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Cebu and the Visayas islands have been named Top Island in Asia, leading three other Philippine islands in the Top 10 of the Condé Nast Traveler’s (CNT) 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards. Palawan, Siargao, and Boracay also made it to the Top 10 in Asia list, ranking fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively, to give the Philippines […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat welcomes the adoption of antigen testing as a way of determining if visitors to Baguio City are free of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Together with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Department of Health (DOH), and Baguio City, we support the piloting of the antigen testing so that […]
Tourism-related establishments can now apply online for accreditation with the Department of Tourism (DOT) with the launch of its Online Accreditation System. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the system, accessible through https://accreditation.tourism.gov.ph, promises to ease and speed up the accreditation requests of local tourism establishments. Romulo-Puyat said the new system will facilitate the accreditation requests, contactless transactions, […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has issued strict guidelines for “staycations” as part of the government’s efforts to restart the economy through tourism. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat signed the administrative order which allows “staycations” for persons of all ages, except those with underlying medical conditions, within areas under general community quarantine (GCQ). “We welcome the […]
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has given the Department of Tourism (DOT) a SafeTravels Stamp in recognition of its adoption of “health and hygiene global standardized protocols” that will ensure safe travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. SafeTravels is the stamp of approval given by the international organization to certify compliance with its global […]
The reopening of Boracay to more tourists and visitors on October 1 will jumpstart the country’s domestic tourism, the Department of Tourism (DOT) stressed. “The reopening of Boracay to new market sources signals a gathering momentum for domestic tourism all over the country. We are pleased that the BIATF (Boracay Interagency Task Force) and the local […]
A virtual ceremonial toast with customized wooden chalices marked the official start of the Kain Na! Food and Travel Festival 2020 recently with chocolate, coffee and tea taking the spotlight. “This year, we have reconfigured Kain Na! into a virtual event. And in doing so, we are actually expanding our platform and will now be […]
Hotels in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) may soon accept “staycation” guests aside from health workers and exempted employees, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat stressed. “Upon the recommendation of the Department of Tourism (DOT) to explore various ways in restarting tourism activities during quarantine, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) celebrates the mention of multiple Philippine dive sites in the Lonely Planet’s article “6 national parks around the world with surprisingly spectacular diving.”“This citation from the largest travel guide book publisher, Lonely Planet, is positive news, something to be proud of especially for the tourism stakeholders of Tubbataha, Palawan, and […]
The Philippines, through the Department of Tourism (DOT), hosted the virtual edition of the 3rd International Conference on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals (ASEAN MRA-TP) that is expected to largely influence the department’s Tourism Response and Recovery Plan, particularly its human resource component. “We reaffirm our commitment not […]