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The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed the resumption of travel and other tourism-related activities in areas now placed under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), as it also hopes that this will help the tourism sector recover from the effects of the quarantine enforced to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “It’s […]
The Department of Tourism has issued “new normal” guidelines for accommodation establishments (AEs) amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Released on May 25, the Health and Safety Guidelines Governing the Operations of Accommodation Establishments covers the operations of AEs in the areas of guest handling, reception and concierge, rooms and housekeeping, food and beverage […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is preparing for the revival and reopening of tourism in the country once areas are classified under the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). During the hearing of the Senate Committee of the Whole on the Impact of COVID-19, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat presented a situation on the country’s tourism industry […]
The tourism industry will recover amid the uncertainty brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This is the consensus of tourism experts tapped by the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) in partnership with the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) in a webinar recently. In the virtual talk […]
The tourism scene in the Philippines will be “vastly different” once travel activities will again be allowed as part of post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) measures, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. The “new normal” would involve enforced health security standards for both tourists and personnel, including the “re-training” of tourism workers, Romulo-Puyat stressed. In a Go […]
The Senate has paid tribute to the late Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez by adopting a resolution honoring him for his contributions to tourism, advertising and communications. Jimenez passed away last April 27 at the age of 64. Senate Resolution No. 399 was adopted in consideration with Senate Resolution No. 402. The resolutions were introduced by […]
The House Committee on Tourism chaired by Rep. Sol Aragones (3rd District, Laguna) convened in a special meeting recently to discuss the role of tourism in the proposed economic stimulus package being prepared by the House Defeat COVID-19 Committee (DCC) Economic Stimulus Response Cluster. Aragones noted that the House Defeat COVID-19 Committee (DCC) Economic Stimulus […]
Department of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo–Puyat has outlined the steps toward a new normal for the Philippine tourism industry in the aftermath of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. During a virtual hearing of the House Committee on Tourism, Romulo-Puyat said the department will be implementing policies and programs to “adapt to the new normal” for […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) extended its condolences to the family of former Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. who passed away at 64. “On behalf of the officials and employees of the Department of Tourism, I would like to extend our sincerest condolences to the bereaved loved ones of former Tourism Secretary Ramon ‘Mon’ Jimenez, […]
An online version of the Philippine Harvest, a trade and food expo, was launched recently to adapt to the current coronavirus disease(COVID-19) global health crisis and to the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) now being enforced. Through the innovative “online trade fair,” consumers may order directly from the social media accounts of the participating farmers […]