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Time to gear up and get dive-ready as the Department of Tourism (DOT) stages the Philippine International Dive Expo (PHIDEX), the country’s largest platform for the diving community, from August 19 to 21, 2022 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay, Manila. PHIDEX’s third edition seeks to continue the narrative of conservation, community, and convergence […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) recently launched “Future Farms,” a digital campaign to promote farm tourism, one of the sector’s promising gems, and to offer pandemic-weary travelers refreshing environment and new experiences. “Future Farms” is the fruit of the government agency’s efforts to redevelop tourism products and seek out new types of destinations and activities […]
The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) concluded its attendance at the 4th Philippine Expo 2022 in Japan with optimism as more potential Japanese investors and retirees expressed willingness to invest in the country. Department of Tourism (DOT) Undersecretary and PRA alternate chair Woodrow Maquiling Jr. led the country’s tourism delegation to the three-day expo-themed “Friendship and […]
The French government has conferred to outgoing Tourism secretary and now Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) deputy governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat an agricultural merit award in recognition of her decades-long support to the sector and commitment to promoting food culture in the Philippines. The Ordre du Mérite Agricole (Order of Agricultural Merit) with the rank of […]
The Philippine government will no longer require a pre-departure COVID-19 test for incoming fully vaccinated passengers as part of its measures to revive the pandemic-hit economy. Following the recommendations made by the Department of Tourism (DOT) as a means to further ease the travel requirements and encourage more tourists to visit the country, the Inter-Agency […]
The Philippines can offer more filming locations for more Hollywood big hits. This is after the best-selling author, writer, and executive producer of “Crazy Rich Asians” Kevin Kwan shared that he wants to make his next movie in the country. Kwan made the statement at the recent 21st World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit […]
Leaders of the global tourism industry praised the Philippines’ successful hosting of the 21st Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) as it closed with high hopes for an industry battered by two years of the pandemic. “I’m not often stumped for words, but I am now. Wow! What an amazing summit. We […]
World tourism executives and scores of delegates from across the global travel and tourism sector gather in iconic Manila for the 3-day 21st World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit under the theme, “Rediscovering Travel”. In the opening ceremony at the Manila Marriot Hotel, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat welcomed the WTTC delegates attending in […]
In an effort to ramp up culinary tourism, the Department of Tourism (DOT), together with its partner agencies Department of Agriculture (DA), National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and the Philippine Culinary Heritage Movement (PCHM) signified its support of the Filipino Food Month or Buwan ng Kalutong Filipino. Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat emphasized […]
Starting April 1, there will be no limit to the number of international passengers arriving in all ports of entry in the country. The Department of Tourism (DOT) made this announcement following the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to lift the arrival quota for unvaccinated passengers […]