The Philippines is expecting more Chinese tourists in the next couple of months, with additional flights opening between mainland China and Taiwan to Cebu and Kalibo.
According to the Philippine Department of Tourism, new flights are in anticipation of the tourist influx in Cebu which will last until this year’s latter part to the early months of [...]
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More Indian MICE groups set to arrive in the Philippines
The Department of Tourism is set to welcome more than 300 tourists from two Indian MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) groups, Italco, a cement company and Quality Circle Forum.
Italco is a cement manufacturing company, while Quality Circle Forum is a group of professionals involved in quality control for both government and private entities in [...]
Philippine tourism unfazed by A (H1N1) situation
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) remains unhampered at the increasing number of A (H1N1) cases in the country, optimistic that complete recovery of all confirmed patients is on the upswing.
As of 3:00 PM yesterday, June 25, 2009, there have been 727 reported cases of the virus, of which 536 or 74% of the total [...]
Tourists will flock to 2009 Marian Voyage of Peace in Cagayan Valley
A combination of religious pilgrimage and sightseeing and physical rejuvenation for a complete well-being.
This is what the Department of Tourism (DOT) wants to accomplish by organizing the 2009 Marian Voyage of Peace in cooperation with the Cagayan North Convention and Visitors Bureau (CNCVB).
The Marian Voyage of Peace which gathers the biggest number of [...]
Honest Filipino airport cops rewarded with all-expenses paid holiday
Honesty has its own reward. For Corporals Eduardo Duran and Irvin Hawk of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) police, it’s a family holiday in any of the country’s top destinations.
The two honest cops were recognized by the Department of Tourism (DOT) for returning a black bag containing wads of Russian Rubbles and US Dollars [...]
British conservation team explores Philippine wetlands
The British-based Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) fact-finding team was recently welcomed by the Department of Tourism (DOT).
The team visited the country to study four wetlands being conserved as birdwatching sites and possible water resource.
The four areas include, Pampanga’s Candaba Swamp and Wildlife Reserve, Balanga’s Wetland Park in Bataan, Cebu City’s Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary, [...]
