Domestic and foreign tourist arrivals in Central Visayas hit the half-million-mark in the first quarter of 2008, a 10.7 percent growth of tourists arrivals over the same period last year.
Official data of the Department of Tourism (DOT) showed total tourist arrivals from January to March reached 535,396, a 10 percent growth from last year’s 485,993 [...]
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500 thousand tourists visit Central Visayas in first quarter of 2008
Cebu to participate in Switzerland’s biggest consumer fair next year
Cebu tourism will get another boost after the Cebu Provincial Government accepted the invitation from Philippine organizers to participate in Switzerland’s biggest consumer fair next year.
The fair, which is known as MUBA or Mastermesse Basel, is a yearly event in Basel, Switzerland and will be held from Feb. 13 to 22, 2009. It showcases the [...]
Palawan and Cebu Resorts Land in ASEAN Inaugural List of Green Hotels
Two luxury resorts in the Philippines – the El Nido Resorts in Lagen and Miniloc islands, and the Shangri-La Island Resort Mactan – are among the 81 properties in the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) region to receive the Green Hotel recognition given by the ASEAN member countries at its recent forum in [...]
Shangri-La Mactan Resort and Spa in Cebu receives Green Hotel Standard Award
The Shangri-La Mactan Resort and Spa, Cebu was recently awarded the “ASEAN Green Hotel Standardâ€. 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 Department of Tourism promotes 3rd Tourism Jobs Fair
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 [...]
Koreans top arrivals in Central Visayas in 2007
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 [...]
