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The Department of Tourism (DOT) threw its full support behind the Ridge to Reef Corridor Plan, one of the key strategies being explored to ensure Baguio City’s gradual and safe reopening to tourists from nearby provinces within the year. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat expressed that the plan, which seeks to enable seamless travel for tourism […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri championed the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), tourism, and cooperative sectors during the bicameral conference committee meetings for the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, or Bayanihan 2. Bayanihan 2 seeks to provide an economic stimulus package that will allow businesses to recover from financial losses incurred during the […]
The House leadership has assured tourism business leaders this week of the chamber’s unequivocal support for this once booming industry, as the chamber has set aside a considerable part of its just-approved bill on the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 for the recovery of this sector that is one of the […]
Bohol’s Panglao Island is planning to welcome tourists in the fourth quarter of 2020, once its local government unit (LGU) finalizes preparations for health and safety protocols, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. “As of now, the target is the last quarter of the year as long as (the tourists are) from MGCQ (modified general community […]
The provincial government of Cebu has recently reopened the tourism industry in the town of Oslob which marks the start of the gradual recovery of one of the hardest-hit industries by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Oslob is known as known as one of the areas in the country where tourists can engage in […]
Palawan was cited as the world’s best island in the Travel+Leisure (T+L) 2020 World’s Best Awards. With a score of 94.83, Palawan bested 24 others in the world’s islands category, which included the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, Maui in Hawaii, Bali in Indonesia, and the Great Barrier Reef Islands in Australia, among others. Citing one […]
To help the country’s tourism industry in recovering from the lockdowns imposed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Senator Sonny Angara said the government should seriously consider making “travel bubbles” with select countries. Angara urged the Department of Tourism (DOT) to work with the Department of Health, Department of Transportation and the Union of […]
With the international tourism industry facing its biggest slump due to the COVID-19 pandemic and anticipating that there would be a mad scramble to recover once travel restrictions are eased, Senator Dick Gordon said the Philippine Red Cross is set to put up molecular laboratories in the country’s tourism hubs to pave the way for […]
The Board of Investments (BOI) will provide incentives to tourism projects involving upgrading and modernizing facilities that will ensure implementation of new health standards amid the ‘new normal’ due to the pandemic. The BOI said the investment promotion agency heeded the call of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat to put in place possible measures that will […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is looking at using travel corridors or “travel bubbles” for the country’s tourism market once restrictions have relaxed and protocols are in place. These corridors would allow the reopening of Philippine tourism destinations with zero coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases to foreign tourists from infection-free nations, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat […]