is at P7,824,967,743 and still growing.
This was based on records released by the Provincial Tourism Office here, displayed during the Statistical Exhibit as part of the office’ participation in Aklan’s celebration of National Statistics Month.
Based on PTO’s records, the arrival of 425,654 foreign and domestic tourists […]
Posted in Destinations, Boracay Island, Travel News Update, Aklan, Paradise Philippines, Kalibo on Jul 24th, 2007 2 Comments »
by Venus G. Villanueva
Kalibo, Aklan – Terrorists will only attack when you least expect it. They attack when the target is soft and vulnerable.
Sr. Police Superintendent Benigno Durana, Aklan Police Provincial Office Provincial Director disclosed this in a press conference recently with the Aklan Police Defense Press Corps. This was PD Durana’s answer to a media […]
Posted in Travel News Update, Aklan, Air Travel, Kalibo on Jul 14th, 2007 No Comments »
by Venus G. Villanueva
Kalibo, Aklan — Sales from products of Aklan’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) here are picking up with the entry in Aklan of direct international flights from Incheon, South Korea to Kalibo Airport.
The direct flights, which started May 11 of this year, are now sustained on a daily basis through the Asian […]
