The Philippines has breached its target of 4.8 million international visitor arrivals before yearend, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco announced. Frasco shared the good news during the DOT’s 1st Philippine Golf Tourism Summit held at Grand Hyatt Manila that gathered tourism and golf industry leaders and stakeholders to engage in convergence with […]
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FRASCO BRINGS LISTENING TOUR TO LONDON
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco engaged in a productive dialogue with some 60 representatives of the Filipino community during the Kapihan sa Pasuguan in the United Kingdom. Jointly organized by the Philippine Embassy in London and the Philippines Department of Tourism (PDOT)-London, the Filcom members’ dialogue with Frasco comes along the sidelines of the World Travel […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco is optimistic that the Philippine tourism industry will have a resurgence under the vision set forth by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. of strengthening the tourism industry through institutional reforms that would spread development across the country. Frasco made the announcement during the GO EXPLORE CEBU: A TOURISM SUMMIT organized by […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco bared the Department of Tourism (DOT)’s immediate plans to facilitate an interagency technical working group (TWG) that seeks to strengthen the capacity of micro-entrepreneurs such as food vendors to provide quality tourism services. The Department, Frasco said, has reached out to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of […]
From President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s directive to lend assistance to the areas affected by the earthquake, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco has directed the DOT regional offices to coordinate with their respective local government units (LGUs) to determine the extent of damage and extend assistance to tourism-related establishments (TREs) affected. Frasco also […]
As part of her nationwide listening tours, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco traveled to Clark, Pampanga to engage in back-to-back dialogues with all heads of Department of Tourism (DOT) regional offices and key tourism stakeholders based in Luzon, completing the first leg of listening tours for all DOT regional directors across the country barely a […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco welcomed the recent pronouncement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the need to improve tourism infrastructure and introduce proactive policies to boost the country’s tourism industry. During the Cabinet Meeting held recently at the Malacañan Palace, Marcos said that local tourism-related infrastructure must be at par with top tourist destinations […]